This Sports Illustrated article (“Wimpiest/most bizarre team names”) reinforces traditional standards of masculinity:
Dude, really? Wimpy team names and you leave out the NYU Violets? They have a hockey team…a HOCKEY team called the “Violets”. That ranks up there with the Peoria “Prancers.”
– Jarod, Elmhurst, Ill.
Violet: a color. Also a name for girls. Also associated with [...]
