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> I'm assuming native americans were not consulted with the creation of the mascot to begin with. Seems like you are affirming the consequent and assuming it i
by zepto 5y ago
> I'm assuming native americans were not consulted with the creation of the mascot to begin with.
Seems like you are affirming the consequent and assuming it is harmful to native Americans.
You are ignoring the issue of the paper. If the decision is based on a scientific paper, but the paper is conflicted or unvalidated, that is harmful because of the misuse of the scientific paper.
If you want to change the mascot because of Native American’s preferences, that is a different matter.
- staticman2 5y agoHas anyone else studies this topic? If not it's kind of a catch 22 for the tribe, isn't it? Nobody wants to fund research on the topic, so when they fund research on it it's presumed invalid because of bias?
- zepto 5y agoThis comment ignores the problem and seems to imply that we should accept a bad paper because the tribe is a victim of some kind. How does that address the harm done by basing decisions on bad science?