Friday, October 9, 2009
Different mascots, such as Chief Illiniwek, can be seen as disrespecting because the dances and costume the Chief wears is unauthentic. That makes sense for Native American people to get upset over that, so why don't they ask the school, and possibly show the school, how to dress and dance correctly. This way they represent and are respecting the different tribes in our country. Would this then make the Native Americans a little more satisfied and a little less upset over the situation, because if they get rid of the mascots, such as the Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs, this will make matters worse for these people. It will make many fans upset and who knows what the people of this country will do if that were to happen.
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Also to go along with this idea of making the mascots more authentic is the idea well at least at the college leave of educating the students of the significance and importance of the Indian tradition within the university. This would remove some stereotypes and possibly resolve some issues within the community of the Mascots being racist.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be hard if the removed the mascot for the people at the school and everybody else but you have to remember this isnt about the people at the school it is about the native america's and there kind and we have to realize what we are doing to them by keeping these around.
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