Interactionism In Sports

In our society sports are a very important social construction. As sports continue to grow, they are becoming more integrated into the major spheres of social life. Sports have become an entity, due to the fact that they not only create entertainment and jobs; sports have become a huge platform for various causes. Sports are extremely important to our society and have very powerful influences. Though experiences vary from person to person, most people have some sort of experience with sports. I personally have experienced sports more from the spectator and participant stance, and have been impacted from each perspective a great deal. Compared to sophomore safety, Jamal Adams my sports experience has been very different from impact and perspective.

The author mentioned that some citizens are still perturbed by the Confederate flag. While the number is slowly waning, many citizens were a part of the civil rights movement. They watched racist people protest against them using the flag as a symbol of racism, oppression, and hatred. To some, the flag may serve as a permanent reminder that racism is not truly dead in America.

Sports Teams recently have been under fire as of late with the issue of racism. The Cleveland Indians recently changed their logo because people found it racist. The MLB has been working tirelessly on changing the logo of the Cleveland Indians because so many people have stood up and said that they do not support the logo because they believe it to be racist. The Chief Wahoo logo began being phased out of the team at the beginning of spring training this year. Racist mascots are not unique to baseball. The Washington Redskins are also in the spotlight right now with the question of racism. According to the National Congress of American Indians, major league sports teams that portray Native Americans in their branding are disseminating bigotry and discrimination towards indigenous Americans. Americans have an obligation to create a culture that promotes diversity and multiculturalism through major league sports (NCAI).

It gave examples of why the flag had to be changed so many times and how the war even started. The article also talked about what the flag meant to the soldiers during and after the war. The author also talked about the way the Confederate flag affected people and their beliefs. The source was recently written and the author has written many book reviews about events in history, especially wars. He also used many visual aids throughout the article that had captions that explained what they are to help the reader understand the information better.

In an article, it states “ Since the 1960s, as part of the indigenous civil rights movements, there have been a number of protests and other actions by Native Americans and their supporters targeting the more prominent use of such names and images by professional franchises such as the Cleveland Indians (in particular their "Chief Wahoo" logo); and the Washington Redskins(the term "redskins" being defined in most American English dictionaries as 'derogatory slang)”. This shows how the Indians and Redskins logos are looked at as racist and derogatory slangs. Also, in the article it states “Often citing a long held myth by non-Native people that "Indian" mascots "honor Native people," American sports businesses such as the NFL's Washington 'Redskins' and Kansas City 'Chiefs', MLB's Cleveland 'Indians' and Atlanta 'Braves', and the NHL's Chicago Black Hawks, continue to profit from harmful stereotypes originated during a time when white superiority and segregation were commonplace." This shows how teams continue to promote harmful and derogatory stereotypes in there businesses. Also, this shows the disrespect that these American national businesses sends towards Native Americans.In Conclusion, this is why the Redskins should change their

The practice of NFL, and College football teams using Native American names and symbols as mascots is a sign of disrespect to their culture. These symbols are highly respected throughout society because they hold a rich history. The continued degrading by these teams is giving them a bad reputation within our society.

The article titled: “South Carolina Settles Its Decades-Old Dispute Over a Confederate Flag” written by Richard Fausset and Alan Blinder is to be considered a featured article. In contrast, the article titled “South Carolina House Votes to Remove Confederate Flag” also written by Richard Fausset and Alan Blinder is to be considered a news article.

Sports Logos are Detrimental to Growth Do you believe that a sports logo could negatively affect people ? In a short article, “Appropriating Native American Imagery Honors No One but the Prejudice” , the author Amy Stretten discusses how the racist use of native american culture in sports teams have been offensive and detrimental to the growth of young native americans. The argument against derogatory use of native american imagery affected her in highschool and how others are still being affected today.

Snyder and others strongly believe it’s sacred and deserves to stay with history behind it. The tradition started from tribes and chiefs back in the settlement time. Everything now is respect for the tribes in our nation. The biggest point that the United States wants to get across to the public is pride. In today 's society there is a blind love for the teams and mascots we have today. The hidden picture is seeing that the sports side of our world has the biggest appreciation for Native Americans. Harjo says, “it’s not about choosing sides, it’s about doing the right thing” (Wulf).

The range spans from the most obvious source of Native American groups all the way to the American Psychological Association. At the root, the argument against the use of Native American mascots is that is exacerbates racism towards native peoples. Essentially, with the extreme reach of influence that sports have in the United States, these mascots and team names are an extensive representation for the majority of the public that do not partake in research on this issue. As one could imagine, this leads to harsh generalizations as well as inaccurate representations of Native Americans as a whole. However on the contrasting side of the argument, teams, fans, and community members state that the use of these mascots should be revered as an honor and not the alternative. Mascot supporters generally claim the importance of the Native American illusion that it raises awareness for Native Americans but do not understand the perpetual damage that these team names actually cause. It is important to understand that the prevalence of these team names leads to an overall theory of the public that there is nothing wrong with accepting the fact that these generalizations are okay with every party involved. Whereas, the vast majority of Native Americans – those of which are actually being portrayed by these mascots – people do not agree with the usage to any

For sports teams to use Native American names and mascots is offensive. Sports teams using their names and mascots has been a growing debate with the NFL’s Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs, the MLB’s Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians, and the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks. The mascots and names sports teams use have been negative and stereotypical, along with dishonoring and insulting Native American traditions.

This shows on the first line in the article (p. 119 ll.1-3) “There were more confederate flags sold during the first year of the civil war centennial (1961) than were sold throughout the South during the war itself (1861-65)” the reason why he wrote this in his article, and why I put it in the beginning of the article is because he want’s to make it clear to the reader that Southerners were participating more during the centennial than, the actual war.

The first reason sports teams should be able to keep their mascot and logos is the argument that by schools using these logos, it’s honoring the Native Americans. One of the more popular teams that has gotten heat from many people are the Redskins. The owner of the Redskins made a statement about the intentional meaning of his team’s name. Redskins owner, Daniel Snyder, wrote in a letter posted on the NFL website that states “Our team name captures the best of who we are and who we can be, by staying true to our history and honoring the deep and enduring values our name represents.” Many other owners and coaches agree with Snyder that these names aren’t made to offend Native Americans, but to honor them. Many Americans across the nation I find strength

Throughout the sports world there are many different players that have signature gesture that they are know for, but what people sometimes look past is that some of these famous gestures are actually their way to profess their faith. Some of the most famous gestures that are the athletes way to profess their faith and show the world what they believe in are gesture such as Tim Tebow’s thinking man pose or Stephen Curry’s point after making a basket. These are all very well recognized athletes that profess their faith on a very highly view stage where millions of people can see. To young kids who are looking from the outside at these famous and well know athletes profess their faith throughout it all and not to let the fact that people on

What is the social role of sport? To what extent does social structure influence the practice and experience of sport? Discuss in relation to two of the following: gender, class, ethnicity or Aboriginality, or region. Illustrate your answer with at least three examples from sporting contexts (local or international).