20rvanstrate said that school mascots aren't mean or racist to the race it represents, but I think it is being mean and racist against the race. Because no other race being a mascot, the reason why is because of people like Andrew Jackson, who was one of the worst enemies of the Native people, and by far the most brutal president towards Native people, collected the noses of every Indian he killed and encouraged the practice of skinning. Therefore mascot are used as a way of racism.

They say that we shouldn't change mascots, but I say we should because it is criticizing that culture, for an example, Abel Cooper remembers taking his daughter to a high school football game once and watching as a cheerleader came running onto the field wearing what looked like a Native American

headdress and buckskin clothing. The opposing team called themselves the Warriors and the teenage girl flipped around and did cartwheels for the entertainment of the fans in the stands. Mr. Cooper, a full-blooded American Indian, said his daughter became so offended, her eyes filled with tears and she asked if they could leave. Therefore people wont be offended by controversial mascots.

They say school mascots shouldn't be changed, but I think school mascots should be changed because children can be harmed.

Once the stereotype is established in a student's mind, it makes it very difficult for children of any race to learn about present day Native Americans.

Therefore, I think that school mascots should be changed.

I say that American Indian school mascots should be changed because Abel Cooper says that he was at a high school football game with his daughter, and when he and his daughter saw the cheerleaders dressed in buckskin clothing and feathered headdresses. His daughter wanted to go home because she was so offened. Each feather stands for a life that was taken in battle, and these people don't know that. Therefor, school mascots should be changed since it is so offending for the way the act and dress like the American Indians.

They say that naming mascots after races or even referencing races is just in spirit not in vain, but No other races than the “Redskins” were named as a mascot or team, because no other races were hunted or had bounties on them. Therefore making race themed mascots could lead to that races or even other races to retaliate.

20rvanstrate says that mascots shouldn't be change because only one or two people are upset, but I say it should be changed, because Native american children have been pulled out of school because people called them names like “Redskin and Red Boy." Therefore mascots based off of races or even religion would lead to much more racism then they already is.

I say that schools should not have offensive native american mascots, because according to Abel Cooper a full-blooded native american man. When he took his daughter to a high school football game and while watching a cheerleader came running out onto the field wearing what looked like a Native American headdress and buckskin clothing. Mr. Cooper said his daughter became so offended, her eyes filled with tears and she asked if they could leave. Therefore, all schools should have a non-offensive mascot that can bring happiness to not most but all of the students and parents.

I say that they should change controversial mascots because Abed Ayoub, Legal and policy director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee says that he has worked nearly 10 years in civil rights and has never seen a more outstandingly bad case of stereotyping. “And what makes it worse is that it is coming from a school district,” he said. They’re supposed to be teaching kids to respect all the other cultures.” Therefore, I believe that they should change the mascots that are racist to a none racist and to a mascot that does not represent a persons race.

Connor says that schools should not have Native American and other hurtful school mascots. But I say that schools should be able to keep their mascots the way they are, because of the fact that very few people are offended of the teams name. I also believe that schools shouldn't change their mascots name because of all the background behind it, one simple change can result on a whole schools history being taken away. Therefore, all mascots "mean" or "not mean" depending on their background should be kept the same and left alone.

20cpendleton says that mascot sometimes mock native Americans, but I think otherwise. Because Mascot offend more than just the people who talk up, think about it there is more people out there to scared to share how offended they are. "If we must show respect to all other groups, why should we be permitted to dismiss political correctness when it applies to Native people?" -STAR - Students and Teachers Against Racism. If we have to respect other races why disrespect native Americans?

They say that we should keep the same mascots and not change them, but I say we should change controversial mascots because Washington's football team the Redskins, makes a hostile environment for Native American kids. Stegman is associate director of the Half in Ten Education Fund at the progressive Center for American Progress. Previously, he served as majority staff counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. He and Victoria Phillips, a professor at American University Washington College of Law, argue in a report published Tuesday that derogatory team names create an "unwelcome and hostile learning environment" for Native students that "directly results in lower self-esteem and mental health" for these adolescents and young adults. Therefore if you do change the mascots name and logo you will have kids and young adults that are Native Americans and they will feel safer.

They say that mascot shouldn't be changed but I say they should because, Some logo are not meant to be offensive but to some people they are. Therefore I think they should be changed.

They say that mascot should be changed but I say they shouldn't because even tho you don't mean to be offensive theres always a chance for stereotyping. Therefore better to be safe than have the chance to hurt someone.

I think that people should change offensive mascots because the highest suicide rate in the U.S. are Native-Americans this is because of the mascots and how they look and act during the games. Therefore offensive mascots should be dropped and the names too.

They say that you should not change mascots but I say that they should change the mascots because they are offensive because ”When you look at sports teams, you see a lot of animals and Native Americans,” said Cooper, “We’re tired of being a part of that category anymore.” Mr. Cooper stated later in the passage “If one person, if one child, is offended, we need to put a stop to it." Therefore I believe that if one or two people are offended it needs to be changed.

They say that if school mascots have very rich history they should be able to be kept but I say that just because a mascot has rich history doesn't mean it needs to be kept because if someone has a mascot of an Arab or let's say something for the Middle East or so they can be associated with terrorists and the attacks of September 11 and then during the Gulf War the logo would seem like they were anti-American. Someplace like the Middle East can also be associated with oil barons, landmines, and in American movies or theater especially, bad guys or antagonists. Therefore, I believe that history shouldn't make a mascot, some other very good reasoning should make a mascot like let's say a town should vote on a mascot or just do one that is intimidating if you can't do a vote.

I say that some high schools should change their mascots because some people can be offended because of their race and traditions that their family does or things that they learned about in their family history. Therefore it can be bad to have a offensive mascot and they should change to another mascot.