I think that the mascots should stay as they are now. They mascot gives a brief statement of the history of the town. If they change the mascots to something that has nothing to do with the town or state, they should not even have a mascot. Some people want to change the mascot of the Kansas City Chiefs, but the history of Kansas is rich with native american's and is know for the men from British community to the Indians who were not advanced in a way working together during the good and the bad times

Good evidence Ethan. In a small town in West Virginia a high schools football team is was named the fighting gladiators because most of there aunt sisters were gladiators from Rome.

According to Paul William Nebraska State Senator, "mascots are not about mocking, not about racism, it is about the history and the back round, if the city has a rich history of Indian's the name should be able to be Indians, not the gladiators or something that has absolutely nothing to do with the town

I believe that not all are offended and some are proud like a Michigan local high school team has gotten the OK from the local tribe leader Frank Cloutier head of the Gaginnaw Chippew tribe has the OK and they think that it honors them.

They say that it should but I say they shouldn't because some tribes are OK with it maybe its just a few people blowing up a little thing therefor The schools should be allowed to keep the names/mascots

For example, the Indians. That is a highschools mascot and it is very mean and offencive. Puting that as a mascot can make other people feel bad of how they look or how they dress. It can come accross people of just plan rude. Thats why they should have people vote if they like the mascot or not.

Mascots are also meant to be fun and exciting. Just look at Chief Wahoo of the Cleveland Indians they meant for him to be an encouraging icon of the city instead people look at him as a mean, disrespectful mascot. People who disagree with this are mostly the heritage the team is. They should look at it as a compliment because we are encouraging them and giving them support. Also the mascot can give history about the town like being a famous Native American who did something great or will be remembered in history.

I think that mascot should stay, because if one mascot had to go almost all would. For example, Duke Blue Devils and Arizona St. Sun Devils might offend Christians. Notre Dame Fighting Irish might offend Irish people, calling them all short and violent. And the New York Yankees can't possibly be aloud to be a constant reminder of those in the South that they lost the Civil War. If one mascot was forced to change, a lot more would, causing a domino reaction. Soon, the Wisconsin Badgers would be forced to change because it reminds all the loggers who suffered long winters living in "badger dens" (the homes they lived in during logging seasons).

I agree with Skyla because she is totally right. That is just rude to even think of puting that as your mascot so why would you even do that?

I think mascots should not change because according to ESPN, if mascots where forced to change bases off of racial remarks and gender, over 17 teams would have to switch emideatly. This takes away history of that team/area, and also freedom of speech. If a professional sports team was forced to change mascots, it would take away the freedom of speech of the owner, because they are being told by the government what to name their privet business. This violates the Bill of Rights, and is just flat out wrong.

Oneida Nation Representive Ray Halbritter says "we do not deserve to be called Redskins. We deserve to be treated as who we are. Americans"

I agree with you devan but it can come across disrespectful to people when they see it. They could think you might be mmaking fun of how they dress, look, or act. So it can come across rude

This has both sides of the argument. I say we shouldn't change mascots because all their trying to do is show a little pride in their schools. Also pride in the history of the country, state or cultures. There is no racism just pride, they are respecting the people and cultures around them.

I think people should spend less time worrying if they might hurt someones feelings, because people need to learn that people can say what they want, but that doesn't define you. Only your actions define you as a person, and a racial comment won't kill you. In fact, I hear it makes you stronger. According to a Professor at Michigan College, all the money being spent on the topic could go to important things like paying off the billions of debt, or saving lives of kids in Africa. With all the crisis and wars going on, people need to spend less time moping about their raise and more time making the world as a whole better, and not just their feelings better.

Calling someone a redskin yes does refer to Indians but how come in paintings of them they have on red or white paint if they have worn it then whats so bad about referencing it

I think teams should also be able to pick whatever mascot and team name they want because members of the team will work harder if they have a mascot they wanted cheering them on. Therefore, the coach would have a better team and their team could attract fans by how good the could be doing. Also, a lot of teams are capable of picking a good mascot that people wont be mad about. The coach wont have to go through all that trouble to ask permission or anything. Mascots are just to entertain people not to make enemies with others. Therefore, some people can be responsible and should be able to pick their own mascot.

i believe that some team mascots can be very disrespectful to people and that they should change the mascot if a majority of people say they should.

I think we shouldn't change mascots because mascots are meant to encourage the city or it's heritage most people think it's racist to Native Americans such as the Cleveland Indians it's meant to encourage Cleveland's history not give Native American's a bad name.

I think that schools should be aloud to keep their mascots because in some cases the mascot is just because it looks "too male or too Caucasian. People are becoming too sensitive about race and making it out to be something that you want to almost hide, when your race should be something you are proud of because of your history and ethnic backgrounds.