Mascot

Native American names used as sports mascots has sparked debate across the United States. "After 81 years, the Washington Redskins name continues to hold the memories and meaning of where we come from, who we are, and who we want to be in the years to come," Washington’s NFL owner, Dan Snyder, declared when faced with condemnations of the controversial name. While many uphold Snyder’s statement, others are offended, and are determined to eliminate all team mascots with Native American symbolism. However

sports. The Washington Redskins and many other teams are facing this. this makes teams look ignorant. Mascots imply that all Natives have to be a dark brown color, have big noses, and long wavy black hair. Examples of these stereotypical mascots are the Washington Redskins, FSU, Cherokee Braves, and any other school with a racist mascot. Native Americans find that when we use their people as mascots we are making them look like savages. Native Americans are offended by racist nicknames, logos, and

When we are young, we are taught to treat everyone equally. Naturally, as children you learn and apply and hope that another person does the same. Rights, they are basic and unalienable to all humans upon entering a foreign or country of citizenship. Fighting for equal treatment to the prominent race has created history that is left for future activist to involve themselves with past history, and revive movements. Equal treatment amongst the different cultures is necessary for the social and political

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. These names and mascots that sports teams are using have been negative and

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 controversy behind the mascot dates back decades, beginning in 1972 Native American leaders urged former team President Edward Bennett Williams to lose the Redskin mascot. These delegations were ineffective in changing the name. However, they were somewhat affective and resulted in the lyrics of their fight song changing from “Scalp ‘um” to “Beat ‘em” (Shapira, 2016). The controversy died down until recent years with recent up rise regarding the mascot. The consensual argument of rallying

Stereotyping and Prejudice of Native American Mascots Introduction Stereotypes are a natural part of evolutions attempt to survive a constantly changing world. Originally, psychologists and sociologist believed stereotypes were used to navigate the dangerous world in order to survive. Stereotypes allowed people to make quick decisions about rival or threatening groups of people, objects, and animals without having to analyze the costs and benefits of the situation. As the world has evolved, stereotypes

Controversial Mascots “The Center for Indigenous Peoples Studies at California State University in San Bernardino surveyed 400 individuals, 98 of them Native Americans, and found that 67 percent of Native Americans agreed the "Redskins team name is a racial or racist word and symbol."” (Steele). Some mascots are offensive and racist to certain cultures and races. In, 2005, the NCAA banned schools with Native American mascots from hosting a national championship game (ProQuest Staff). Changing the

face painted to support their beloved football team. Their mascot? The blacks. On all of their jerseys, flags, on the field have their mascot painted on. The mascot is a derogatory depiction of the average black person and the stereotypes that are often associated with black people. How is this scenario of having a black person as a mascot any different than having an Indian or Native American as a mascot? It is not any different. Mascots such as the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Redskins are

right now is whether some names and mascots in sports should be changed because its racial and very stereotypical. In 2005, the NCAA ordered 19 colleges such as Arkansas University Indians, Southeastern Oklahoma State Savages to change there name and mascot because the team name was “hostile or abusive” to the American Indians. More than 900 teams in the U.S have N.American names including in the pros, for example some professional teams that had to change their mascots were Chicago Blackhawks and the