In the olympics there are mascots. First,this years mascot is the albino tiger with the Olympics hosted in pyeongchang, korea. The reason why he was picked is because he is korea's guardian animal. Sohoo is his nickname meaning protector in korean and he is believed to bring good luck to the athletes because he is trustworthy.
The next mascot is Mikhail Potapych Toptygin, or Misha for short. He represented Russia because of how famous/ well known he was. Misha is a cartoon character. On his belt he has all five colours that represent the olympics. He was created by Victor Chizhikov.
Another olympic mascot is an eagle named Sam. He represents America. His appearance is friendly so he doesn’t scare the kids. Sam speaks on behalf of optimism
and good spirit. His outfit was designed to look similar to the American flag. To represent American culture. Walt Disney and C. Robert Moore constructed him. Fun fact, they first were going to pick the bear but the bear was already chosen in Moscow, Russia. Amik is another mascot in the Olympics. Amik means Beavor in a widespread language among the North American Indians in Canada. Fun fact, there was a national competition for the mascot. Beavor was far from random as it is used for many things in Canada, like the 5 cent coin and stamps. In conclusion, the main goal of a mascot is to keep people happy and energetic about the Olympics and the countries competing in it. Having mascots is a good way to keep people in happy and have high spirits. Works Cited wood, robret. “Top End Sports.” Olympic Games Mascots, 2010, www.topendsports.com/events/summer/mascots.htm. “Olympic Mascots Through the Years.” Boys' Life Magazine, Boy Scouts of America, 26 July 2016, boyslife.org/features/4560/olympic-mascots-through-the-years/. bach, tomas. “Mascots.” International Olympic Committee, Olympics, 18 Feb. 2017, www.olympic.org/mascots.
The article “The Problems with Native American Mascots” written by Laurel R. Davis covers many arguments regarding the use of Native American names and images for sports teams’ mascots. Whether or not sports teams should be able to continue using Native American names for their teams and images for their mascots is a highly controversial topic. Opinions will vary, especially when a person of Native American heritage is being asked, as opposed to a person of non-Native American heritage. Native American images should not be used for sports teams’ mascots as their use stereotypes the group, misrepresents many aspects of the Native American culture, as well as negatively impacts the lives of those that come from Native American heritage. The first reason that Native American mascots for sports teams should not be used is because they represent stereotyping that is degrading and offending to the people that come from Native American heritage.
Native Americans are trying to take that next step. For the past 100 years Americans have stolen their sacred names and used them for mascots of high school, college, and professional sports teams. The National Education Association is one of the first to step to the plate by passing, Article I-41, which advises use of Prejudicial Terms and Symbols "The National Education Association deplores prejudice based on race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, size, marital status, or economic status and rejects the use of names, symbols, caricatures, emblems, logos, and mascots that promote such prejudice. (92,94)" By having these practices they believe the rights of Native Americans are protected. Native American Mascots in sports need to change to protect and uphold the rights that are granted to them from the constitution.
Logos in professional sports like the Cleveland Indians with the added features to the logo has caused a lot of conflict in the past and today. Most schools or franchises that have Native American mascots have tribal people who will stand up for the name and say that you can have them as long as they are not doing anything that people would find offensive to the culture of the Native Americans. A college in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Central Michigan University, has a native tribe name for their mascot, the Chippewas. However, the school does not have an offensive logo, doesn’t have anyone dressed up at sporting events, or for activities around campus.
Athletic events at this time were also closely related to the religious beliefs and practices of the Greek citizens. Each competition was devoted to a specific pagan god. For example, the patron of the Olympics was Zeus. The Greeks believed that the physical strength and ability of athletes was a direct gift from the gods (http://www.meiaconcerto.com/olympic/olympia/ideal_o.php, September 27, 2004). Therefore, each athlete competed not only in honor of his city-state, but also in honor of the gods.
Team mascots that depict a certain type of group is wrong and should be changed. It is degrading and hurtful to far too many people to keep them from staying the same. Native Americans or any other race or ethnicity should not be stereotyped in a way that degrades them in any way. All teams that have mascots that are named after a certain race or ethnicity should be changed.
Sports organizations that have ethnic team names and mascots have been a controversial hot topic for decades. Professional sports franchises like the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, and Washington Redskins have maintained significant presence and fan base in their respective leagues, but disputes over the perceived racial offensiveness of their names has surrounded them. Some Native American activist groups and political figures think ethnic team names and mascots are disrespectful to their culture and defame the historical legacy of their ancestors. They view the name “Redskins” as a racial slur, and the cartoonish-looking Chief Wahoo mascot for the Cleveland Indians as mockery rather than flattery. Despite the fact that sports franchises know their brand is offending ethnic groups, they have refused to change their team names. Native Americans have experienced psychological distress, lower self-esteem, and a lower sense of achievement because of the offensive and stereotypical names/logos of these teams ("Washington Redskins: Do Offensive Team Names Endanger Public Health?"). This begs the question, should sports teams with potentially offensive names and mascots be required to change their identities in order to be more racially sensitive and politically correct?
There are many factors that have shaped the cutting edge Olympic development from 1892 to 2002. The unique objective was to make a global group through games rivalry. Much like the Ancient amusements between Greek city-expresses, the recreations were made to advance solidarity. Be that as it may, as time passed numerous overall occasions, for example, the Cold War and ladies' suffrage adjusted the objectives of the Olympics. Political perspectives and developments started to shape the Olympics. Furthermore, economic increases and interests turned into an essential part of the Olympics. The cooperation of countries amid the twentieth century included patriotism, and additionally social, political, and economic purposes behind joining and taking
Tomlinson, Alan and Christopher Young. National Identity and Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Olympics and the Football World Cup. New York: SUNY Press, 2012.
modern Olympics were a vision of one man who had strived to see a unity that can only be
The Olympic Games plays a significant role in the world. The relationship between it and host countries is important to investigate for comprehending cultural studies. According to Xu and Kirby (2008), the Olympic Games has a considerable impact on the expression of national identity. For example, London applied this approach to promote its national identity. This can be discovered from the BBC video called James Bond escorts The Queen to the opening ceremony in 2012 (2012): an amiable identity is perceived by the audience through presenting corgi at Buckingham Palace. Moreover, China is no exception. There is an image about the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics, it shows a spectacular drumming performance. In addition, an article about
The Olympic Games, hosted in Olympia, Greece, reflected and represented many of Greece 's traditional values in their culture, politics, and social institutions. With the Olympics being the biggest event in Greece at the time, the occasion brought many new ideas and showed what the traditions and customs of Greece were really about. Through this big spectacle people learned about their own culture and went through many experiences ranging from listening to poets and praying at the Temple of Zeus to spectating the sport of “Pankration”, a combination of boxing and wrestling. They would even compete in the nude as a time-honored tradition. “...the practice [competing in the nude] also symbolically stripped away social rank, an extraordinary gesture toward a democratic sporting ideal in the status-obsessed ancient world.”(pg. 7) The Olympics
... able to be the competitors of the Olympic Games, this is an internationally recognized action for them. If the IOC did not co-ordinate this event well, believe that the development of Olympic Games may not be as well as today.
All in all the Olympics an incredible symbol of the world’s ability to be united no matter the circumstances. They should be thought of as something essential to our ever-struggling world, and not thought of as something that can be thrown out of the window whenever they falter. No matter the cheating, no matter the government intervention, and no matter the money involved, the Olympics will always carry the same ideals they carried when Baron Pierre de Coubertin thought them up. They will always glorify the idea of all nations coming together in peace for one cause, they will always serve as a symbol of unity to a divided world, and they will always be something that is worth fighting for.
the last ancient Olympics were held. The Romans had overthrown the Greeks and banned the games. Then on April 6, 1896 the first modern Olympics began. The modern Olympics owes its existence to Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Baron was very interested in education, and he believed the best way to have a healthy mind was to also be very physically healthy. After visiting the ruins of ancient Olympia he thought that the best way to prove his theory was to bring back the Olympic Games. In 1892 Baron introduced the idea of reestablishing the games, but many people rejected his idea. Then two years later Baron created the International Olympic Committee and started planning for the first modern Olympics. Baron Pierre de Coubertin once said, “The most important thing in the Olympics is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.” When the modern Olympics were created many changes were made from the original Olympic Games. The ancient Olympics allowed only people from Greek descendent to compete in the Games but the modern Olympics encouraged people from all around the world to participate. The current Olympics consist of multiple winners from many different events, but the ancient Olympics crowned only one victor at the end of the Games. The creation of the Winter Olympics is fairly new to the Games. The Greeks never considered including any cold weather sports in their Olympics, and as the Modern Olympics
The Olympic Games were a sporting contest that are likely to have started in 776 BC. They were held every four years (every Olympiad) in Olympia, originally lasting one day but by their ban in 393 AD they could span for up to five days. As to their origin, there are many different theories that have been discussed by historians – ideas ranging from King Iphitos of Elis asking the Oracle how to end civil wars, to entertainment for the newborn Zeus – either way, the Games seem to have started for other purposes (namely religious or political purposes) as opposed to ‘just for fun’.