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   George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 04:23:39 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

   Decades have passed since the 1960s, yet the use of Indigenous American and First Nations names and images by sports teams continues to stir public debate. Mainstream media often simplifies the issue, framing it solely as a matter of offense to Indigenous individuals.

   However, this oversimplification disregards the tangible harm caused and dismisses the impact on non-Natives. Today, we delve into the true complexities surrounding Indigenous peoples as sports mascots in #TheBigPicture: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/strong-case-against-indigenous-mascots

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     Recycled Electrons (relectrons@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 07:14:01 JST Recycled Electrons

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     @georgetakei I guess a civilized person has to ask why there is such a thing as a mascot, any kind of mascot. They certainly don't help sports teams win.

     I think anyone who thinks that a mascot honors the indigenous people it lampoons ought to have a rubber Jesus Christ bobblehead giving them the finger mounted next to any of the mascot symbols to properly honor THEIR religion in that same way.

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     George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 02-Jun-2023 00:00:18 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

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     • drakbailey

     @drakbailey Absolutely. Happy to be bringing more attention to the issue! It needs to be spoken about more often.

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     drakbailey (drakbailey@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Jun-2023 00:00:19 JST drakbailey

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     @georgetakei
     Thank you for talking about this issue. Also - some of the mascots representing groups that waged unimaginable campaigns of violent terror on Native people -- the Padres and '49ers come immediately to mind.

     #Mascots #NativeAmerican #FirstNations #Indigenous

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     George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 02-Jun-2023 00:01:31 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

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     • Irene Jayes

     @ij Wow. Thank you for reading. My team and I are glad to have a platform where we can bring attention to these issues.

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     Irene Jayes (ij@expressional.social)'s status on Friday, 02-Jun-2023 00:01:32 JST Irene Jayes

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     @georgetakei thank you so much for this article. While I don't live in the US (I live in South Africa) it has shown me a different way to think about race, heritage and my reaction to the discourse.