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Maine High School Cancels Mascot
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:13 pm
The school board in Falmouth, Maine, voted unanimously this week to retire the Falmouth High School mascot and nickname, the Yachtsmen, over concerns that the imagery was not inclusive.
Pullen added to the Press Herald that the community is considering other ways to address racial equity, and described the mascot change as just a first step.
“Certainly we have other equity-related work to do as a district, the mascot is a teeny, tiny piece of that,” she said. “But it is a concrete starting point of putting the image out there that we are a more inclusive district, or at least not an antiquated, exclusive mascot.”
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Pullen added to the Press Herald that the community is considering other ways to address racial equity, and described the mascot change as just a first step.
“Certainly we have other equity-related work to do as a district, the mascot is a teeny, tiny piece of that,” she said. “But it is a concrete starting point of putting the image out there that we are a more inclusive district, or at least not an antiquated, exclusive mascot.”
quote:
“Being a minority, the only one on a team, and having a white mascot does not make me feel included,” sophomore Caroline Rozan, a student athlete and civil rights team member told The Forecaster.
“I remember I was playing in Casco, and a girl said ‘you go to Falmouth? That’s a white school.‘ People give you a look,” said Rozan, who played hockey and is on the track team.
“People of different sex origins don’t feel included. The Yachtsman is a rich white man with a yacht. It makes Falmouth sound snooty,” she said.
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Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:15 pm to blueridgeTiger
Hahaha what a bunch of losers.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:17 pm to blueridgeTiger
quote:
The general takeaway from both buildings was that about two-thirds of the students either disliked the nickname and had feelings of it being exclusive, or were indifferent to it
Why would you group "indifferent" with "disliked?" These are not similar views.
My suspicion is that this was done because not enough respondents fell into the "disliked" column to justify this move, so they padded the stats.
This post was edited on 5/3/21 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:19 pm to blueridgeTiger
Lol imagine being butt hurt that your cartoon mascot doesn’t make you feel included. Good god.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:19 pm to blueridgeTiger
quote:
“Being a minority, the only one on a team, and having a white mascot does not make me feel included,” sophomore Caroline Rozan, a student athlete and civil rights team member told The Forecaster.
In 10th grade I was the only white kid in the majority of my classes.
I guarantee her I was treated much worse than she is by her classmates with no one to intervene or cancel on my behalf.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:19 pm to blueridgeTiger
Not inclusive enough? How many mascots are inclusive enough?
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:20 pm to imjustafatkid
quote:
Why would you group "indifferent" with "disliked?" These are not similar views.
My suspicion is that this was done because not enough respondents fell into the "disliked" column to justify this move, so they padded the stats.
Of course they did. 1000 students, 550 indifferent, 100 disliked. So lump them together and call it 2/3.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:22 pm to blueridgeTiger
quote:
People of different sex origins don’t feel included.
Aka women. I absolutely hate this world, we are spiraling down the drain quick as hell. This next century will absolutely be Chinas for the taking.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:22 pm to blueridgeTiger
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remember I was playing in Casco, and a girl said ‘you go to Falmouth? That’s a white school.‘
Is there something wrong with going to a “white” school?
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:22 pm to FATBOY TIGER
quote:
What about corpsmen?
Would have to be corpspeople. Hell, even Syracuse had to change their name.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:24 pm to blueridgeTiger
quote:
“Being a minority, the only one on a team, and having a white mascot does not make me feel included,”
....and what mascot would she prefer?
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:24 pm to blueridgeTiger
I guess they'll have to drop Boats n' Hoes as the school song as well.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:26 pm to Bulldogblitz
quote:
...and what mascot would she prefer?
If posters start guessing at this question, I predict 10 warnings and 3 bans.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:28 pm to blueridgeTiger
quote:
inclusive
The people who give a shite about this word 100% were bullied because they’re fricking losers.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:29 pm to blueridgeTiger
new school names incoming...
City School for 9th - 12th grade Amoebas
County School for 9th - 12th grade and all those who want to be here Amoebas
County School 2 for 9 - 12th grade and all those who want to be here Amoebas
City School for 9th - 12th grade Amoebas
County School for 9th - 12th grade and all those who want to be here Amoebas
County School 2 for 9 - 12th grade and all those who want to be here Amoebas
This post was edited on 5/3/21 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:33 pm to blueridgeTiger
It’s.
A.
Mascot.
You live in Maine.
Boats, lobster, Stephen King.
What do you want?
This is an issue of someone not having enough to worry about.
Go storm the beaches of Normandy, then see how you feel about your high school mascot.
A.
Mascot.
You live in Maine.
Boats, lobster, Stephen King.
What do you want?
This is an issue of someone not having enough to worry about.
Go storm the beaches of Normandy, then see how you feel about your high school mascot.
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:33 pm to blueridgeTiger
They should announce the new mascot as the “Gangbanger”. He can have his pants sagging off of his arse, have gold teeth, and no job!
They could name him fo shizzle!
They could name him fo shizzle!
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:33 pm to blueridgeTiger
quote:Totally made up just to have a complaint.
“Being a minority, the only one on a team, and having a white mascot does not make me feel included,”
Posted on 5/3/21 at 12:34 pm to EKG
quote:
Stephen Kang
FIFY
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