Native American mascot controversy

Native American Mascots are Offensive History proves humans as a species are the most educated surpassing all other animals. Since humans cognitively are able to communicate and share ideas, there is no wonder pass times were created such as sports. Since the very first sport was created, the people loved to watch and cheer their team on. Eventually mascots were created, allowing teams to become unified under one name. The creation of the mascot was an ingenious idea producing fan to also…

uncreative mascots give fans a symbol to rally behind. How often is this symbol inappropriate or inconsiderate? Due to the dominance of white culture in this country, certain age-old traditions seem to escape critique during the discussion of what is racist. One of these traditions is the incorporation of mascots into sports events. Opting for fierce or intimidating images, teams often use insensitive depictions of minorities, especially Native Americans. There is an outlandish number of native…

I have never had any experience with the “Indian Mascot” debate, in fact, I never really looked or had a deep thought about these issues. I think if someone is not first handed involved when it concerning these issues, him or her will not have any idea to what extent it hurts. I strongly feel that if the non-indigenous people use the indigenous names that were being referred to them by other people and images used by those same other people in the past are now being used now in this civilized…

the Feelings of Native American Mascots In “Appropriating Native American Imagery Honors no one but Prejudice,” Amy Stretten argue “Racial stereotyping, inaccurate racial portrayals and cultural appropriation do not honor a living breathing people. Plain and simple, cultural appropriation- especially when members of the culture protest the appropriation - is not respectful” (Stretten par.7). In short, Stretten is arguing that the way society goes about “honoring” Native Americans is…

Washington DC football team to represent a Native American mascot. This topic has been controversial for years now as the term is discriminating against Native Americans. Many have agreed upon the NFL dropping the name. Yet, some believe that the name gives respect to the Natives and wants to keep the name as showing honor to them. Although the Washington DC football team supports the Natives, their team name is seen as derogatory because the term dehumanizes Natives, symbolizes offensive…

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,…

and their controversial Native American Mascot. While many other sports teams, from elementary schools on up to college and professional teams, have names with roots in Native American culture, the Redskins have recently come under fire. Native American groups have targeted the team, claiming the name is “offensive” and “racist,” and have peppered them with letters, lawsuits, commercials, and even social media campaigns to coerce them into changing their name and mascot. In 2005, the NCAA…

Political Correctness Is Ruining American Tradition Over the past decade, it has become more and more apparent that traditions in sports, specifically football, have been undermined by political correctness in America. Nicknames for football teams such as Savages, Blackhawks, Seminoles, and Redskins have long been integrated into the core of the sport and are still to this day are highly common nickname for teams at the high school, collegiate, and even professional level. However, the…

21st Century Native: Fight the Battle What does it mean to be a Native American in the twenty first century? I’ve been pondering this question for the past week and a half and it took some time to really figure it out. It’s strange. You always think you have yourself and your culture down to a very precise tee but being asked this has really opened my eyes to what it actually does mean. Being a Native American in the twenty first century is a constant battle; We continue to struggle to keep our…

secondary logo. This meant that the block letter ‘C’ would take the primary role of logo. This change would mean that the offensive logo would be less emphasized. Fans of this organization show up to games in redface and perpetuate stereotypes of Native Americans because that is the image their logo portrayed. The owner Paul Dolan said, “we do have empathy for those who take issue with it,’ (…) ‘We have minimized the use of it and we’ll continue to do what we think is appropriate.’” Dolan still…