Top-5 Reasons Why You Can’t Stand Florida State
Nov 29, 2014; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles mascot Chief Osceola prior to the game against the Florida Gators at Doak Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
The Mascot
If you want to go see blatant racism and the giddy application of cultural appropriation, go watch a game at Florida State and FSU fans will happily oblige you.
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Seriously, fans attend games decked-out in what is supposed to be traditional and sacred Native American attire.
They ravenously cheer an FSU student wearing an entire Seminole ensemble, who was selected more so for their horseback riding skills than their knowledge or association with Native American culture.
The school even openly fought an NCAA ruling in 2005, banning the use of Native American mascots and images for sporting events.
Many fans and advocates of the mascot and FSU imagery point to the fact that the Florida Seminole Tribe supports the university in this endeavor.
My response is that the majority of Seminoles don’t even live in Florida; the majority is in Oklahoma because of the atrocities committed against them by the U.S. government like the Trail of Tears as documented in this Dave Zirin piece.
Get rid of the mascot and the war chanting FSU, you seriously look ridiculous.
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