I never, ever thought of it as anything negative; it’s all been positive… it would be wrong to change the team’s name.” The Redskins have had their name since 1932 so why are the Native Americans saying that the name Redskins offends them now. If the Redskins changed their name and logo they would lose a clump of money. The Redskins sell heaps of tickets at their games and if their name changed, then their ticket sells would decrease instantly. Also if they changed their name they wouldn’t have much fans left. Their name is so popular so changing their name wouldn’t help their popularity.
The use of Indian Logo’s in Schools Mascots are a deep rooted tradition in sports at all levels. Mascots help not only the students of that organization, but the whole communities feel strong ties to the school. While they were never meant to be used as a form of racism, many Native Americans feel that they are detrimental to their culture because as they say it promotes a negative image. Indian Logo’s in schools do not promote a negative image towards Indians; they instill a sense of pride in anyone associated with that organization. Indian Logo’s that are used in school sports at any level were intended to invoke fear into the hearts of their opponents.
This is important because although new settlers were gifted with new land and resources, Westward Expansion resulted in controversial disagreements and even more hardships. Native Americans face many issues that threaten their safety even in this modern day society. are not safe, even in our modern-day society. They are used as objects and are displayed as a ‘good luck charm’ for many college universities and sports teams. According to the article, Native American mascots bring more negativity than the luck they are supposed to bring, “…(1) they [mascots] reflect and reinforce stereotypes, (2) they harm Native Americans, and (3) Native Americans do not have control over them,” (IMHTNA).
In Horowitz’s article he reflects strong rhetoric by catching the reader’s emotion and referring back to Fish’s argument, yet Horowitz is not as strong with the argument when he tries to keep the reader’s attention; he fails to define and focus on a specific audience, jumps from one topic to another, and frequently fails to prove all of his claims. When reading Horowitz’s article it is easy to determine that he is using strong pathos. For example he explains to his audience that some opponents of legislation in Colorado were fighting that his bill was creating affirmative action for conservative professors, but then goes on to express that they are not correct and that he is proposing a bill to forbid political hiring or firing” (Lunsford, Ruszkiewicz, and Walters 923). Horowitz could have helped himself or hurt himself by informing the reader that members of legislation disagree with his work. People often look at members of
Embrace these brothers and sisters who care so much. They are our life and future” James Branham- A Monacan Indian. (Page 31) When I read this quote from Mr. Branham, it makes me feel many people don't understand the enormous pride Native American Indians take in the United States of America. Thus, present day Indians have no right to be compensated for the wrongs perpetrated against their ancestors, any more than African-Americans should be compensated for the slavery of their ancestors. While I was looking at Pride 102 video regard to American Indian treaties, I started realized how important the majority of Indian treaties were negotiated; the Federal government usually had a major issue with which it was dealing.
Like they don’t make enough money in the NFL they need to sue over petty bull crap like they were back in elementary school again. There are so many more important things to worry about in today’s society then calling people names. If they are not calling each other the N-word than it’s about their sexuality and they use the F-word and other derogatory names I chose not to use here. This article also says that his own team mates consider him to be honorary black because he is considered one of them from being on the team for so long, it also says it’s a cultural thing that he can’t be honorary black because he has not lived in oppression like the black race has which to me is a discriminatory remark in itself because black people don’t own the market on being oppressed. People of all cultures have been oppressed at some point in history.
Even long after they graduate, they will look back on their school days and see themselves as that mascot. As I look back at my days in high school and in college I will always call myself a Sentinel and a Golden Bear. In this case, one of the residents says how most of the community feels by stating that he felt "strength and determination" as a Redskin. He also says, "What I feel distasteful about all this, somehow we are made to feel wrong or dirty because of our logo…We have nothing to be ashamed of." The Native Americans feel as if this is a form of racism.
This is not right, or rational that people would risk so much in order to come to the United States, to work a job that most American citizens will not work. Yet we are hateful and mean, protesting, these people rights to make a living and support their families, if the work wasn’t here they would not come. Do you think the Native Americans like what happened to them, when the first generation immigrated to American, many Native Americans are still suffering the effect of the colonization of America. Published in the Huffington post a video “Native American Man Tells Anti-Illegal Immigration Protesters Who 'The Real Illegal Immigrants Are’ it goes on to say that a Native American man tells protesters “We didn’t invite none of you here. We’re the only Native Americans here.”(Ramos Z 2013) Are the Americans that don’t support open borders scared, because they don’t want what happened to the Native Americans,
But, when you take a second look at this controversy problem, I for one realised that reading this article has many Native Americans on edge with people discriminating them, has turned into a heavily disputed arguement. The controversy shows how we represent Native Americans with athletic sports. All coaches, and teammates feel they respect Native Americans and honor the name by representing them as their team name or mascot. On the other hand Native Americans feel that their ancestors and themselves are being demeaned. To find a solution to this controversy we must look at what people say about Native Americans, and we must listen to what Native Americans take it as offensive or as a compliment.
Many mascots, logos, and nicknames represent stereotypical and racist images that demote American Indian people to a colonial version history. The utilization of Indian mascots, logos, and nicknames in schools is, in reality, an issue of decolonization and educational fairness. Most feel this is harmless, but is