Prepared to go to whatever limits necessary he knew that he would stop at nothing to change the team’s logo. As he walked up to the cartoon stereotypical mascot at the football game, he expressed his anger in the only way he could think of, by yelling loud enough for everyone to hear that this is a disgrace and he knew his children deserved better. Now more than ever racial slurs or stereotypical depictions are a hot topic. In pro sports and college especially these are being debated upon as not only a racial problem but also against the school 's code of conduct which states, “A fair learning environment for all.” Although sports fans across the nation cherish their team’s Native American influence, the use of stereotypical dress/action and
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For example Native Americans are used as mascots for numerous schools sports teams and professional organizations throughout the nation, including in big college schools like Illinois and Florida State. Natives have problems with the way their ancestors are portrayed whether it be by how they look or by how they act. The inaccuracy that is depicted by these mascots is one of the biggest problems natives have with the use of it. “Including some Seminole people. They say the mascot looks like a Lakota who got lost in an Apache dressing room riding a Nez Perce horse”(Spindel 16). This is just one example of why American Indians are offended by mascot’s depictions of them even though the Seminoles chief has a good relationship with Florida State. While Indians are offended by this it is worth noting that fans embrace the mascot/team name and feel as if it is a way to honor or show respect to those who are mentioned. While the fans intention is a good one and is whole hearted the truth of the matter is that what they set out to do has done the exact opposite and instead of honoring a specific group of people or a person they have caused tension. In Atlanta Chief-Noc-A-Homa the Braves old mascot was beloved and embraced by the fans even though Native Americans took this as a very inaccurate depiction of their people and viewed this team as insensitive for using this mascot. Reasons like this give Native Americans more fuel to ban the use of racist depictions that are used all across the
For example Native Americans are used as mascots for numerous schools sports teams and professional organizations throughout the nation, including in big college schools like Illinois and Florida State. Natives have problems with the way their ancestors are portrayed whether it be by how they look or by how they act. The inaccuracy that is depicted by these mascots is one of the biggest problems natives have with the use of it. “Including some Seminole people. They say the mascot looks like a Lakota who got lost in an Apache dressing room riding a Nez Perce horse”(Spindel 16). This is just one example of why American Indians are offended by mascot’s depictions of them even though the Seminoles chief has a good relationship with Florida State. While Indians are offended by this it is worth noting that fans embrace the mascot/team name and feel as if it is a way to honor or show respect to those who are mentioned. While the fans intention is a good one and is whole hearted the truth of the matter is that what they set out to do has done the exact opposite and instead of honoring a specific group of people or a person they have caused tension. In Atlanta Chief-Noc-A-Homa the Braves old mascot was beloved and embraced by the fans even though Native Americans took this as a very inaccurate depiction of their people and viewed this team as insensitive for using this mascot. Reasons like this give Native Americans more fuel to ban the use of racist depictions that are used all across the