A local school board recently voted to start the process to change their mascot.\u00a0 Currently it’s the Mohawks, so it’s certainly time.\u00a0 \u00a0And of course, because that’s just how we are as a nation now, there is a small but vocal group who are angry about this.<\/p>\n
And just to add a layer of crazy to this, the Facebook group for these nuts has suggested showing up a a school board member’s home at 11pm demanding to discuss this as a form of protest.\u00a0 What the actual fuck?\u00a0 I am hard pressed to think of a dumber way (that doesn’t involve any felonies)\u00a0 to facilitate discussion.<\/p>\n
Then again, what is there to discuss?\u00a0 It’s well past time to retire Native American related mascots.\u00a0 In Minnesota high schools did it 25+ years ago.\u00a0 This isn’t a new idea.\u00a0 The only reason to keep it is some variation of “we’ve always done it this way”, which is a terrible reason to do anything.\u00a0 Yes, it’s true that many college and pro teams have yet to make the change, but some of them have and more will in the near future. Washington Football Team anyone?<\/p>\n
If anyone has a real, legitimate reason why changing a high school mascot is a cause worth getting arrested for, please let me know.\u00a0 Because I sure can’t think of any.<\/p>\n
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