Controversial Mascots Research Paper

It is 2016; many view this as a time nearly free of discrimination. Sure, we have come a long way, but not far enough. Americans love to go home and watch the big game and cheer on their favorite team. Fans go all out to show their support for their favorite players: Team logos are plastered nearly everywhere. It is time to step back and think about what the name of the team, which fans have been shouting at the top of their lungs, really means. Many names are insensitive to the group they are supposed to be representing, using stereotypes to show team spirit. There are people behind that name; their complexity cannot be properly presented in a halftime show. There is no excuse to dehumanize population. Controversial mascots need to be banned, with enough support. Native Americans are often stereotyped to be used as mascots. The team who’s name has been most prevalent in the news lately is the NFL’s Washington Redskins; redskins is categorized as a racial slur. Many Atlanta Braves fans are pushing to put an end to their mascot controversy. “A grass-roots movement inspired by Brown gained momentum on social media over the weekend as thousands using the hashtag #DeChief called on the Cleveland team to retire Chief Wahoo — and on Nike …show more content…
The Coachella Valley Arabs changed their mascot to the mighty arabs and reduced the stereotypical features in their costume mascot, as if that changed the fact that they are using an ethnicity to represent a high school. Pekin High School Chinks, whose school is named after the Chinese city of Peking, changed their mascot to the dragons in 1980. (Simon) Non-Native American ethnic mascots are much less prevalent today, since there has been a stronger push to get rid of them. It is strange that certain ethnic groups are paramount to others. It has not been until somewhat recently that there has been outrage over indian