Essay On Native American Mascots

Why are Native American mascots the only mascots still in sports? Some people think that Indian mascots are respecting Native Americans and some think that they are racist. Jack Shakely’s article”Indian Mascots, You’re Out,” tells about how people are affected by them. He explains how Indian mascots are racist and stereotypical, and he argues that Native American mascots should not be in sports because they are offensive and , if some people aren’t okay with it then they should be out and other ethnic mascots have been removed. First Shakely states is that Indian mascots are racist and stereotypical. For example the Cleveland Indians mascot has buck teeth, red skin, and a feather and some people find that offensive. In the article, he says
That percentage still shows some concern. In the article, Shakely says “There are many things in this country that are subject to majority rule; dignity and respect are not among them.” This quote works for the main idea because even though 16% is a small number, dignity and respect beats any number. Finally he states is that other ethnic team names have been removed but not Native American ones. Team names like the Atlanta black crackers have been removed and the Indian ones are worse. In the article, Shakely says “In 21st century America, to name a sport team after an African American, Asian or any other ethnic group is unthinkable. So why are Native Americans still a fair game?” This quote fits the main idea because it’s simply saying why are Native American mascots okay to have and others that aren’t any worse okay to have. This essay gave me a whole different viewpoint on how bad these mascots are. It stated that Indian mascots are racist and stereotypical, about how being respectful to others who are offended by something doesn’t matter, and how Indian mascots are the only ethnic team names that haven’t been removed. Shakely thinks that they should be removed and I agree with him. If they are offensive to one person, then they should