Arab Mascot "offensive"

[Mudville]

LOS ANGELES - A California high school's decades-old use of an Arab mascot to promote its sports teams has drawn the ire of an Arab-American rights group that says the mascot is an offensive caricature, portraying Arabs with a large nose, beard and head-covering.

 

http://news.msn.com/us/california-high-school-under-fire-over-arab-mascot

 

 

Yeah, knock it off jackasses!

 

Sincerely,

King Abdul Aziz

 

[Tank]

so they're okay with the enormous dome, but the beard and nose are offensive?

[nate]

My HS was the Apaches.  Our mascot was originally a cartoonish looking Indian guy.  We had to change it after constant complaining.  Changing it did nothing though, they were still offended just by the name.  It is dumb, we had people protesting at all of our football games.  People need to get over it.  I am glad Arcadia stuck to their guns and never changed mascots.  While I was there, there was talk of changing to Peacocks (they are abundant in Arcadia) until someone mentioned that we could yell "GO COCKS!" at football games, lol.

 

 

This is what they changed it to:

 

[Jay]

They have a belly dancer too, which is quite tasteful, IMO

[arch stanton]

Just for the sake of accuracy I should point out that the king's name is Abdullah. He is a son of Abdulaziz, who died nearly 60 years ago.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

While I was there, there was talk of changing to Peacocks (they are abundant in Arcadia) until someone mentioned that we could yell "GO COCKS!" at football games, lol.

 

Commonplace at the University of South Carolina, where there was once a bumper sticker that read, "You can't lick our Cocks."

 

Edited November 9, 2013 by Vegas Halo Fan

[jshep]

How exactly did anyone ever think this mascot was a good idea?

[Mudville]

[HaloMagic]

Yeah, I don't know about that mascot. I mean, I'm not one to be politically correct and all but, well, it's a big-headed Arab. What could possibly be the rationale behind having a big-headed Arab as a mascot? I'm shocked that it made it this long.

Edited November 9, 2013 by HaloMagic

[Vernster52]

I would be okay if he came out with a bomb strapped to him.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Yeah, I don't know about that mascot. I mean, I'm not one to be politically correct and all but, well, it's a big-headed Arab. What could possibly be the rationale behind having a big-headed Arab as a mascot? I'm shocked that it made it this long.

 

A big debate in Jacksonville right now is over my brother-in-law's high school. His school, which now has predominantly black students, is named after Nathan B. Forrest, the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. The odd thing is that Forrest played no direct part in local history.

[Taylor]

How exactly did anyone ever think this mascot was a good idea?

 

Since I now live in the Coachella Valley, the fact that this news story has gone national has caused some buzz. I've only been here for a year, but I was telling some long-time residents that I can understand why it's offensive. Long-time residents told me the name and mascot are supposed to a reference to the Arabian knights, a la Aladdin, not Arabs as in people who currently live in the Middle East.

[mtangelsfan]

Wait, don't most mascots have big heads?  

[vlad27]

Wait, don't most mascots have big heads?

mr Met comes to mind or that weird green phillies thing - too much PC in my opinion - same with the myriad of teams with "Indians" in their name

[TobiasFunke]

People are too sensitive or things are getting too PC unless it offends you. That's how things work.

[Socaliente]

Well the town of Mecca is out there.....

[Stradling]

Arabs bombing us is offensive (obligatory)

[tdawg87]

They should change the mascot to Jesus.

[HaloMagic]

Pretty sure Coachella Valley already has quite a few Jesuses attending.

[St1ck]

They should change the mascot to Jesus.

 

 

Good call.

 

[mtangelsfan]

They should change the mascot to Jesus.

 

This wouldn't be allowed due to separation of church and state.

[Lhalo]

This wouldn't be allowed due to separation of church and state.

 

Any long-haired jew will do then.

[Spirit]

I don't see it being any more offensive then this would be to an Irish person. 

 

 

[yk9001]

The only mascots should be animals and white people.  Otherwise, people are just gonna get pissed off.

[TobiasFunke]