Throughout the world sports are supposed to be the pinnacle of fairness, diversity and equality. In all sports there is a sense that everyone can come together around this activity and enjoy themselves regardless of gender, age or ethnicity. Sports officials and teams should not separate people but bring them together. No one group of people should be singled out but they are. Native Americans from across the U.S., like Ward Churchill, have spoken out against mascots based upon their people's culture. The argument presented by Ward Churchill prompted my conclusion that all racially based mascots should be banned from sports because they have the potential to offend Native Americans.
In recent years the controversy of racially based mascots has heated up. Teams using the Native American image like the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Washington Redskins, and the Chicago Blackhawks are the problem. In addition to the existence of these mascots, the fans of these teams participate......
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