Controversial mascots are possibly some of the most controversial topics that the United States goes through today and has gone through for a number of years. When popular sports teams are getting their names from certain American Indian Tribes, there is always a problem. Another reason racist mascots are still around is because of the fact that some teams are recognized as being more racist than another team, when in reality, there is no such thing as being more racist because weather some teams are being recognized more than another team, both teams are using racism. The sports teams that use these mascots know about how racist their team name/mascot is but still continue to use them and take heat for it. Mascots can be controversial by offending a person’s race or ethnicity. (Desta)
Possibly one of the most controversial topics of all time is the Washington Redskins. The Washington Redskins have been using the same mascot ever since they have entered the National Football League. Plenty of news outlets have stopped using the name altogether, deeming that the name Redskin was a racially offensive slur. (Desta)
One of the largest reasons that mascots are deemed controversial is the fact that large companies or corporations such as NFL teams use racist mascots. According to Desta,”mascots with …show more content…
The way people react to racist mascots make it inevitable that people will eventually have to address the racist mascot controversy in the United States. Today people study for controversial mascots and against controversial mascots but this can be a touchy subject because most controversial mascots belong to a well known sports team. But most people believe that by investigating and going into depth people can find a solution and end the controversy behind certain racist mascots.
Possibly one of the most controversial topics of all time is the Washington Redskins. The Washington Redskins have been using the same mascot ever since they have entered the National Football League. Plenty of news outlets have stopped using the name altogether, deeming that the name Redskin was a racially offensive slur. (Desta)
One of the largest reasons that mascots are deemed controversial is the fact that large companies or corporations such as NFL teams use racist mascots. According to Desta,”mascots with …show more content…
The way people react to racist mascots make it inevitable that people will eventually have to address the racist mascot controversy in the United States. Today people study for controversial mascots and against controversial mascots but this can be a touchy subject because most controversial mascots belong to a well known sports team. But most people believe that by investigating and going into depth people can find a solution and end the controversy behind certain racist mascots.