NFL use of Native American Mascots
Since the Washington Redskins joined the National football League, in 1936, there has been major controversy regarding the teams’ use of a Native American as a mascot. Usually team mascots are animals so many people find it offensive that the Washington Redskins chose to use the Native American culture. Some people are outraged at the fact that the NFL, or National Football League, allowed them to use a race as a mascot. The National Football League should not use the Native American culture as a mascot because it promotes racism, degrades the Native American culture, and is a representation of the lack of intercultural communication.
There are many reasons why the National Football League should discontinue the use of the Native American culture as a mascot, …show more content…
According to Locklear, “According to Denny (1999), the “media promotes racism by using offensive team names in newspaper headlines, television news and radio reporting” Thus the media support racism without knowing”, although the media is doing it unknowingly they should listen to the people who are offended and stop promoting racism in their articles and headlines (Locklear 155). Racism plays a major factor in the dispute of the use of the Native American culture as a mascot because the Washington Redskins use the stereotypical Native American as their mascot. The Native American culture is filled with different tribes, whom practice and dress differently. The Washington Redskins using the stereotypical form of the Native American culture offends Native Americans whom are being represented wrongly. Another reason they should end it is the constant degrading of the Native American culture. In “Is It Offensive to a Native American Tribe for Sports Teams to Use Their Names?" it states, “For Americans to have sports names and mascots that degrade Native Americans and poke at their spirituality and culture is JUST as tasteless and offensive as it would be if the
Since the Washington Redskins joined the National football League, in 1936, there has been major controversy regarding the teams’ use of a Native American as a mascot. Usually team mascots are animals so many people find it offensive that the Washington Redskins chose to use the Native American culture. Some people are outraged at the fact that the NFL, or National Football League, allowed them to use a race as a mascot. The National Football League should not use the Native American culture as a mascot because it promotes racism, degrades the Native American culture, and is a representation of the lack of intercultural communication.
There are many reasons why the National Football League should discontinue the use of the Native American culture as a mascot, …show more content…
According to Locklear, “According to Denny (1999), the “media promotes racism by using offensive team names in newspaper headlines, television news and radio reporting” Thus the media support racism without knowing”, although the media is doing it unknowingly they should listen to the people who are offended and stop promoting racism in their articles and headlines (Locklear 155). Racism plays a major factor in the dispute of the use of the Native American culture as a mascot because the Washington Redskins use the stereotypical Native American as their mascot. The Native American culture is filled with different tribes, whom practice and dress differently. The Washington Redskins using the stereotypical form of the Native American culture offends Native Americans whom are being represented wrongly. Another reason they should end it is the constant degrading of the Native American culture. In “Is It Offensive to a Native American Tribe for Sports Teams to Use Their Names?" it states, “For Americans to have sports names and mascots that degrade Native Americans and poke at their spirituality and culture is JUST as tasteless and offensive as it would be if the