The Last of the Term Redskin Sports teams give cities and people a sense of pride like no other. Sounds of fans cheering for their teams represent the pride of the city or town, but what if instead of a prideful name, fans were cheering and screaming for an offensive team name such as the Washington Redskins. Mascots that fans know and love make the games more exciting for fans, but if that mascot is offensive, there is no reason to be cheering for such a team. The same idea goes for the team’s logo. Teams like the Washington Redskins should change their names, mascots, and logos because they are extremely offensive to some people. Sports teams with offensive Native American mascots should be forced to change their logos and mascots, while other teams should be allowed to keep theirs.
Native Americans play an important role in society; therefore the term Redskins is a derogatory phrase. Aside from the wonderful stories the Native Americans give us, they provided us with amazing sports we still play today. They gave us ice hockey, lacrosse, basketball, and although they did not invent the sport of American football, a man by the name of Harley Pierce, a Native American, invented the spiral pass for American football …show more content…
If a team names themselves after a Native American tribe or person, they are using the names to show a fierce competitiveness that others do not have. The owner of the sports team often tries to make their teams as strong as the Native American mascot they use as their logo. The name is not only the way to honor the Native Americans. Fans also show their respect and honor to their respective teams by dressing up as the team’s mascot, and cheering for them. If a person were to go to any sporting event, out of the thousands of people, around ten percent dress up as these mascots and cheer for the
Native Americans play an important role in society; therefore the term Redskins is a derogatory phrase. Aside from the wonderful stories the Native Americans give us, they provided us with amazing sports we still play today. They gave us ice hockey, lacrosse, basketball, and although they did not invent the sport of American football, a man by the name of Harley Pierce, a Native American, invented the spiral pass for American football …show more content…
If a team names themselves after a Native American tribe or person, they are using the names to show a fierce competitiveness that others do not have. The owner of the sports team often tries to make their teams as strong as the Native American mascot they use as their logo. The name is not only the way to honor the Native Americans. Fans also show their respect and honor to their respective teams by dressing up as the team’s mascot, and cheering for them. If a person were to go to any sporting event, out of the thousands of people, around ten percent dress up as these mascots and cheer for the