Mascots

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#NotYourMascot, #Not4Sale: Protesting Anti-Native Mascots

The recent and short-lived #CancelColbert campaign caused much controversy over whether the joke was offensive to Asian-Americans.  Lost in the #CancelColbert fervor was the fact that Colbert’s joke meant to mock Dan Snyder’s Original Americans Foundation, widely thought to be a PR tactic to appease Native Americans and others who oppose the name “Washington Redskins.” Continue reading