In recent years there has been a large debate over whether the football team: the Washington Redskins should change their name. If you said no, imagine if instead of the Redskins it was the Washington Blackskins or Yellowskins. Would you still feel the same way? The Washington Redskins is the National Football League team that represents the United States capitol. The name Washington Redskins hurts the reputation of the team, the NFL, and the capital of our nation. In the piece, “Words that work”, Frank Luntz points out,”Other times, a single word or phrase can undermine or destroy the credibility of an otherwise successful pitch of presentation.” Football is the biggest sport in America and by having a team named after a group's culture hurts
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Using Native American names for sport team mascots devalues their experiences. In the article, “The “F Word””, Firoozer Dumas states, “My cousin’s name, Farbod, means “Greatness”. When he moved to America, all the kids called him “Farthead”. My brother Farshid (“he who enlightens”) became “Fartshit”.” When Firoozeh Dumas moved to America with his family the names they were given that meant something so great to them, were devalued and made into a mockery. In the same way, naming the football team after something that has a lot of meaning to the Native Americans may make them feel that the NFL isn’t treating the name with the respect that it should …show more content…
As Amy Ming storytells in, “Mother Tongue”,“She said they would not give her any more information until next time and she would have to make another appointment for that. So she said she would not leave until the doctor called her daughter. She wouldn’t budge. And when the doctor finally called her daughter, me, who spoke in perfect english- lo and behold- we had assurance the CAT scan would be found,promises that a conference call on Monday would be held, and apologies for any suffering my mother had gone through for the most regrettable mistake.” Since Tans mother couldn’t speak “correct” english she was treated differently than her daughter who speaks “correct” english. Similarly Native Americans feel as by using there name as a mascot, they are being discriminated. People are using their culture as a way to represent their football team, which makes the them feel like people are using their culture as a joke. Comparatively, In the piece, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”, Gloria Anzaldua illustrates, “I remember being caught speaking Spanish at recess-that was good for three licks on the knuckles with a sharp ruler. I remember being sent to the corner of the classroom for “talking back” to Anglo teacher when I was trying to do was tell her how to pronounce my name. “If you want to be American, speak ‘American.’ If you don’t like it, go back to Mexico where you belong.” Just like Tan's mother,
Using Native American names for sport team mascots devalues their experiences. In the article, “The “F Word””, Firoozer Dumas states, “My cousin’s name, Farbod, means “Greatness”. When he moved to America, all the kids called him “Farthead”. My brother Farshid (“he who enlightens”) became “Fartshit”.” When Firoozeh Dumas moved to America with his family the names they were given that meant something so great to them, were devalued and made into a mockery. In the same way, naming the football team after something that has a lot of meaning to the Native Americans may make them feel that the NFL isn’t treating the name with the respect that it should …show more content…
As Amy Ming storytells in, “Mother Tongue”,“She said they would not give her any more information until next time and she would have to make another appointment for that. So she said she would not leave until the doctor called her daughter. She wouldn’t budge. And when the doctor finally called her daughter, me, who spoke in perfect english- lo and behold- we had assurance the CAT scan would be found,promises that a conference call on Monday would be held, and apologies for any suffering my mother had gone through for the most regrettable mistake.” Since Tans mother couldn’t speak “correct” english she was treated differently than her daughter who speaks “correct” english. Similarly Native Americans feel as by using there name as a mascot, they are being discriminated. People are using their culture as a way to represent their football team, which makes the them feel like people are using their culture as a joke. Comparatively, In the piece, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”, Gloria Anzaldua illustrates, “I remember being caught speaking Spanish at recess-that was good for three licks on the knuckles with a sharp ruler. I remember being sent to the corner of the classroom for “talking back” to Anglo teacher when I was trying to do was tell her how to pronounce my name. “If you want to be American, speak ‘American.’ If you don’t like it, go back to Mexico where you belong.” Just like Tan's mother,