Mascot Controversy

Native American Mascots

 

1. Redskins -  A few indian groups felt like the term "redskin" was an a abusive word towards them. Also is very sterotypical toward Native Americans. But others think it stands for honoring there achievements of Native Americans. The controversy between this is wether the use of the word redskin is acceptable as a name for a sports team. The court reversed the decision of not enough evidence, and Native Americans had came about all of this in a untimely and delayed manner.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Florida State- There mascot is the seminole and the problem with this was the University President T.K. Wetherell appealed to NCAA's decision to list FSU's mascot as abusive and hostile. A person from there that is actually a indian stated that if it was hostile the seminole reservation wouldnt endorse it. There rituals were riding around on a horse at the begining of the game.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Chiefs-  The chiefs mascot was dressed up in a Sioux regalia to represent the Illiniwek which is the states namesake. They always perform at the halftime of football games and basketball games. The controversy was the mascot promoted sterotypes about the American Indians. The NCAA sayed it was hostile and abusive and banned any postseason activities as long as it continued to use the mascot.

 

Cited Works

Redskins information:

"Washington Redskins Mascot Controversy - ENotes.com Reference." Enotes.com. Enotes.com, n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2012. http://www.enotes.com/topic/Washington_Redskins_mascot_controversy.

 

Image of Redskins: http://images.picturesdaddy.com/w/washington_redskins_mascot-14173.jpg

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FSU information:
"FSU Mascot Controversy." FSU Mascot Controversy. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/1678286.html.

"Shop Now." Florida State University Official Athletic Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. <http://www.seminoles.com/trads/fsu-trads-osceola.html>.

Image of FSU:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/images/medium/july-dec09/mascot_lg.jpg
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Chiefs Information:
"Chief Illiniwek." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 09 June 2012. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Illiniwek.

Chiefs Picture:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/2006-11-11_-_Chief_Illiniwek.jpg
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