If someone is being mean and saying that, they are the ones that are being racist, not the people who made the mascot. And there is always going to be people that say that kind of stuff, we will never be able to get rid of racism totally.

They are not being "racist ". They are not saying " Those people are stupid because they are Native Americans," that would be racist.

Ya, we want to show off our history, not say how dumb or stupid it is.

They don't call native Americans fat, ugly, disgusting, baby, or stupid.

PEOPLE SAY,

Native American Mascots are an insult

BUT,

I say, it is not a insult

BECUASE,

When the Native American mascots were created they were not created as an insult to Native Americans the were created to honor them. They don’t stereotype them, or call them mean words. They state that they are embrace: Bravery, respect, courteousness, perseverance, wisdom, strength, etc.

THEREFORE,

It is not a insult

Ya, Notice anything in common with all these things? Teams choose nicknames of things that they respect. Things that exhibit the traits that they want their athletic programs to embrace: Bravery, respect, courageousness, perseverance, wisdom, etc. So they are showing pride to native Americans

I think that Native American mascots honor and respect our history, so that's a good thing. If we banned Native American mascots it would be just another step towards forgetting our own history.

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