⟨ See all proponents

person image

Tom Harkin

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Harkin

Thomas Richard Harkin is an American politician, lawyer and author who served as a United States Senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. Representative for Iowa's 5th congressional district from 1975 to 1985. - from Wikipedia

Positions

Question

Is it offensive for sports teams to use Native American mascots?

Position

Yes, it is offensive for sports teams to use Native American mascots

Argument

Offence is subjective therefore Native American mascots are not appropriate

“It has become clear to me over time that the name of the "Washington Redskins" is an affront to Native Americans and it is time to change it.”

U.S. Senator

27 June 2014

http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/27/iowa-senator-washington-redskins-change-name/11578533/

This page was last edited on Monday, 16 Nov 2020 at 03:22 UTC