At Friday's opening season opening football game, the "bearded, snarling mascot with a large hooked nose who wears a headscarf," was not present after nearly 100 years of its existence at the school, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The belly dancing genie which would normally appear during half-time was also retired.
The school's Arab mascot was created nearly a century ago as gesture of recognition towards the desert-like region's reliance on date farming, which is both a signature crop of the Coachella Valley and a traditionally Middle Eastern crop.
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It's just a mascot. Can't believe they caved under pressure!
ReplyDeleteTotally believe it
ReplyDeleteOh by all means, lets all be politically correct and not hurt anyone's feelings, while they continue to cut off Americans' heads.
ReplyDeletePolitical Correctness is becoming the downfall of the American way of life.
ReplyDeleteMany years ago, the "Spade" referred to a shovel and "Gay" referred to happiness - these words can no longer be used lest they offend a group of people!
I agree that no one should have to change the mascot for the reason it was changed. But seriously, who wants an Arab for a mascot anyhow?
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