Analysis Of The Article 'Mascot' By T. Rees Shapiro

controversy in the United States since the 1960’s. Sports mascots that continue to promote racial,

While the first article did not deal with an issue that could be potentially harmful, or risk the safety of the students, the next two articles deal with free speech and school safety. The first article discusses whether or not students should be allowed to wear clothing, or accessories with confederate symbols. These middle school students do not think that it should be a problem to wear this type of clothing. They are exercising their freedom of speech in wearing these confederate articles.

Staples wrote using various examples of logos to illustrate the struggles he and other men have faced having been born black and being perceived as dangerous by society. Staples described a personal experience where “One day, rushing into the office of a magazine I was writing for with a deadline story in hand, I was mistaken for a burglar… and pursued” (Staples, 185). Staples is informing the readers of a real life event that personally happened to him. He is specifically giving examples of how he has to face racist acts towards him because of how others perceive his actions. “Before an interview I entered a jewelry store … the proprietor excused herself and returned with an enormous red Doberman pinscher straining at the end of a leash” (Staples, 185). There are no factors in play that might have made him seem dangerous yet, he was practically chased out by a dog. By telling the readers of the experiences he has faced being black he is able to demonstrate events that are real and not only part of his own opinion or thoughts. Staples does not only demonstrate the issues with racism he has faced. He also demonstrates times when others have been discriminated against unfairly. A reporter was working on a murder case, when police mistook him for the murderer, and dragged him from his car at gunpoint. Only having his press credentials as evidence that he was innocent (Staples, 185). He isn't only giving valuable personal evidence of how he has faced unfair racism, but he also describes the lives of other black men. He does not convey events of him being judged

In the article “Confederate Statues Are About Maintaining White Supremacy” is about the people who support the removal of the Confederate statues. They believe that the monuments symbolize racial injustices that were made from the past and it also emphasizes how the confederate statues represent the economic and political power of the white elites with their use of racial identity. “The monument avenue is one example of the fiendishly covetous ways Southern politicians and profiteers used racial identity, urban development, and Confederate memory to cement their own economic and political power” (Julian Maxwell). In this phrase, the author tries to emphasize why the removal of the Confederate monuments should be considered by the government

United States sporting teams have a storied history of satirizing or playing off stereotypes when choosing team mascots. The use of the term Redskins, and other offensive Native American imagery, has been justified through its intention to honor tradition and Native Americans. The controversy surrounding the use of Native American mascots began in the 1960s with the Native American Civil Rights Movement (Dimisa). With the nationwide debate over whether the term is offensive or just satire, the state of California made a historic decision to become the first state to ban the use of the term Redskins as a mascot. Following the ban of using Redskins as a mascot, it is imperative that the nation take initiative to ban all use of Native

The Parks Service had announced they would no longer sell the most recognizable symbol of the guys who killed a hundred thousand men fighting under the American flag to create a nation where white supremacy was safe from all challenge in affiliated gift shops. Some visitors were very concerned at this whitewashing of American history (which is funny because the history they preferred to discuss was typically very white).

There are thousands of sport teams, from high school to professional, that have mascots that reference Native American culture. In an increasingly diverse and conscientious American culture, the question still stands is it appropriate for teams to continue to use mascots that appropriate another culture? John Barr reminds us that “I think that what I would encourage you to do and everyone else to do is just look at the history, understand where the name came from, understand that it means… honor, it means respect, it means pride. And it’s that simple” (Wulf). Barr’s point is that when teams pick this name it is an honor to be called a Native American name. In Barr’s point I would highly agree with him because, my family takes heart to that.

My perspective with the Indian Mascot debate before reading and watching testimonies, indicates when high school, colleges, and also the Redskins professional football team using the logo of a Native American, or a Indian mascot, impression were not used has a oppress, but to be used in a positive way. When I think of a Native Americans I think the term warrior – “a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness, as in politics or athletics.” Found from www.dictinary.com.

The confederacy has also left its mark on higher education through symbols, mascots, and traditions. Universities like the University of Memphis utilize colors from the confederacy to celebrate school pride. Additionally, the University of Mississippi’s administrators only in recent years did away with its slave owning mascot, Colonel Reb. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has been called upon to change their mascot in the wake of the Charleston

The American Indian Sports mascots is a prime example of dysconscious racism. As a result, Native Americans have to endure mental and physical suffering daily. The first step to eradicating the offensive sports mascots is to mobilize the opposed of the racist mascots and ensure the voices are heard on mainstream media. The public will start to see how appalling it would be to keep American Indian Sports mascots, correspondingly gaining the attention of team owners, which will result in a more favorable chance of removing the

With more than one monument of the brilliant “military tactician” (Brent Moore, 2015), a growing number of Americans, both black and white, call for the removal of the statues in public areas. Recently, the Nathan Bedford Forrest monument was vandalized by the spray painting of the words “Black Lives Matter.” This shows how many Americans do not support the statue because of Forrest’s pro-slavery values, but some southerners still see him as a hero. Time and time again, vandalism’s strike the statue, which was brought to the attention of a chairman of Memphis. He explains, “I think it's very symbolic and I wish that our city and our country can actually start having a conversation about "Black Lives Matter." (Taylor and Suriani, 2015). This shows how some white southerners’ opinions in the South agree that the statute should be

The Middle Tennessee State University has announced plans to change the name of Forrest Hall, which honors Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate military leader who went on, for a time, to be a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Sidney A. McPhee, president of the university, said “he was following the recommendation of a panel appointed to consider the name of Forrest Hall”. I agree with the students who want to change the name of the Forrest Hall Building on MTSU campus, because I think our students have the responsibility as those with the power to change this name since we don’t want to our state university to represent something hateful. “When MTSU built its ROTC building in 1954, President Smith named it Forrest Hall in honor of Nathan Bedford Forrest’s reputation as an intrepid confederate cavalry leader who won fame with his brilliant raids. Maybe that was Forrest’s reputation in 1954, but in 2015 Forrest’s reputation becomes one of hate, racism, and violence. We do not want or need that at MTSU”.

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Since nonverbal communication refers to “communication affected by means other than words” (Knapp et al. 8), it is made up with many other elements. For example, at the Tiger plaza on campus, the statue of a Tiger, which stands majestically in front of Jesse Hall, facing the Tiger Plaza, evokes the spirit of Mizzou. As a nonverbal object, the purpose of the tiger is to communicate a sense of appreciation for the university. Since the tradition of having a tiger as the mascot is passed from one generation to another generation, it represents or commemorates the university as whole. Nonverbally, the tiger exists as an emblem of the University of Missouri. Students would like to wear t-shirts with the logo of a tiger to indicate that they are part of MIZZOU. Also, I find various objects that exhibit the colors of black and gold. Like the tiger, these colors also arouse a sense of school spirit. When it is the time of holding a home football game, spectators all wear the color of black and gold to manifest their pride in Mizzou and Truman. Black and gold pull spectators together to inspire athletes on the field to defeat the opponents. Instead of the Tiger Plaza, other buildings like Jesse Hall and Memorial Union can also be the representatives of Mizzou. These landmarks make