Team Mascots: Spirited Or Offensive?
From the Port Townsend High School Facebook page.
Last Monday, the Port Townsend School Board voted to retire their Redskin mascot of 88 years. But while Port Townsend’s redskin mascot is on the outs, there are still many Indian mascots in the United States. The Washington DC Redskins, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Atlanta Braves. Opponents to these Indian mascots say they are offensive and outdated. Ross Reynolds talks to documentary film maker Jay Rosenstein about the growing controversy over the use of Indian mascots in sports.
