Skarie ACE Debate

I disagree with max because he's proposing that we ban controversial mascots just because other states are starting to do it. He provides no evidence showing that they are bad.

They say it's racist but this is what I found on the Washington post Large groups of Native Americans say the images are often crudely drawn stereotypes created by white people who have not taken the time to learn about Indian cultures ravaged in the 19th century by U.S. military forces. But Even polls disagree. A survey conducted in 2002 by Sports Illustrated found that 81 percent of Native Americans who live outside traditional Indian reservations and 53 percent of Indians on reservations did not find the images discriminatory. Is what www.washingtonpost.com said.

They say the redskins mascot is racist but on www.cnn.com the team owners strongly dispute any racism behind the mascot and won't change it, saying the Redskins name honors "where we came from, who we are." Found on www.cnn.com

They say it’s racist, but I agree with Jim Smith "It's a chance for us to talk about family and tradition and loyalty," said Jim Smith, principal of Banks High School — home of the Braves — who grew up on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. According to www.cbsnews.com

Others say were mocking them, and making fun of them, but I think we should not change the controversial mascots. because a lot of native Americans actually like the mascots. Here is some evidence from The Washington post. "We feel like it gives the type of recognition that allows people to identify with the name 'Seminoles,' " Ken Chambers, the outgoing chief of the Great Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma, told the Palm Beach Post.