Mrs. Hagmann's Ace Debate

Some mascots might offend children, but children don't know what we think of mascots. At schools, we think of mascots and a sign of luck, bravery, strength, leadership, and speed. By having mascots with a Native culture is actully honoring tribes.

I understand why some people would be offended by these mascots, but if we knew the background to Native cultures we could adjust to some of the traditional things of the Natives. Having these mascots, give some kids the opportunity to meet some of these Natives that their school mascot is representing.The "Daily Universe" had stated in their article, "Florida State was removed from the list of school with banned mascots after proving it had a positive relationship with the Seminole tribe. The tribe even helped the university create the costume for the Chief Osceola mascot." Because of this kids got to meet new people and got the chance to learn some traditional Native things.

I agree that we should keep the mascots because it "takes away" the teams history. According to "The Daily Universe" Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins, reminded people that to him the name was a matter of pride in his team’s history. If you make them change the name of their team, that will take pride away from the players.