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.