of our mascot: the Scotsman. Many Americans today tend to believe that some mascots, like our very own Scotsman, are disrespectful and should be changed. By focusing on the callousness of mascots, those Americans tend to overlook the benefits that these mascots reap, resulting in changed mascots of many prominent schools and professional teams. Although some opponents of these mascots deem them offensive, the fact is that preexisting mascots should not be changed, as they do no harm. A mascot is defined
American Indian culture, characteristics, and history have been utilized in all aspects of society, from names to logos to clothing. However, what was originally meant as a way of honoring American Indian heritage has turned into discrimination in the past four decades. A Crayola crayon received the name “Indian Red,” and although the name was revoked, the color is still in circulation as well as the memory of the insulting name. Moreover, searching for the right Halloween costume? Try looking for
The image I have chosen for this assignment is the mascot used for the middle and high school of Goshen Indiana where I live. The school’s mascot is the “Redskins.” The school district just recently agreed to drop the name starting January 1st, 2016. This has been an ongoing debate for years with the community put into motion by the Michigan Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Goshen Indiana is located approximately 9 miles from the Michigan state line. The Pokagon Band of Potwatomi Indians is
thinks they are terrible. The Indians ceremonial dress and the traditional symbols are considered sacred, so many different universities, professional sports teams and public businesses use these symbols, images and traditional dress as a logo and mascot. Nevertheless, using
argues that the issue use of natives names, images and sports team mascots, a virulently racist practice. Churchill argues that the issue of Redskins, a substantial number of American Indians have protested the use of native names. Churchill jumps right into his dissection of the “as a counterpart to the Redskins, we need an NFL team called “Niggers” to honor Afro- Americans.” He explains how this argument shouldn’t
In Jane Willy’s controversial piece, “ Is the College Use of American Indian Mascots racist?”, she voices her opinion regarding the topic stating that the colleges’ responsibility to ensure that the American Indian tribes that are being represented are also being respected. Willy’s argument is deemed strong and effective in terms of the Rogerian method because Willy presents both sides of the argument sans bias. She then proceeds to provide context to present supporting examples of valid points in
Native Americans are falsely represented in music videos. The rock group “No Doubt” released a Native American inspired video in 2012 for their single “Looking Hot,” which was followed with controversy. Almost immediately negative YouTube comments followed, mostly from Native Americans criticizing Gwen Stefani. Indian Country, A Native American Media Organization, commented on the video stating, “This video is very insensitive and very discourteous. Stefani, you have disrespected and slighted the
Indian Reservation. Alexie left the reservation 1994 and lives in Seattle with his family. He considers himself both a Native and a white American. He states in an interview with Bill Moyers that he “” This kind of satirical response come naturally to Alexie. Sherman Alexie has always used laughter as a way to work through the pain of what it is like to grow up as a Native American in the United States. Readers often are unsure whether to laugh or cry when they look at his works because of the truth
but not everyone is always invited to participate. At some performances only tribe members, and members of other tribes that have received an invitation to participate, may participate. The dance is performed in a circle, much like many other Native American dances. There is a large central drum in the middle of the circle. During the song the dancers take small steps in place. Sometimes during these steps the dancers do not even take full steps, but rather just bend at the knee a little bit. These
"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" by Alexie Sherman, has come under fire due to some topics discussed within the novel. The novel discusses life on an Indian reservation through the eyes of Arnold “Junior” Spirit, a 14 year old native american boy. The controversial parts of the novel are the language and the topics that are discussed but some people actually praise the novel for its story and underlying messages. “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian” is both seen as as