Here’s a Handy Guide on How to Deal with Your Feelings of Your Sports Team Changing Its Native American Mascot
Slowly (oh, so slowly), but surely, the tide is shifting towards ridding sports of racist mascots, especially when it comes to those that denigrate Native Americans. That said, there are those folks who have a hard time with change, even if it’s clearly the right thing to do because… they spent too much money on merch?
We’d really hope folks are past claiming the argument “that’s always been their name, so it should stay that way,” but, undoubtedly, there are folks that think it’s their “heritage”.
So, thanks to native comedian/writer Joey Clift, you have a handy, dandy guide to be, well, less racist. Please enjoy How To Cope With Your Team Changing Its Native American Mascot here.