According to NCAA, debates have been across on whether professional teams of sports should be allowed to use the Americans native imageries as their logos, nicknames and athletic mascots. This debate has greatly involved even the mass media discussing the imagery as the activism about the issue continued to grow. People have therefore been taking sides in wider debates on the nicknames at different levels. The use of these logos and nicknames continues to increase racism. It is continuing to create a demeaning culture and seems sacrilegious. This is contrary to the users of these logos who see them as a way of honoring their tradition. Their usage will only continue to increase the heat of the battle towards discrimination of the Native Americans.
Allocation of sport jobs and opportunities has also been practiced due to the
use of these logos. A case example is Mike Carey who asked for seven years not to be assigned the Washington games due to the name of the team. This shows how the native’s social and labor discrimination is rising. I therefore propose that the athletic teams using this imagery should be forced to change and instead replace them with other images which have no any reflection on any racial organization or group. Through this, the Native Americans will be completely out of elimination depiction. The names and logos should be geared towards union and the buildup of the sports sector other than discrimination and sport diversity.
The standards of sports are changing over time and so should be the change of these ancient discriminative cultures. They should not focus to describe any minority, woman or even members. They should
not affect the fans or either the players conscience negatively. The use of mascot names in American sports therefore leads to public controversy in Canada and United States and should be abolished for the favor of sport sector growth.
References
- Staurowsky, E. J. “You Know, We Are All Indian” Exploring White Power and Privilege in Reactions to the NCAA Native American Mascot Policy. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 31(1), 61-76.
- Williams, D. M. (2015). Where’s the honor? Attitudes toward the “Fighting Sioux” nickname and logo. Race, Class, & Gender: An Anthology, 367.
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