41. Decal Junky Stick 'Em Up! - SPORTS MASCOTS search. Sort by Name. Shop sports mascots. sports mascots. Products in SPORTSMASCOTS. Bee Mascot 01 $8.00. High quality die cut vinyl bee mascots decals. http://gallery.bcentral.com/Gallery/ProductListing.aspx?GID=4508723&Dept=195814

42. The Chronicle: Colloquy: Responses sports mascots or team names seldom fall into the category of whatis objectively offensive. Even though people do take offense http://chronicle.com/colloquy/2001/logo/89.htm

Advanced Search Site Map Front Page Today's News ... BACKGROUND Sports mascots or team names seldom fall into the category of what is objectively offensive. Even though people do take offense at them, the question should be turned around on them: Should you really find this offensive, or are you being thin-skinned? Is it the mascot you are really angry at, or the fact that people in your minority have been discriminated at, or looked down upon? In other words, are you taking out your anger at a harmless symbol which was never intended to insult you? Sports mascots are sometimes intended to take a trait out of context. My high school sports teams had been called "the Blue Devils" until the local Christians felt that was too respectful of Satan. Of course, the symbolism never had anything to do with religion or insulting it. Indian team names like the Atlanta Braves or the Cleveland Indians and enactments when the team scores a run of doing the 'tomahawk chop' in the stands are no more objectively offensive to Native Americans than my high school team name was objectively offensive to Christians. I would tell the Christians and the Native Americans and other minorities that they should not try to impose their sensitivities on everyone else.

43. SI.com - Writers - Frank Deford: Since Sports Is Overrun With mascots, It's Tim There are so many silly sports mascots now that if we threw them all out on thestreet at once it would be a terrible blow to the economy. Advertisement. http://www.cnnsi.com/2004/writers/frank_deford/03/25/viewpoint/

Get 4 trial issues of SI and a FREE gift! THE WEB SI.com Symbolic gesture Since sports is overrun with mascots, it's time they followed a few rules Posted: Thursday March 25, 2004 11:48AM; Updated: Thursday March 25, 2004 11:48AM I was talking to my friend The Sports Curmudgeon the other day and he told me: "Frank, if there is one thing that I am the most sick and tired of in sports, it is mascots. Can't we get rid of those cutesy-poo little things?" His question got me thinking. Unlike the Sports Curmudgeon, I don't think we should outlaw mascots  boom, just like that. Maybe we should have a grandfather clause for them, like baseball had with spitball hurlers when the sport eliminated the illegal pitch. We're having enough trouble with unemployment in this country. There are so many silly sports mascots now that if we threw them all out on the street at once it would be a terrible blow to the economy. But, definitely, we are overrun with mascots. Even teams that have names that don't have anything to do with mascots can't stop themselves. It's like you're not a genuine franchise anymore if you don't have a mascot. Hey, excuse me, but the Utah Jazz have a bear and the Alabama Crimson have an elephant and the Detroit Pistons have a horse. Certainly, we have to make rules. If your team is the Pistons, then your mascot has to honor the name. Detroit should have somebody dressed up like a piston. You could have one made up for you, you know. Mascots are a real cottage industry. You can order mascot costumes, choosing from such groups as bears, bugs, bunnies, food, reptiles and mice. Stanford has a tree. There are also mascot teachers now. You can go to mascot school to learn how to be a mascot.

44. SI.com - More Sports - A History Of Bizarre Mascot Incidents - Saturday July 12, By SI.com staff. Let s face it they re really just sitting targets. In theirfunny costumes with their funny walks, sports mascots aim to entertain. http://www.cnnsi.com/more/news/2003/07/10/mascot_timeline/

The Web SI.com A history of bizarre mascot incidents Posted: Thursday July 10, 2003 6:31 PM Sebastian the Ibis Andy Lyons/Getty Images By SI.com staff Let's face it they're really just sitting targets. In their funny costumes with their funny walks, sports mascots aim to entertain. But trouble can ensue, especially when they get a little too frisky with the subjects of their antics. Wednesday night's incident in which Pittsburgh Pirate first baseman Randall Simon swung a bat and hit a woman dressed as an Italian sausage was just the latest in a long series of curious events involving mascots ... August 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda exchanges fisticuffs with the Philly Phanatic after the mascot does a routine using a doll of Lasorda as a punching bag. September 1989 Miami's Sebastian the Ibis leads the Hurricanes onto the field for their annual clash with Florida State carrying a fire extinguisher intending to douse the Seminoles' famous flaming spear. Five police officers surround the mascot, slam him against a wall and empty his extinguisher. January 1991 The world famous San Diego Chicken grabs a Chicago Bulls cheerleader, dances with her and rolls her on the floor. She later sues and is awarded $317,000 in damages.

45. Ergonomics Today(TM) - The Trusted Source For Ergonomics News Not All Fun and Games for sports mascots. February 24, 2003. ErgonomicsTraining. Sponsor. Thought playing catcher was the biggest ergonomic http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=689

46. Tolerance.org Native American Mascots Big Issue In College Sports outside the delirious stadium a small group quietly stands with signs protestingthe use of Seminole Indian imagery for the school’s sports mascots. http://www.tolerance.org/news/article_tol.jsp?id=165

47. US Commission On Civil Rights Condemns Indian Mascots The Commission assumes that when Indian imagery was first adoptedor sports mascots it was not to offend Native Americans. However http://www.iwchildren.org/resolution/usccr.htm

The United States Commission on Civil Rights Statement on the Use of Native American Images and Nicknames as Sports Symbols Issued: April 13, 2001 The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights calls for an end to the use of Native American images and team names by non-Native schools. The Commission deeply respects the right of all Americans to freedom of expression under the First Amendment and in no way would attempt to prescribe how people can express themselves. However, the Commission believes that the use of Native American images and nicknames in schools is insensitive and should be avoided. In addition, some Native American and civil rights advocates maintain that these mascots may violate anti-discrimination laws. These references, whether mascots and their performances, logos, or names, are disrespectful and offensive to American Indians and others who are offended by such stereotyping. They are particularly inappropriate and insensitive in light of the long history of forced assimilation that American Indian people have endured in this country. Since the civil rights movement of the 1960s many overtly derogatory symbols and images offensive to African-Americans have been eliminated. However, many secondary schools, post-secondary institutions, and a number of professional sports teams continue to use Native American nicknames and imagery. Since the 1970s, American Indians leaders and organizations have vigorously voiced their opposition to these mascots and team names because they mock and trivialize Native American religion and culture.

48. Activist Alert; KANSAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RETIRE INDIAN MASCOTS IN SCHOOLS January 7, 2002. CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST ALERT THE RETIREMENT OF INDIANsports mascots IN KANSAS SCHOOLS. RE Asking Kansas State Board http://www.iwchildren.org/ksbe/push2.htm

January 7, 2002 CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST ALERT THE RETIREMENT OF INDIAN SPORTS MASCOTS IN KANSAS SCHOOLS RE: Asking Kansas State Board of Education Commissioners to retire Indian mascots in Kansas Schools What: Letter writing campaign When: NOW THROUGH AUGUST 2002 Catalyst: The Equity Advisory Council to the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE) is presenting their resolution against Indian mascots to the KSBE Commissioners in May, 2002. History: KSBE Commissioners referred this issue to their Equity Advisory Council in the fall of 2001. The Equity Advisory Council to KSBE, wrote a resolution against Indian Mascots in Kansas Public Schools. They have committed to asking the KSBE Commissioners to retire Indian sports mascots in Kansas schools. They need your help to encourage the Commissioners. Equity Council members working with Kansas State Department of Education executives on the resolution recommend you can best influence the KSBE Commissioners by doing the following: WRITE A LETTER TO KSBE: Every living breathing person in Kansas and around the country who can support the initiative to eliminate Indian mascots should NOW write a letter to the Commissioners of the Kansas State Board of Education, (KSBE).

49. CHIEF ILLINIWEK This page is a compendium of links to various web sites devoted to the ChiefIlliniwek issue in general, and Native American sports mascots and sports http://members.tripod.com/~RFester/chiefilliniwek.html

var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "tripod.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Check out the NEW Hotbot Tell me when this page is updated "CHIEF ILLINIWEK" Pro or Con? For the past several years, "Chief Illiniwek" has been a controversial figure on the campus of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. "Chief Illiniwek," named for the Illiniwek (or "Illinois") Indian Confederation dances at halftime of the University's football and basketball games. The current "Chief", Scott Brakenridge, is the current University of Illinois student who portrays the Chief. The "Chief's" regalia was obtained from the Sioux (Lakota) Indians. Although it is authentic "Indian" regalia, it is not authentic "Illiniwek" garb. And while the Lakota use(d) eagle feathers in their ceremonial bonnets, the bonnet of Chief Illiniwek is made with turkey feathers. Eagle feathers have spiritual significance to Native Americans. However, other Native nations used feathers from various birds for different purposes. American Indian students, led by Charlene Teters, have argued that the Chief demeans Native Americans with his performances. They contend that the Chief stereotypes Native Americans and freezes them into a primitive context. They further contend that mascots such as "Chief Illiniwek" are hurtful to Indian children and re-enforce negative stereotypes of Native Americans as uncivilized and wild.

50. The Mascot Photos I realize this one walks a thin line between real sports mascots andcrass commercialism. The rules 1. It must be a SPORTS mascot. http://www.bigfool.com/mascots/

Carl's Mascot Photos "If it had a point, it wouldn't be a hobby." Dogbert November 19: Want some mascot-themed AIM icons? Of course you do. Click here and save them to your computer. Please note that IE 6 shrinks JPGs to fit within a given window. So when you click the thumbnail and get the pop-up, You may be able to enlarge the picture by enlarging the window. Major League Baseball (National League) and national freelance mascots on this page Major League Baseball (American League) Minor League Baseball more Minor League Baseball Soccer ... Other People Part 2 and Part 3 The Phanatic, Philadelphia Phillies , August 1993. This one was taken at Dukes Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Phanatic, like some other mascots, will occasionally tour with the team or do promotional gigs at other stadiums. Being a lifelong Phillies fan (or "phan," if you will), I couldn't pass up the chance to get a picture with our furry green friend. The Famous Chicken , February 1998. Better known as the San Diego Chicken. Strictly speaking, the Chicken isn't the Padres' mascot anymore; he freelances. I got this shot at a Chesapeake Icebreakers game. He was the first mascot I ever heard SAY anything (it was just "uh, sure" when I asked for a photo, but still). The small red-headed child isn't mine, thank you very much.

51. League Of Fans There have been a few recent positive developments in the ongoing struggleto eliminate American Indian nicknames and images as sports mascots. http://www.leagueoffans.org/gsbs052104.html

Home Commercialism Sports Fans Media ... Contact Us League of Fans Founded by Ralph Nader, League of Fans is a sports reform project working to improve sports by increasing awareness of the sports industry's relationship to society, exposing irresponsible business practices, ensuring accountability to fans, and encouraging the industry to contribute to societal well-being. Email Alerts Alerts is League of Fans' email announcements list. Alerts provides news, information, the actions of League of Fans and/or Ralph Nader regarding sports issues, and calls-to-action for subscribers. All email updates are either selected or written by League of Fans. Actions! League of Fans is motivated by people, just like you, who are upset with what has become of our sports and would like to make a difference. We work with concerned citizens, sports fans, civic groups and communities to increase awareness of the sports industry's relationship to society, influence a broad range of issues in sports at all levels and encourage the cooperative capacities that make the "sports powers-that-be" capable of helping, not just dominating, our society and culture. News Resources We often think of sports as outside the realm of everyday citizen concern. But the many benefits to society that sports can provide are sometimes undermined by a different set of values, often based on the quest for higher and higher profits at the expense of fans, taxpayers, communities, culture and social justice.

52. League Of Fans Racism in Professional, College, and High School Sports Teams Resourcefor the research of racism and sports mascots. Resources http://www.leagueoffans.org/raceandsports.html

Home Commercialism Sports Fans Media ... Contact Us League of Fans Founded by Ralph Nader, League of Fans is a sports reform project working to improve sports by increasing awareness of the sports industry's relationship to society, exposing irresponsible business practices, ensuring accountability to fans, and encouraging the industry to contribute to societal well-being. Email Alerts Alerts is League of Fans' email announcements list. Alerts provides news, information, the actions of League of Fans and/or Ralph Nader regarding sports issues, and calls-to-action for subscribers. All email updates are either selected or written by League of Fans. Actions! League of Fans is motivated by people, just like you, who are upset with what has become of our sports and would like to make a difference. We work with concerned citizens, sports fans, civic groups and communities to increase awareness of the sports industry's relationship to society, influence a broad range of issues in sports at all levels and encourage the cooperative capacities that make the "sports powers-that-be" capable of helping, not just dominating, our society and culture. News Resources We often think of sports as outside the realm of everyday citizen concern. But the many benefits to society that sports can provide are sometimes undermined by a different set of values, often based on the quest for higher and higher profits at the expense of fans, taxpayers, communities, culture and social justice.

53. New Day Films - In Whose Honor? In Whose Honor? American Indian Mascots in Sports. by. Jay Rosenstein. WashingtonRedskins. Atlanta Braves. What s wrong with American Indian sports mascots? http://www.newday.com/films/InWhoseHonor.html

-Full Site -Film Catalog -Filmmakers -Study Guides In Whose Honor? American Indian Mascots in Sports by Jay Rosenstein The Cleveland Indians. Washington Redskins. Atlanta Braves. What's wrong with American Indian sports mascots? This moving, award-winning film is the first of its kind to address that subject. In Whose Honor? takes a critical look at the long-running practice of "honoring" American Indians as mascots and nicknames in sports. It follows the story of Native American mother Charlene Teters, and her transformation into the leader some are calling the "Rosa Parks of American Indians" as she struggles to protect her cultural symbols and identity. In Whose Honor? looks at the issues of racism, stereotypes, minority representation and the powerful effects of mass-media imagery, and the extent to which one university will go to defend and justify its mascot. 46 minutes/VHS Institutional (Colleges/Universities): US Community Groups/ Public Libraries/High Schools: US Rental: US Other New Day titles you may be interested in: Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World Light in the Shadows Spirit of the Dawn Order Policies ... Checkout "A graphic and eloquent examination of racism in sports and so called 'higher education'. Catching bigotry at its most virulent, this film requires no interpretation it speaks directly to the problems without blinking"

54. Native American Mascot Links NC educators may join through the web site. End Racial Bigotry Now Excellent stateby state lists of schools/colleges/universities using Indian sports mascots. http://www.main.nc.us/wncceib/MascotLinks.htm

INDIAN MASCOT ISSUE: LINKS to Organizations Working On The Mascot Issue North Carolina Educators for the Elimination of Racist Mascots(NCEERM) Organization of North Carolina educators begun by teachers at a school with an Indian mascot. NC educators may join through the web site. End Racial Bigotry Now "American Indian" Sports Team Mascots Comprehensive look at national scene. Includes excellent list of organizations calling for retirement of American Indian sports mascots. Site maintained by Robert Eurich. AIMAsheville American Indian Movement: Asheville (NC) Links on American Indian issues including the mascot issue National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media :Excellent resource on national scene. This is web site for Charlene Teters' efforts. She's been called the "Rosa Parks of American Indians" Tennessee Chapter of the National Coalition of Indigenous Cultures A look at the unbelievable use of Indian imagery in Carter County, TN. FIRST NATIONS Web Links Excellent site which has links to First Nations issues around the county, on-line petitions, and email campaigns. The Mascot Issue A compilation of web sites and writings on the issue of Indian mascots used by sports teams. Site maintained by Lisa Mitten at the University of Pittsburg.

55. Smoky Mountain News | Regional The case for keeping sports mascots and logos the way they are seems to have itsentrenched supporters, but the opponents of using Native American images and http://www.main.nc.us/wncceib/esqEXHIBITsmnews.htm

week of date Smoky Mountain News (Waynesville, NC) Feb. 20, 2002 Mascot display takes aim at stereotypes By Michael Beadle The case for keeping sports mascots and logos the way they are seems to have its entrenched supporters, but the opponents of using Native American images and names with sports teams is growing behind a huge grassroots effort of civil rights organizations and multicultural groups. To many Native Americans, a sports team with an Indian logo or mascot mocks their culture, their history, their religion and their self-worth, and exacerbates a tragic American legacy of government-sanctioned genocide, bigotry, racism, and economic and political deprivation against Native American tribes. For Roseanna Belt, director of the Western Carolina University Cherokee Center, using Indian mascots is primarily offensive to Native Americans because it gives the general public a limited perspective and a generally false portrayal of who Native Americans are. The way Belt sees it, if people only see stereotyped Indian images of a warrior with war paint and feathers who go around beating a drum and scalping people with tomahawks, that may be the only knowledge people have of who Native Americans are.

56. Editorial Matters Last year, the Native American Journalists Association called on news organizationsto stop using sports mascots and nicknames that depict Native Americans by http://editorialmatters.lee.net/articles/2004/04/29/vp_views/previous_vp_views/v

DEPARTMENTS Photo gallery Photo Portfolios Daring designs VP Views ... Principles for quality journalism Archived newsletters Contact Info Home LINKS Lee newspapers Other newspapers Editor and Publisher Readership Institute ... Poynter's Journalism links Reporter's desktop Virtual newsroom library Vp Views Lincoln adopts new policy on Native mascots and nicknames Lee editors and newsroom staffs especially those in areas with significant Native American populations and history would do well to take a fresh look at the usage of Native mascots and nicknames in sports and other coverage. The Lincoln Journal Star recently announced a change in its policy, thoughtfully considered after the Native American Journalists Association called on news organizations to adopt restrictions by 2004. Kathy Rutledge, editor in Lincoln, asked Sports Editor John Mabry and News Editor Jim Johnson, a NAJA member, to develop a recommendation. After researching the issue, gathering readers' views and organizing a staff discussion, they recommended a change, as Kathy explains in the column below. This type of decision often engenders more debate in the newsroom than it does among most of the public but you'll find those with an opinion quite willing to share it.

57. Sports Mascots Agonistes | Metafilter How Racist Slurs Taint US Sports www.ezboard.com In 2003, the Native American Journalists Association urged news organizations tostop using sports mascots and nicknames that depict Native Americans by 2004. http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/24314

Sunday, June 06, 2004 11:03 AM PST Home Archives MetaTalk Login ... Etc March 15, 2003 The dark side of being a sports mascot. Assault and battery by opposing coaches and fans. Having to do acrobatics in foul-smelling costumes in 80-degree heat. Lawsuits. Injuries. "I've got really good accidental death and dismemberment insurance," [NBA mascot Kirk] Johnson said with a laugh. "You never know what's going to happen." Behind that frolicsome giant stuffed animal lies a bleak world of terror and pain. [no more inside, wasn't that enough?] posted by at 7:52 AM PST [ trackback ] (10 comments total) Somthing must be done. posted by stbalbach at 8:15 AM PST on March 15 "If you put (my head) within a foot of you, you might gag. " The jokes just write themselves ;) That's a good read. People do seem to forget that there's a real live human being in there. The mascot I'm most familiar with is the Phillie Phanatic, and he just loves to repeatedly provoke the opposing team and get people all riled up. That's part of his act, but I've seen it backfire on him once or twice; he's been on the receiving end of punching, kicking, and general ass-kicking by people that he's worked up into a frenzy. He makes good money , though, and a ton more from endorsements, from what I understand.

58. NAJA The Native American Journalists Association is calling upon the nation s newsorganizations to stop using sports mascots and nicknames that depict Native http://www.naja.com/pr-stopmascot.html

NAJA 555 N. Dakota St. Vermillion, SD 57069 tel: 605.677.5282 fax: 866.694.4264 email: info@naja.com NAJA Calls Upon News Media to Stop Using Mascots The Native American Journalists Association is calling upon the nation's news organizations to stop using sports mascots and nicknames that depict Native Americans. NAJA deems such names and imagery to be racist and offensive to Native Americans. NAJA challenges the news industry to discontinue the use of racist Native mascots, names and imagery by the year 2004. NAJA asks that news organizations adopt a zero tolerance policy like the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Oregonian. In a speech delivered last year at a conference on racism and sports in Minneapolis, Tim McGuire, Editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune said his decision to stop using mascots was based on a "humane gesture to my fellow man". "Other very good, decent editors have not seen it that way," McGuire said. "They believe that as long as the team is called the Redskins, we ought to recognize that name no matter how offensive it is. It is as if they don't make hundreds of subjective decisions each week, such as choosing not to use the F word, or not calling people certain names that other people might call them or not printing the names of rape victims. They don't hesitate to make those calls at all and I see little difference between those decisions and the decision not to use offensive nicknames." Last year the Kansas City Star stopped printing the Cleveland Indians' baseball mascot, Chief Wahoo. Mark Zieman, Kansas City Star Vice President and Editor, said the paper's reasoning was fairly simple. "Chief Wahoo is a ridiculous, offensive, racist caricature. We would be ashamed to run it as an editorial cartoon or comic strip, so why should we repeatedly publish it in the sports pages of our newspaper?"

59. Poynter Online - What's In A (Nick)name? A Stanford University study asked Native high school students how theyfelt about the use of Native images as sports mascots and team names. http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=36149&sid=5

60. Outsports-- Is Youppi Gay? In Youppi!’s case, he’ll probably be accepted over time,” said Josh Burns,whose book, “sports mascots in a Multisexual Age” will be released http://www.outsports.com/columns/20020913billkyouppi.htm

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