Race: (Mis)appropriation

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"We Are People, Not Mascots. Change the Name." "Honor Treaties, Not Mascots" Source: Last Real Indians, on Tumblr (http://lastrealindians.tumblr.com/post/101938609913)
"We are not logos" [click on this image for a video and brief analysis of cultural representation as a practice of domination]
"Whiteskins" [click on this image to find a short video and analysis of cultural (mis)apporpriation]

Race: The Washington Redskins

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[Given that Halloween is just around the corner, it might be useful to think about cultural misappropriation and cultural imperialism: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/1/post/2011/08/trending-on-indigenous-cultures-who-has-the-right-to-represent-whom.html]
Caucasians A Tribe Called Red made this t-shirt to look like the Cleveland Indians logo [follow this link to find a short clip and analysis of controversy surrounding the use of the #Redskins slur as the name of an #NFL team name: http://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/1/post/2013/11/racism-in-the-nations-capital-and-a-lesson-from-south-park.html] Source: A Tribe Called Red
Tweeted by @ClevelandFrowns, this picture shows a Native American man confronting a white man who is dressed up in #redface before a Cleveland baseball game at Progressive Field. It's impossible to tell, but the white man may be trying to explain that it's okay because some of his best friends are Indians. [click on this image to find a short clip and analysis of controversy surrounding the use of the #Redskins slur as the name of an #NFL team name]

Race: The Cleveland Indians

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Source: Pew Research Center
Source: Pew Research Center
Source: Pew Research Center

Race: Halloween

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