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Elliot, a 6th grade student:
"I think she has a point about the images being racist."
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Shamecca, a 2nd grade student:
"I would like to say that she was smart enough to protest."
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LeRon McKendrick, from Atlanta, GA:
"I am a strong advocate that the use of American Indian culture should not be mocked through the use of sports teams as mascots. Being a native of Atlanta, GA, and an African-American, I have grown up around the prejudices and mockery of both the Native-Indian and African cultures. I hope that the fight continues for the American Indian descendants and all other ethnic groups that have become subjects of North America's ignorance."
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Paul, 14 years old, from Bennington:
"Interesting exhibit - Sometimes I forget that judging a person though the images that are forced upon is not the way the Native American Indians want to be viewed. I also think that the fans who portray certain images don't believe they are being disrespectful, they are just having a good time, supporting their team."
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Heather and Stan, college juniors from Brooklyn, NY:
"This program raised my awareness to the issue of racial inequality and bias against Native Americans. The negative things that are portrayed against them would never be portrayed about other races. We wish you luck with your cause."
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Santiago Valencia:
"It is important to know about other cultures and I think that this was an interesting presentation. Please continue doing this work."
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Phyllis Shapiro, over 60, from Long Island City:
"I feel that the logos and all the caricatures and the mascots are indeed
extremely offensive, and stereotypical. But, I think if all of these were
removed and only the names remain it would be acceptable. After all, the
names are so ingrained in our culture that it would be difficult to change
them and still retain who they are."
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Aeneas from Derby:
"I think it is amazing in the first part of the twenty-first century that
images that are derogatory to a culture, which predates the Declaration of
Independence, are still acceptable. It is time for sports franchises,
colleges and schools to realize that just because a mascot has been used for
decades does not mean it is not racist."
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Anne Connor-Schisler, 44, from Claremont, California:
"As a Canadian, I have grown up with a vision of a cultural mosaic for all
people in my homeland. I abhor the use of symbols for profit when it
victimizes those that it symbolizes."
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Nancy Morton from Greensboro, NC:
"We all need to be more sensitive to the feelings and heritage of those other
than ourselves, especially since 9/11. It is too easy to dismiss this type
of stereotyping behavior as innocent when it is actually ignorance that
spawns it."
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