Logos referring to Native Americans should be banned

Indians represent bravery, courage, and fighting. Although Native American logos may depict only Natives during wartime, it is for good reason: the team is in battle. Not a military battle, but rather a sports battle. Nobody would pick a people or person who represent cowardice, weakness, etc. They choose Native Americans because of their courage, bravery, and fighting skills. Their cultures may be different when in peacetime; however, teams choose Natives because they are in a sports battle. Teams are not demeaning Natives in any way. And if they are, which they certainly are not, it is simply stereotype. And is this so-called stereotype any more vicious than "blacks like fried chicken" or "all Asians are smart"? No! Should we remove the spokeswoman for Popeye's because she is black and represents a stereotype? No. Should we ban extra-credit for those of Asian descent because it represents a stereotype? No!Native American cultures may be different in peacetime; however, the reason they are depicted so in sports because they are in a battle - whether football, baseball, etc. Natives are chosen because of their bravery, courage, and ability to fight. They were a challenge for a race that dominated everything over 200 years ago - that is quite impressive! Natives should be remembered in this way. This stereotype you speak of is not in place, and if it was it would be no more vicious than a black woman representing a fried-chicken company or an Asian doing extra-credit. Cultural Promotion. Let me say that you started with a stereotype. "It is not the prerogative of the Caucasian race to promote a culture that we do not fully understand."The Caucasian race is not the only race involved in the naming of Native teams. If your argument is that stereotypes are hurtful and diminish society, you just blew your stance. Second, many tribes in North America support this cultural promotion with team names. "The University of North Dakota's former athletic logo, a Native American figure, was recently dropped. Due to the NCAA's perception that the term "Fighting Sioux" and the accompanying logo are offensive to native Americans, the NCAA pressured the university to discontinue use of the logo. When UND moved in the fall of 2009 to change its nickname, one of the two Sioux tribal councils in the state sued to have the name retained.""The Central Michigan University nickname, the Chippewas, was originally placed on the “hostile or abusive” list but was removed when the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation of Michigan gave its support to the nickname." http://en.wikipedia.org......The Ute Tribe approved the use of the name "Utes" by the University of Utah. And there have been many more tribes that have fought this same battle. What I'm arguing is that a majority of Native Americans, and tribes, do not find the use of Native American logos offensive; why do those outside of the Native race, such as Caucasians, think it is? "Whether or not those who were polled agree that mascots should stay is irrelevant."I think it is relevant. It shows that a majority of Native Americans are not offended by the use of Native logos - why, then, do Indian activists fight for something that the Natives don't even find offensive? Why are they standing up for something that the people they are defending don't even find offensive? It doesn't make much sense to me."The dramatic effect that is the result of bias and prejudice has been created by the above stated misrepresentation."It polled those that lived on reservations and those that don't. It polled only Native Americans. The point of a survey is to be a sample. Not the whole, but a sample of the whole. Until we have a vote of all Native Americans on this issue, neither you nor I will know for certain whether this was a misrepresentation. Though, I do think it speaks for itself - 81 percent of those living outside reservations and 53 percent living on reservations did not find the use of these logos offensive. How are for certain that this was a misrepresentation?"Teen suicide rates among the native are several times higher than the national average and the average Native American man will only live to be 45."Prove this, please. And if it was true, which I doubt, then please find someway to tie it to the use of Native American sports logos. They have been devalued and deemed unworthy of living as autonomous citizens. In the past, yes - but so were African-Americans as slaves. In the present, however, we have seen the error of our ways and have worked strenuously to rebuild relationships between races. In my opinion, it has been too much - but still, in the present, we believe or at least act as if every race is equal, including Native Americans.