Comments on: What’s in a mascot? http://www.axmx.net/2009/whats-in-a-mascot/ pwning j00 in our place on teh interwebz Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:51:24 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mr. Blue http://www.axmx.net/2009/whats-in-a-mascot/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Mr. Blue Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:20:13 +0000 http://www.axmx.net/?p=394#comment-120 Richie, Thanks for the comment! Stay tuned for my letter to the editor to the Poynette Press regarding this issue. You and my Native American neighbor has changed my viewpoint on this issue a bit. Thanks for the schooling! I'll post the letter once it's published. Richie,
Thanks for the comment! Stay tuned for my letter to the editor to the Poynette Press regarding this issue.

You and my Native American neighbor has changed my viewpoint on this issue a bit. Thanks for the schooling!

I’ll post the letter once it’s published.

]]> By: Richie Plass http://www.axmx.net/2009/whats-in-a-mascot/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Richie Plass Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:27:14 +0000 http://www.axmx.net/?p=394#comment-119 Good words. Words I have read and heard before. Plus, as I have said many times before, when schools and communities started using the name, "Indian" years ago, I'm sure it was for good and positive reasons. But as time passes, so do opinions and feelings. I also continue to say that even today a lot of those schools probably still have good intentions. The down side is the other schools they play, both at home games and away. Its when the name calling begins, the images being burned or stabbed, the non-Indian people dressed up like, "Hollywood Indians" and the alumni continuing to call themselves, "Indian." There is no honor at being laughed at. There is no honor in having food thrown on you. There is no honor in being spit in. And don't think for a moment I should have, "Grown out of the situations by now," because these things continue today. Drop the names, drop the images and drop the practices of teaching your children that they're a member of a different culture. Practice, "Freedom of speech," just as I do, but try harder to get educated on the real culture of America's First Citizens. We have a lot to offer and, this might surprise some of you, we're still here! Good words. Words I have read and heard before. Plus, as I have said many times before, when schools and communities started using the name, “Indian” years ago, I’m sure it was for good and positive reasons. But as time passes, so do opinions and feelings. I also continue to say that even today a lot of those schools probably still have good intentions. The down side is the other schools they play, both at home games and away. Its when the name calling begins, the images being burned or stabbed, the non-Indian people dressed up like, “Hollywood Indians” and the alumni continuing to call themselves, “Indian.” There is no honor at being laughed at. There is no honor in having food thrown on you. There is no honor in being spit in. And don’t think for a moment I should have, “Grown out of the situations by now,” because these things continue today. Drop the names, drop the images and drop the practices of teaching your children that they’re a member of a different culture. Practice, “Freedom of speech,” just as I do, but try harder to get educated on the real culture of America’s First Citizens. We have a lot to offer and, this might surprise some of you, we’re still here!

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