Mascot

Mascots and Culture American Culture has become very diverse over the years. This has begun to make many people question matters that involve our society’s culture. One issue that has started to be questioned is whether it is appropriate for sports teams to use mascots that reference Native American culture. Sports teams using Native American culture to brand their mascots for celebrating sports teams has begun to have detrimental effects on Native American people and their culture; therefore,…

Actions define consequences is ethical. In the cartoon “Mascots” it virtuously shows the truth about school mascots. In the Excerpt “Lather and Nothing Else” consequentially the barber could have murdered the general but chose not to due to his morals. In the song “Independence Day” deontologically a mother protects her daughter from an abusive relationship. To begin, High schools should be able to use Indians or Native Americans as a mascot because virtuously it isn’t being used in a…

of when they hear that a school or sports team has a Native American mascot. These representations, although many people do not believe it, are racist. My high school’s mascot happens to be the chieftain and up until my senior year, it was represented as a characterized head of an indigenous person. Many students in the school fought to, as they put it, “save the chieftain,” failing to see that using a native person as a mascot is not honoring their culture. This issue is not confined to my…

Did you know that over 100 sport teams have changed their names & mascots since the 1960’s because of the way the slurs were being used? This essay is about my personal opinions on the topic of using Native Americans as Sport Team mascots. This will also include several resources to back up my thoughts. Native Americans should not be used as mascots unless they are representing the Native Americans in a kind manner. I believe that because some Native Americans may take offense when terms…

Are Indian mascots honoring or offending American Indians? For thousands of years, American Indians have been fighting to prove who they are. As well as proving what once belonged to them, their land, which was stolen by the Americans. The Americans will say that American Indians should feel proud that they’re being honored as a team mascot; American team names mean honor and respect. That’s just an assumption made by the person who fabricated the mascot, it was never discussed with an American…

Mascots have caused much controversy dating back to the 20th century. The mascot causing the most controversy is the Native American. Other mascots such as Arabians, Irish, and African Americans to name a few also have issues with being derogatory and racist. There are two sides to the story: the side who think it’s honoring the minority races in America while others thinks it’s racist and dishonoring. The controversy of mascots seems to be a never ending battle that could very easily be argued…

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…

Over 1000 high schools, 31 colleges or universities, and five professional teams have a native american mascot, logo, or team name. Recently at one level of sports, the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association), had a debate on whether or not to ban native american names from being used at the collegiate level. Then at another level, the NFL (National Football League) had a big argument a year ago about the same thing, but only with one team. And a long time ago the MLB (Major League…

become offended or get angry about a topic or event. One such topic is the use of Native American mascots throughout different school, universities and professional sports teams. There are two sides for this argument that most people stand on, they are either all for or all against the use of such mascots. The use of Native American mascots gives off a sense of pride and honor to those who represent the mascot by making them feel a part of something important, retains the heritage of the tribe…

The controversy of whether or not offensive Native American mascots and sports team names should be changed has been up for debate for a few years now. The sides are mostly the same: those who want to keep the names and mascots and those who believe the names and mascots are offensive and should be changed. However, Hayley Munguia in her article for FiveThirtyEightSports, “The 2,128 Native American Mascots People Aren’t Talking About,” shows readers that there are more than those two…