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The Pros And Cons Of Offensive Mascots

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Alyna Woodley K. Huttinger Block 2 1 March 2023 Offensive Mascots Should we allow mascots that are extremely offensive to specific cultures even though some people feel they should be honored? Culturally offensive mascots should not be allowed because it teaches people and children that it's okay to make inaccurate assumptions about a group of people they don’t even know. Culturally offensive mascots can show disrespect to different races and cultures, and can cause people to create stereotypes. However people think of the derogatory mascots as a way to honor the cultures and show pride for the people. There are a lot of offensive mascots used for sports, and some people seem to think that they lack respect for their culture. The offensive …show more content…

The mascot Redskins makes people assume things about the natives. The Redskins make people think that all natives have red skin even though that is false information. There are multiple mascots that show inaccurate conceptions about the Natives. There are teams from little league all the way to college teams that are stereotypical. For example the Chiefs, Redskins, Commanders,, Nimrods, Cardinals, Warriors, Savages, Squaks, and a lot more. “If you ask, the answers are pretty clear: that the images are an inaccurate conception of Native Americans that’s from the past, that confines a group of peoples that is active, and has communities, and is very much alive and well today, as an artifact, rather than as a present group” (“When the School Mascot Is a Native American Stereotype”). This evidence proves that Native American groups say that the natives from the past and now are different and that the assumptions are wrong. All of these mascots make people assume the worst of the natives, and their lifestyles. These mascots are invading the natives and other cultures' way of life and are offensive to …show more content…

These mascots are disrespectful to the natives and pressure people to create stereotypes for the cultures. However, people think that the mascots are a way to honor the indigenous people and other cultures. We shouldn’t use mascots to honor the different cultures instead we should honor them in a way that’s not mocking them. Works Cited Ipatenco, Sara. “Pros and Cons of Indian Mascots.” Synonym, 28 Sept. 2017, https://classroom.synonym.com/pros-and-cons-of-indian-mascots-12082658.ht ml. McMurry, Corderro. “Hispanic Heritage Month: Why the City of Robstown Call Themselves 'Cotton Pickers'.” KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi, KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi, 14 Oct. 2022, https://www.kristv.com/news/hispanic-heritage/ hispanic-heritage-month-why-the-city-of-robstown-call-themselves-cotton-pic kers. “When the School Mascot Is a Native American Stereotype  .” Yale Insights, 25 Sept. 2019, https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/when-the-school-

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