Mascots : It 's More Than Mascot Status

The Author of the passage is debating, whether student athletes should be awarded monetary compensation for their contribution to teams that garner millions of dollars for universities. The author uses appeal to Logos and Pathos to build his argument on the subject, and to help persuade the reader to agree with the the argument they are trying to make.

Myles Brand issued a “self-evaluation” to 31 colleges to examine their choice of mascots and the

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines mascot as, “a person, animal, or object used as a symbol to represent a group (such as a sports team) and to bring good luck.” Hopeful sports teams around the United States rely on their mascots to bring in positive energy as motivation to help win the game. The mascot often serves as the face of a team, and acts to define the team’s character to their opponents. The mascots represent the community that the team belongs to, and that is a big role. When a mascot is offensive or isolates a particular group of people, the mascot can also bring negative attention to the team. The negative publicity will often result in a mascot change.

and mascot (99; pt.3). These schools use logos of people, animals, and cartoon characters of the

Why are Native Americans hurt by mascots/team names within the sports industry? Is it because the sports industry took action of creating mascots and Native American names without their approval? Any reasonable person watching would consider this to be critically stereotypical. The media tends to publicly assimilate people with the foul images that portray mascots on television, yet not everyone seems to acknowledge it.

The Oregon Duck was first seen in 1940. His looks may have changed and the person on the inside may have changed, but the same school spirit and the same joy has always been brought to peoples faces each time they see him. He always goes the extra mile to make performances special, and makes a positive impact on the community, sports industry, and student athletes. We think it is important that the Oregon Duck gets nominated into the hall of fame because if a mascot can do all of these things, and he fits the criteria he deserves to be included in the Mascot Hall of Fame.

Rhetorical Analysis of “As Bad as They Wanna Be” In a world of commercialization and advertisement, college sports usually provide a welcomed oasis from the furnace of money-hungry advertisers. This, however, may not be true forever. In the past few years, an increase in advertisements and deals between colleges and corporations has become noticeable. In the article “As Bad as They Wanna Be,” the author and speaker Thad Williamson effectively describes his concern for the UNC Tar Heels and the amount of commercialism and advertisement that is appearing around college sports.

One mascot is a real horse named Thunder. (Explained by Thunder {mascot}) He is one of the three purebred Arabians who have served as the Denver Broncos mascot since 1993. Thunder has appeared in two Super Bowls and Thunder III appeared in two different Super Bowls. The Thunders were all owned by Sharon Magness-Blake. All three horses were gray, but as they grew older, their hair turned more white. Thunders jobs are to lead the team out with Miles, the person in the horse suit, and every time the Broncos score a field goal or touchdown, he trouts the length of the field. In 2004 Thunder Sr. retired, but still made public appearances until his death in 2009. Thunder Jr. was the mascot from 2005 to 2014 until the Super Bowl where he was unable to air travel and Thunder III, took his place. Therefore, leading Thunder III to be the newest mascot. Also, Miles is a human mascot founded in 1999 on January 31, after winning the Super Bowl for the second time in a row. Unfortunately, he did not appear in person until two years later. Miles is a regular at the games, but is not like most other mascots, Miles makes time for community promotion. His biggest role is in promoting the Broncos’ reading program, “Read like a Pro” (according to Miles {mascot}).

Generally speaking, excellent mascots have fun, memorable, and unique designs. To illustrate this, an article states that he serves as an ode to Roman history (Smith). It’s very rare that a mascot will have a culture to express during sports. Another article states, “Spartacat looks friendly, yet unpredictable, two positive mascot characteristics. He’s not perfect, but he sticks out” (Boylen). It’s important for mascots to be approachable and someone the fans will remember from years on

The school should be named Corydon SE because it is south east to the existing high school, Corydon Central. The mascot should be a mountain lion because the Corydon mascot is a large cat so they should coordinate. It’s important that whatever is picked for the school name and mascot is liked by the city because they are the backbone of the school. Without the public, public schools are nothing. It is equally important that the students like the name and mascot because they are the faces of the school. You want the students to wear their school name with pride.

Team mascots purpose are to add personality. It sends the right message out to your audience. Without a team mascot you have no face to your brand then you are just another brand. You create a physical and emotional connection with your audience.

However, the implementation of the decision will be put off a year and the team will continue using the name. Moreover, the logo will still be available on merchandize, enabling the team to profit off of racist insignia. In 2014, president and CEO of the Cleveland Indians, Mark Shapiro, had already limited the use of the logo. Thus, evidently, the Cleveland Indians are not doing enough to combat the prejudice and insensitivity they exhibit through their team name, mascot and logo. The team also is clearly only publicizing their supposedly monumental, yet actually minute, decision in order to boost public perception of the organization.

While defending his team name, Snyder says, “ I took a vote.. Asking both Natives and Non-Natives how they feel about these mascots. The natives, took no offense at all.” As seen through Snyder’s short video, both he and the natives believe that, If these logos are not apprehended as disrespectful or derogatory towards the targeted group of individuals, schools should be able to choose any symbol they'd like.

People are complaining about the logos being offensive but in reality it is only a small percent of Native Americans that are upset with the logos. Of course you can not ignore people's opinions but when it is the minority that is complaining you have to respect the silent majority. "Opinions around the use of Indian-related nicknames are as diverse as the people you ask," says Kerry Steiner, executive director of the Indiana Native American Indian Affairs Commission. "There are some Native Americans opposed to using nicknames but there are many who are in favor of keeping them. ”(Kelly).

A couple of examples are Red Bull (extreme sports) and Golden Casino (boxing) that have come to the forefront thanks to nameless athletes that make it huge. If a sponsor is going to sponsor a team, they want the superstar to play for that particular team so there is