Indian Mascots You Re Out By Jack Shakely

In August 2011, when Jack Shakely’s article “Indian mascots — you're out” first appeared on the op-ed page of the LA Times in August 2011, I was attending college in China as a member of a minority nationality. On campus, the majority students, which are the Han nationality, often laughed at the customs of ethnic minorities. It is so similar to the status of the Native American that I support Shakely’s assertions that we should leave the logos of minority out of school. In his article, Shakely elaborated that the first lesson he learned from his mother about the Indians portrayed as sports team mascots left an indelible impression on him; likewise, he mentioned about the controversy between the tribe and some universities about the use of Native

The author uses a personal anecdote to begin his argument: he “bought the Cleveland cap with the famous Chief Wahoo Logo on it” (520), which betrayed his Creek mother’s faith; as a result, his mother jerked the cap off his head and “threw it in the trash” (520), which left an indelible impression on him. Shakely’s personal experience is efficient to draw a vivid picture about “Indian Mascot” abuse for audiences. Based on his experience, he believes that possessing dignity and respect is the right to everybody, and it doesn’t apply to majority rules. Therefore, Shakely claims that college and professional teams should abandon Native American names and mascots because it is racial

Throughout his article, Shakely makes important concessions to those who would argue that teams should not bother to get rid of Native American mascots, so his intrinsic ethos is strong. For instance, he admits that the abuse of Indian names and mascots is a small matter but far from trivial. He enhances the effectiveness of his position by bridging the connection to the neutral. In additional, he points out the Stanford University got rid of ethnic and racial stereotypes even though it caused huge losses and argues that only Native Americans still are under racial stereotypes. Thus, he effectively claims that “It is the right thing to do” to abandon Indian names and