Native American Mascots Should Not Be Used

Native American Mascots should not be used. <Tab/>Native American mascots should not be used. Today we can see that Mascots are used at many places such as sport teams, school, library, etc. However it is the time to withdraw the Redskins nickname. Thus it should not be used because of following reason. "Mascots reduce the entire race to caricature at a time when health and poverty problems in Indian country need to be addressed with utmost significance." (Perkins, Joseph. Sports team mascots, New York Times, 2003). The vast majority of Native Americans do not like the "Indian" Sports. They references and wish for the entire student to put an end to their tradition which is of recreation and racism. Even if we think our school shows the greatest respect for our team. (2) "Mascots create discrimination."(Taylor, Kelley R. Sports Law & Legislation, Education Digest, Prakken publication, 2002) Generally the mass of disputes about using American Indian names in school sports have assumed violation of the Equal protection clause of the US constitution, which protect a person from discrimination on the matter base of race, color, national origin, religion, and sex. (3) "Mascots sometimes create Hostile environment." (Taylor, Kelley R. Sports Law & Legislation, Education Digest, Prakken publication, 2002) Hostile environment created by many different ways of using mascots. For certain students, a racially hostile environment created by the American Indian in school mascot's attire and behavior, logos, and team, which would violate federal laws. In facts a racially environment may be created by oral, written graphic, or physical conduct redacted to an individual's race, color or national origin that is adequately severe , constant, or pervasive, so as to obstruct with or limit the ability of an individual to participate in or benefit from the recipient's program or activities. (4) '"Stereotypical American Indian images that "mock and trivialize Native American religion and culture."' (Taylor, Kelley R. Sports Law & Legislation, Education Digest, Prakken publication, 2002) By using Native American images and cartoon it will directly affect the religion and culture. I sometimes make a fun of individual's culture which is results in discrimination or inequality. Images and cartoons underestimate the religion thought and beliefs, and sometimes make a fun of it. (5) "Mascots rarely affect individual civil rights." (Leo, John. War against Warriors. US News & World report, 1999) One of the schools used the names "Squaws" and "Warriors" for its sport teams, so one of the child's parent reported that her child's civil right were violated. Investigation also been done by the US department of education for this issue. (6) "Potentially harmful ethnic imagery is inappropriate in a learning environment." (Taylor, Kelley R. Sports Law & Legislation, Education Digest, Prakken publication, 2002) Many of the schools used to post the images of Native American and many of them are strongly ethnical. These images create a negative impact on young students mind. They should not be comfortable, supported and respectful to others in ethnical environment. <Tab/>Due to the above mentioned reasons and really happened exampled, we can now say that Mascots should not be used in school, universities or any other locations because it may cause discrimination, violence, racisms, or many other anti social or anit-religious activities.