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Tag Archives: mascot
Going nuclear: The high school mascot of mass destruction
The Richland High School Bombers honors the dropping of atom bombs with school paraphernalia that says “Nuke ’em” over a mushroom cloud. Continue reading
Posted in my own thoughts, news
Tagged atom bomb, bombers, hanford, Japanese, mascot, Moriguchi, mushroom, nagasaki, Oppenheimer, proud of the cloud, radiation, Richland High School Bombers
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Native mascots: A comprehensive literature review
In 1909 the University of Wisconsin lacrosse team adopted the first Native mascot. By the 1950s, they were commonplace. Beginning in 1968, Native Americans condemned the use of these mascots, arguing that they are based on stereotypes that “have a … Continue reading
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Tagged blackhawks, chief illiniwek, chief osceola, chief wahoo, civil rights, cleveland indians, controversy, culture, dennis banks, fighting hawks, fighting illini, fighting sioux, florida state, football, fryberg, illini, literature review, logo, mascot, mascots, Native, native american, ncaa, nfl, North Dakota, ole miss, political correctness, rebels, red face, redskins, seminoles, sports, sports illustrated, staurowsky, steinfeldt, stereotype, university of illinois, washington redskins
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The rapid rise and fall of racist symbols
The Southern Poverty Law Center prepared this remarkable diagram, illustrating when Confederate symbols, such as statues, flags, and monuments, were erected in public places– mostly around 1910 and then again in the 1960s during the Civil Rights movement. Their full … Continue reading
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Tagged #charlottesville, cnn, columbia, confederate, mascot, monuments, Pocahontas, robert e lee, southern poverty law center, statues
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Native mascots and logos: A good op-ed from Winters, California
Though the author is not Native, this is really one of the better op-eds I’ve seen on this topic. Thank you Debra DeAngelo. It comes from the Davis Enterprise in northern California and is about the Winters High School Warriors … Continue reading
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Tagged deangelo, indians, mascot, native american, warriors, winters
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