Offensive Mascots

George Washington Colonials - offensive prospect repeat of Cal State Long Beach connected to genocide the Crusader of the College of the Holy Cross Islamophobic San Diego State Aztecs racial harassment seriously yes seriously college students are now pushing for a rebranding of their mascots in order to avoid controversy often this involves students voting on the replacement of their mascot for example George Washington University students voted to rid the school of an offensive colonials image due to its ties to systemic oppression a suggested replacement for Colonials was the George Washington Hippos but wait aren't those animals not native to America isn't that cultural appropriation changing a mascot at a university may help a handful of students feel better but does it truly help the university to do better the answer is simple no erasing the horrific pages of our nation's history by changing mascots is not progress in reality it causes us to forget the obstacles and in justices that we've overcome we can't change the past the good or the bad but the past empowers us to learn from our mistakes and to build a stronger and more prosperous future so our College mascots really that offensive I don't think so I'm Isabelle Brown for Prager University thank you for watching this video to help keep Prager you videos free please consider making a tax-deductible donation [Music]