people say sports teams should be able to keep their mascots because it shows a towns heritage but I disagree, sports teams should change their mascot because according to www.apa.org, research shows that native american mascots not only has a negative affect on native american students but kids of all races. so their fore sports teams should change their mascots because it has a negative impact on more than native Americans, but everyone.
Gavin says that mascots should go without change because they are meant to be fun and exiting but I disagree, sports teams should change their mascot because even if it represents a towns heritage it still could be insulting like the Washington redskins and how their mascot represents their heritage but is insulting to many tribes because "redskin" is a racial slur people use to describe native Americans. so theirfore, sports teams should change their mascots because it could be insulting.