Mascots Impact On Mascots

Myles Brand issued a “self-evaluation” to 31 colleges to examine their choice of mascots and the

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines mascot as, “a person, animal, or object used as a symbol to represent a group (such as a sports team) and to bring good luck.” Hopeful sports teams around the United States rely on their mascots to bring in positive energy as motivation to help win the game. The mascot often serves as the face of a team, and acts to define the team’s character to their opponents. The mascots represent the community that the team belongs to, and that is a big role. When a mascot is offensive or isolates a particular group of people, the mascot can also bring negative attention to the team. The negative publicity will often result in a mascot change.

The UNR football team is divided amongst a variety of demographics and characters. After close review and analysis of my observation of the UNR football team, I could not depict a certain demographic that stood out because everyone is particularly different in their own way. Meaning that there is no dominant race, religion, or social class in regards to the players or coaching staff. Furthermore, there is also an abundance of different types of characters on the football team. Upon observing the UNR football team, I found that many players and coaches act differently. Some players/coaches are loud and tend to be the “clowns” on the

and mascot (99; pt.3). These schools use logos of people, animals, and cartoon characters of the

Some schools who have a an unorthodox mascot or symbol might tend to be picked at because of that, which in turn could be a distraction if they were to play a rival at their place. The whole student body in every school knows their mascot or

Throughout ancient times, many names have identified as racial slurs. Most recently, controversy has surrounded multiple sports teams such as the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Redskins; however, some may believe the Braves and Indians name is more to honor them, instead of discriminate against them. The conflict of the Washington Redskins seems highest compared to other teams. This kind of denigration has both visible and unseen consequences for Native Americans (Keim 2). Throughout this paper opinions on the argument has been voiced, polls which have taken placed, and protests have developed for both sides of the argument will be taken discussed to find a resolution for the potential name change of the Washington Redskins.

Before this topic, I have no experience with the "Indian Mascot". After reading some of articles, I am very impressive by the argument in the article which is "Redskins, Sambos, and Whities - Racism in Sports Mascots." I am not a big fan of any sports, so I have ever not known about the meaning of a sport team's mascot. Now, I am opened my mind. I realize that after every mascot, it has a different meaning. Some are good, but some may hurt people's feeling. Some people said that they think the Indian American and supporters are too sensitive when they care much of a mascot. However, we can not understand someone if we do not stand on their position. The Indian Americans have a indigenous culture with a lot of things we have not known. The stereotypes

The school should be named Corydon SE because it is south east to the existing high school, Corydon Central. The mascot should be a mountain lion because the Corydon mascot is a large cat so they should coordinate. It’s important that whatever is picked for the school name and mascot is liked by the city because they are the backbone of the school. Without the public, public schools are nothing. It is equally important that the students like the name and mascot because they are the faces of the school. You want the students to wear their school name with pride.

Lone Star Play Ball is a non-profit organization that was founded in San Antonio, TX in 2008. The organization provides individuals with special needs the opportunity to participate in a co-ed non-competitive softball league. Lone Star has a competitive advantage through service differentiation as it is the only organization in San Antonio that caters to adults with special needs. In addition, the organization sets itself apart through the experience it offers to its participants, families, and volunteers. In order to maintain this competitive advantage, Lone Star Play Ball must establish branding to give the organization a distinct identity and be memorable and recognizable within the community. While Lone Star Play Ball has two leagues, this paper will focus on the branding for Lone Star Play Ball Southwest.

School has been using mascot since the 1800s. So that tells us that mascot is used to show what the school is like because those are the things that people remember about the school. John L. Lewis Elementary School opened two years ago in Wilkes Barre; PA is located in Luzerne County. It was a big mining town, but the mines got flooded. And the town seeks to improve its riverfronts. John L. Lewis Elementary should choose the River Rats as its mascot because it meets 4 out of 5 criteria. The criteria that they river rats because it meets is powerful, name matches school, represent the area, and unique.

While defending his team name, Snyder says, “ I took a vote.. Asking both Natives and Non-Natives how they feel about these mascots. The natives, took no offense at all.” As seen through Snyder’s short video, both he and the natives believe that, If these logos are not apprehended as disrespectful or derogatory towards the targeted group of individuals, schools should be able to choose any symbol they'd like.

A very sensitive subject and tough question that has been asked since the early 1900's is, should controversial sports mascots be replaced with mascots that are not offensive. It is a topic that continues even today as people protest against what they believe is stereotypical sport mascots. In the article, Controversial Sports Mascots Be Replaced, the authors of each article discusses how certain groups of people, specifically Native Americans, believe certain mascots are offensive and should from sport team names. The author attempts to create sympathy within the reader by sharing a story from is youth that tells how his mom was displeased with a hat he wore home that had a Chief wahoo on it. He told how his mom "jerked his hat off and threw it in the trash" because "she had been fighting against Indian stereotypes all her life."

These names are made to honor the Native American History. Not only doc ust coaches and owners believe that the mascots and logos aren't offensive, but many Native Americans are unbothered by it. In many cases certain tribes has embraced schools and sports teams for using their names. James Billie, the Seminole tribe chairman says “We seminoles embrace the mascot, they honor us.” Florida State University was so grateful for the kind words from Billie that they now give scholarships to many Native Americans in a way to say “thank you” for their heritage. Many Native Americans are the exact opposite of angry and offended by these mascots and logos, instead they feel

Fashion designer logos are intended to be the "face" of a company. They are graphical displays of a company 's unique identity, and through colors and fonts and images they provide important information about a company that allows customers to identify with the company 's main product. Logos are also a shorthand way of referring to the company in advertising and marketing materials. Hollister’s highly effective marketing strategy used to target consumers is their logo. Their logo contains a picture of seagull that may come in many different colors or fonts, sometimes they’ll use other

“Tricked Out Name Tag” was the first episode of the Progressive Insurance mascot Flo’s commercial lifetime. In the advertisement, Flo is seen giving aid to a customer in a superstore for insurance. She shows how much money they could be saving the customer if they switched to Progressive. The savings was over $200 comparatively, to which the customer stated, “That’s a new pair of shoes.” The famous line that started the Flo craze followed in response to the customer: “Or a tricked out name tag.” Nobody from Progressive could have seen the skyrocketing career of the new company mascot, Flo. Her perky attitude and quirky tactics solidified her way into the hearts of fans and critics. Flo has made her way from the television screen into the pages of