Tomahawk Racism In Sports

Tomahawk racism out of sports teams!

A fight over whether some names of sports teams are racist and should be forced to change them. The Washington Redskins is the main target because it is by far the most racist in the eyes of Native Americans. One of the many arguments is if the term “Redskins” is offensive. In the Webster dictionary it is usually an offensive term. In one case, a Cleveland Indians fan started a conversation on the racism with Chief Wahoo on Twitter. The fan tweeted a picture of a cut out of Chief Wahoo. Many Native American tribes have tried suing the sport associations in order to put an end to the racism throughout the leagues and the world. A lady that works at the Washington Redskins postal office states that
Sport teams and their owners do not believe it is offensive to represent their history in the way they do. The way some athletes see it, is they are putting their bodies on the line to help represent the history of the Native Americans. The National Collegiate Athletic Association also has problems with complaints and arguments about their school names. One would say that the Florida State Seminoles are the biggest controversy in college sports. The former Redskins coach, Joe Gibbs states, “Everything I’ve known or been apart of has been Redskins. I never, ever thought of it as a negative; it’s all been positive…. It would be wrong to change the team’s names.” (washingtonpost.com) In the mind of the businessman the name or term “Redskins” is a sign of showing honor to Native American societies. To go back to the head of the snake, Washington Redskins, some scholars suggested that the name was not intended to be racist, but to resemble either the color of the Natives or the paint schemes that the tribes use. Now, with new evidence, Dan Snyder, the owner of the Redskins, states that the name was chosen in 1933 to honor Native Americans in general and
The high school level is not as big of a deal as the college or professional level but, it is still hurtful. President Obama has offered to help over four thousand high schools redesign their schools if they were to change their names. There is a teen, girl's, basketball team called the “Suquamish Wolf Pack”. This name is allowed because all of the members are involved in the local tribe in some way and the logo is not a person. Their logo is a wolf with the tribal markings. On to college level, one of the biggest targets was the Florida State Seminoles. Florida State University tried to get in contact with the local Seminole Tribe. By doing so, they got the permission to continue to use the Seminole name and the tribe helped design the logo. On to the professional teams. The top three targets are the Washington Redskins, Atlanta Braves, and Chicago Blackhawks. The head of the snake is the Redskins. They believe if they get them to fall, the rest will fall also. The big debate on the Braves and Blackhawks is their logo. Over the years the braves have changed their logos to fit the Native American’s standards. The Blackhawks are currently designing a new logo with a local tribe. The fight does not end here, it even goes into federal