Native American Mascots

I never really put much thought into the topic of Native American mascots. Recently we have seen this topic discussed a lot in the media. With the recent attacks towards the Washington Redskins, owner Daniel Snyder just announced this month,  "We'll never change the name. It's that simple. NEVER — you can use caps." It is sad how insensitive he is toward the use of this racist and derogatory team name. The fact is, people are being offended by these mascots. Just because not all Native Americans feel offended and some even “support” their use, does that make it okay to ignore the feelings of the percent that are hurt and find it an act of racism towards their people? We need to respect others by banning these derogatory names and stop celebrating in such a mocking and offensive way. There has been a decrease in the amount of teams using Native American mascots, but will we ever see the day when we will finally do away with this act of racism?

Danielle Hamilton

KIN 577

LT 24