Disgrace In The Wrong Place Today in the United States almost 900 schools and organizations have Native American mascots, compared to the 3,000 that were around in the 1960’s. (Potenza) The battle over the Native Americans mascots being offensive has lasted over half of a century. It is considered to be highly offensive and racist, mostly because of the false image of Native Americans that is produced by teams. (Anastasia) While schools are more prone to change their names out of respect, bigger organizations and teams are trying to fight for their right to keep the name. Arkansas State University was known as the Indians from 1931 until January 31, 2008,/ when the decision was made to change mascots in order to meet social acceptance
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The amount of people against the name has grown from 71% to 89% in the 1992 poll. Fans, Native Americans, and even politicians have stated their opinion. One democratic co-chairwoman is among the crowd protesting the name of the Washington Redskins. She has agreed many times that the name and mascot should not be allowed. Not only do the protesters have the support of a co-chairwoman but they also have the support of the leader of the free world, President Barack Obama. He is documented as saying, “I’d think about changing the name” in regards to the Washington Redskins(Armour). When the President of the United States of America suggests that the name be changed, then it is a time that the Washington Redskins listen to the growing opinion of a new …show more content…
Miami University in Ohio is just one of these schools who, upon discussion and voting, decided to keep their Redskin name. Examples such as this are often used as evidence in other meetings to try and justify racial indecencies withheld by mascots. (Robinson) In most cases, the words of the victims prevail against those in favor of preserving traditions. People forget that these slang terms are dehumanizing to a culture that is still in existence. Too often it is the case that people are “taking elements of our cultural heritage and plugging it into a non-native community” (Cox) These spins on cultural stereotypes are hurtful to those who still strive to break the long-held reputation of their people. Whether it has been tradition or not, it is never okay to belittle other cultures. Native American slang terms used for mascots are no
The amount of people against the name has grown from 71% to 89% in the 1992 poll. Fans, Native Americans, and even politicians have stated their opinion. One democratic co-chairwoman is among the crowd protesting the name of the Washington Redskins. She has agreed many times that the name and mascot should not be allowed. Not only do the protesters have the support of a co-chairwoman but they also have the support of the leader of the free world, President Barack Obama. He is documented as saying, “I’d think about changing the name” in regards to the Washington Redskins(Armour). When the President of the United States of America suggests that the name be changed, then it is a time that the Washington Redskins listen to the growing opinion of a new …show more content…
Miami University in Ohio is just one of these schools who, upon discussion and voting, decided to keep their Redskin name. Examples such as this are often used as evidence in other meetings to try and justify racial indecencies withheld by mascots. (Robinson) In most cases, the words of the victims prevail against those in favor of preserving traditions. People forget that these slang terms are dehumanizing to a culture that is still in existence. Too often it is the case that people are “taking elements of our cultural heritage and plugging it into a non-native community” (Cox) These spins on cultural stereotypes are hurtful to those who still strive to break the long-held reputation of their people. Whether it has been tradition or not, it is never okay to belittle other cultures. Native American slang terms used for mascots are no