Diversity Term Paper Native American Mascot use Native Americans have been on this land for hundreds‚ if not thousands of years. Their way of life is very different from the socially accepted way of the Europeans. The traditional symbols of their people and the ceremonial dress that they wore are considered sacred. Many different college universities‚ professional sports teams and public businesses use these sacred symbols‚ images and traditional dress as a logo or mascot for their team or business
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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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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 based.
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Native American Mascots: Keep Them for the Win or Throw Them in the Bin? When imaging a mascot‚ the first image to appear in my head is my high school mascot which is a tiger. In addition‚ I think of the attributes it represents‚ such as pride‚ honor‚ power‚ and determination; however‚ alongside these thoughts come the memories of the ridiculous mascot in the tiger costume messing around at pep rallies and of the stripes painted on the bodies of tailgaters who would go out and “roar” at the football
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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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offensive to Native Americans. “Indian” mascots were created at a time when racism and bigotry were accepted by a dominant culture (NCAI). Some of these mascots include: Atlanta Braves‚ Washington Redskins‚ and Cleveland Indians. Native Americans feel oppressed and disrespected because Indian mascots portray their culture falsely‚ they are used the same way as animals‚ and there are people who find it all right to use them. Although some argue that it is an honor to use Native American imagery
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controversy over the use of Indian names‚ mascots and images in colleague and professional level sports teams. Indigenous people have lived in North America for more than 15‚000 years‚ developing cultures and lifestyles as diverse as those of their non-Indian counterparts in other regions of the world. In 1492‚ Columbus arrived in the Caribbean Islands believing he had landed in India and thus named the Indigenous
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Indian mascots Would you support a mascot if it was based off of an old‚ well known Indian tribe? By the year 2017 all of Indian mascots will potentially be removed from high schools. How can you have any school spirit if you don’t appreciate the mascot that you have? Collinsville high school‚ the high school‚ the high school of champions‚ should be allowed to keep their infamous mascot‚ the chief Kahok. I can see why many people why many people would be offended by schools using Indians or the
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The Northern Native Americans were known as “savages” by the European settlers‚ but actually they created some of the greatest civilizations in history. The lands and social cultures that European explored thought they “discovered” had in fact been developed way before they had arrived. When the European settlers arrived in North America they found an unknown continent largely populated by around 350 Native American civilizations. The Northern Native Americans ways of life may have differed but
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Should College Mascots Be Regulated? In Ryan Fulda’s article‚ "Is the NCAA Prohibition of Native American Mascots From Championship Play a Violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act?"‚ he introduces the controversy over having Native American mascots and symbols used by teams in college sports‚ and whether or not prohibiting the use of them violates the antitrust laws. In the rest of Fulda ’s article‚ he successfully breaks down how prohibiting the use of Native American influences could be considered
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