I agree with this because sometimes people will choose their mascot because they think it stands for their school and not because they try to be mean to that culture
If schools don't realize that the mascot is racist the only way they are going to know unless they are told and then they can fix it in another way then getting rid of the mascot.
For example they could change the look of their mascot or maybe how their mascot acts at school games more to be respectful to the culture of the people offended
This is a bad thing because there was a story of a cheerleader who was wearing a headdress with feathers, doing flips and entertaining the crowd. What she didn't know, was that each feather represents a person who has lost their lives in battle. This is a disgrace to the Native American culture.
The mascot can be used to intimidate the other team and some Native Americans see mascots as a source of pride and respect. Mascots can also be used to represent their team
I think that mascots should change because it can be racist. People got offended by the names Redskins, and some got offended because of their culture.
The Indians can be offensive to people who are Indian and shortly after the school changed their mascot too something non offensive then there was a 1,200 person protest that was made
How are these cultures being honored? Most of these team names are racial slurs that we don't know. If you look back at American history, Native Americans and other non-Americans were shamed by the pilgrims. This is something that still goes on today.
Although there may be teams who have racist mascots, and are meant for offense, there are also many teams who have chose there teams to honor the past Indians, or groups positively.
People are working to change the pictures, and mascot images that can be offensive, but we don't need to get rid of an entire mascot, when we only need to change a few things.
I agree that people should change the mascots who offend any Native Americans. There was a story about a girl who started to cry because it was so offensive to her, this shows that people should really consider the feelings of other people and change the mascots that aren't respectful to Native Americans.
I think that If people are offended that they can take it up with the school board and the school can find a way to make it so that no one is offended.
I agree because it isn't just Native Americans. I feel like a lot of people take offense and I feel like people need to respect that and change the mascot then so that way there aren't any conflicts.
The girl in that story was crying because of the feathers on the cheerleader. That is a small part that can easily be changed. There is no need to change the mascot, because if you did that, more people would just be upset. What we need to do is change the tiny parts that are racist, not the parts that are fine.
I know that you say that we shouldn't have to change the mascots, but if people don't know the meaning behind the mascot and the details about it, you shouldn't be using it as your mascot.
I agree that they should change offensive mascots. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled that the word “Redskins” is “disparaging to Native Americans,” a violation of federal law that prohibits the use of offensive language in a trademark.
I agree. To go along, there is one story of a girl who was at a football team and she was very offended when a cheerleader from the opposing team came out with a feathered headdress. People don't know that the feathers represent battles people have been in.
"When Samuel Henry was a kid growing up in D.C. in the late 1950s, he and his friends were devoted Washington Redskins fans — they had the jerseys and knew the lore. And as the lore had it, the “reddish-brown tint” of paint on the team’s downtown D.C. headquarters came from the blood of Native Americans. “When I was a kid, me and my friends, we really thought that they had captured and killed Native Americans and pasted them all over the building,” Henry said. “We were just kids, we didn’t know any better. But we really, honestly believed that.”" quote from http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-2128-native-american-mascots-people- arent-talking-about/ but the names of the mascots can be very offensive, but some people don't realize that they are offensive until they meet someone that it was offensive to.
Not all people that are Native Americans that see a Native American sport teams mascots are offended lots think that it is more of a good thing like it gives them pride because there heritage is the fierce mascot of a sports team
If schools don't realize that the mascot is racist the only way they are going to know unless they are told and then they can fix it in another way then getting rid of the mascot.
For example they could change the look of their mascot or maybe how their mascot acts at school games more to be respectful to the culture of the people offended
You should leave schools' mascots alone because if there is something offensive being said or done, and it forces the school to change their mascots, it jeopardizes donation money, says ebsco.com.
Team mascots were selected by high school teams to honor the past in a positive way. High schools with so called, offensive, mascots, don't get complaints right away, and they are never directly to the schools. Usually, the politicians are getting the complaints and it is after a while, says tri-cityherald.com.
Yes I understand that school's mascots can honor the Native Americans but you really need to ask the Native Americans if they are okay with it because a lot of Native Americans are offended by the schools mascots.
That just means that the mascots need to be more clear whether the mascots are offensive or not, and they need to show that it is in honor of them, rather than offensive.
When we all read the story with the girl and her father being offended by the mascot they were not offended about the fact that the mascot was and native american but what the cheerleader was doing to represent the mascot. so schools should just change how they are representing the mascot
Keeping the imagery honors the Native American people, and saves funding. Research has shown that some people support the use of Native American athletic imagery, says uncw.edu.
Sports teams usually have a mascot because they think that person/animal/thing is fierce. Usually they don't mean to offend/make fun of their mascot but to kind of honor it.
I think even though people are offended by mascots, a lot of fans would be offended if we changed the mascots. They aren't trying to be offensive by being fans of a certain team, the are trying to honor them and show pride in that team.
Yes exactly I think that people would be offended if the mascot was to change but If it doesn't change other people will be offended so if we change the look not the character or how they act so that everyone is happy so the mascot will be representing what they are but in a different way so that no one is offended
I think that mascots are ok because the team name can represent their team. Example: The Texas Longhorns name themselves that because bulls have horns, and bulls are a fierce animal/
The majority of people think we should keep them, and the whole world shouldn't change just because a small group of people thinks something is wrong. The mascots aren't meant to be offensive anyway. People choose their mascots because they respect them or admire them.
I wouldn't say it in that way but more of how instead of changing the mascot but changing the idea of the mascot the school is representing that people find offencive
According to cnn.com a lot of people are not trying to be offensive. Mascots can be part of a school's culture and may sadden some people if they are changed.
Even though that girl was offended and it might offend some other people, if we do change the mascot some people might be angry because the mascot is part of their history.
