Word: mascot
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...racism, discrimination, and insensitivity.Today, “there is so much more scrutiny and exposure that what could be a small campus issue becomes a national one,” said Jonathan J. Lehman ’08, the Crimson sports chair whose piece on sports teams’ mascots was widely criticized by the Native Americans at Harvard (NAHC).The New York Times covered the Princeton controversy and The Boston Globe reported on the Tufts’ imbroglio, and numerous blogs covered all three controversies.The Princeton article, which was written in broken English, parodied an Asian-American student...
...streak since the Crimson’s stunning 18-point comeback win over CCSU that fateful night. It’s about one guy dressed in a crazy suit.As the first half was coming to a close, I first noticed “it”. This Blue Devil mascot had a pristinely clean uniform, befitted with a Blue Devil jersey that would make a Cameron Crazy proud. His skills were historic, and his enthusiasm, first pumps, and dance moves would bring the shyest of fans to his feet. If you don’t believe me, challenge...
Lehman's last sentence came in a paragraph referencing Arkansas State's women's basketball team, whose mascot is the Indians...
...Jonathan's column expressed his own views regarding the NCAA's mascot policy," a statement from The Crimson's president, William C. Marra '07, said. "Our columnists speak for themselves only, not for the Crimson staff. We stand by our sports columnists' right to opine on important issues affecting intercollegiate athletics, but we're sorry that the column caused some of our readers to feel personally hurt...
...editors: “No Sense in Anti-Mascot Crusade” by Jonathan J. Lehman ’08 is symptomatic of a narrow mind. What this column fails to recognize is that many mascot names are generally acceptable because they reinforce positive cultural stereotypes (e.g., Minutemen, Colonials) or challenge non-negative cultural stereotypes (e.g., Fighting Quakers). On the other hand, most mascot names that refer to Native Americans reinforce negative cultural stereotypes: the Redskins (harking back to the notion that all Native Americans have red skin), the Fighting Sioux (reminding us that even until the 1950s, American children...