Controversy on Native American Mascots Bigotry and mockery are two concepts that the United States has fought with since its creation‚ and it seemed that it was disappearing‚ but it hasn’t. Many schools‚ of all levels‚ are using a Native American mascot to represent their sporting teams and this has brought much controversy over the truth behind these mascots. This idea is the mocking a heritage for money and amusement of others. It does not‚ in any way‚ represent the truth behind Native American
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The use of Indian culture by non-Indians as mascots‚ logos‚ and nicknames has been a constant fight for years. Schools have been using names of tribes with aggressive‚ stoic histories for their sports teams. But the Native Americans look at that and feel discriminated against‚ because of the negative stereotype given by that type of label. In a pro perspective‚ the teams and schools that want to use the names of “Brave‚ Chief’s‚ Apache‚ and Seminoles” chose to label their team after legendary historical
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told me to calm down‚ picked up the spider by one of its legs‚ and threw it outside. Ever since then‚ I have been terrified of spiders. If someone had told me‚ when I was a little girl‚ that I would be applying early to a university with a spider mascot‚ I would have laughed and thought that that person didn’t know me at all. And yet‚ here I am. I had visited the university twice
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Controversial Mascots What is a controversial mascot? Controversial is defined by the online Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “relating to or causing much discussion‚ disagreement‚ or argument” (“Controversial”). What is meant when one says “controversial mascots‚” is a mascot that resembles a person‚ place or thing that is not agreed upon or supported by all people. A major controversial group of mascots that have been talked about for over four decades now are mascots that are Native American
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teams at any level always have mascots. Mascots give fans something to cheer for. However‚ there is some controversy about some of the mascots. Some team names and mascots are related to Native Americans‚ such as The Cleveland Indians‚ Kansas City Chiefs‚ Washington Redskins‚ and the Florida State Seminoles. Some people will argue that these mascots are offensive‚ and others will say that they are just mascots. Sports teams should use Native American names and mascots because fans support these teams
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4 13 December 2013 Why Culturally-themed Mascots Are Offensive With today’s world moving so rapidly into the future‚ it is important that we not forget our past. Our history has defined generations‚ instilling within them a sense of appreciation for their own traditions and cultures. The scope of impact that culture has is so large‚ that it even extends into the world of sports. Thousands of teams across the country derive their names and mascots from ethnic groups‚ predominantly the Native
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consequence. The cartoon “Mascots” shows the opposite decision‚ “Independence Day” does not show a decision leading to the best consequence because murder is against the law. The novel “ Lathering and Nothing Else” is a terrible decision leading to a murder of an unarmed person. Initially‚ all actions that are made should be made with the best outcome‚ not demonstrated in trying to ban all mascots for teams and schools. In the cartoon “ Mascots” Phil Hands informs caucasians that mascots for teams and schools
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Native American Mascots Imagine yourself at a sporting event. You are enjoying the last bite of your foot-long hot dog‚ anticipating the moment the half time show will begin. Out comes the shoe-less‚ plaid-shirt wearing‚ ripped and dirty blue jean sporting mascot. His name is “Billy Bob-- the wildest hillbilly in the boondocks.” He goes running around‚ chugging down his fake moonshine and spitting tobacco. Being a native of Appalachia‚ you find yourself upset‚ and state this to be extremely
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For the past years‚ different groups and organizations wanted to change the mascot. To these groups and organizations felt that the mascot was offensive and disrespectful to them. Here are some reasons why we need to keep the mascot first‚ it’s a symbol of our school that we look up to. Second‚ past graduate become alumni and the mascot is a logo that represent the school. Finally‚ the school was named after Frank Prentup and he was a teacher and a coach at the school and what he has done for Manhattan
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this. They choose Indigenous people’s symbols‚ dances and music to make their team’s mascot look exactly like a chief. Many people think that using American Indians as mascots honors the Indian people‚ but the truth is they feel insulted and segregated. There have been many requests to change this‚ not only by Indian people but by regular people from other cultures too‚ and still these sports teams used them as mascots. High schools and colleges shouldn’t keep their American Indian name or their symbols
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