https://bit.ly/2RR7HL6 When exposed to stereotypical Native imagery, Native students generated positive word associations with images, but reported depressed self-esteem and community worth, and fewer positive future possibilities for themselves after exposure. 2/n
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https://bit.ly/36NBLeN Native students reported higher levels of distress (than non-Ntvs) when viewing images of Native mascots. Years in college correlated with emotional distress, suggesting experiences of discrimination related to the mascot increases distress over time. 3/n
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The main defense of these kinds of mascots is that they “honor and respect” Native people. But studies show Native mascots like the
@Chiefs perpetuate negative stereotypes of Native people that are linked with prejudice against Native individuals. 4/nPrikaži ovu nit -
https://bit.ly/2OkLAus Non-Natives implicitly associate Native mascots w/negative words (fat, poor, lazy, dirty) & level of implicit negative bias shown predicts negative attitudes towards real Native tribes & carries over to Natives they interact with like coworkers. 5/n
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https://bit.ly/2tmHyKF When people who hold prejudiced attitudes towards Native people are exposed to Native mascots, negative stereotypes about Natives are activated, influencing their rated perceptions of Native American individuals as more hostile & aggressive. 6/n
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https://bit.ly/31jS8i1 Native schoolchildren who report lower academic self-concepts and whose teachers perceive them as more disruptive than non-Native peers later show lower academic outcomes (given other studies, imagine effect of Native mascots in school environments) 7/n
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https://bit.ly/31iFTSZ People reporting “color-blind” attitudes like “race should not & does not matter” have lower awareness of offensiveness of Native mascots. 8/n
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Many people watching the
@Chiefs tonight intend no harm and believe that this imagery conveys positive ideas about Native people, but in reality, this imagery does harm to Native people and perpetuates negative stereotypes and prejudice against Native Tribes and Individuals. 9/nPrikaži ovu nit -
Mascot imagery places Natives permanently in the past and pushes a one-dimensional “Hollywood” image of Native ppl, ignoring that we comprise hundreds of unique Tribes & communities that look, speak, & dress differently. 10/n
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Native mascots are an extremely misleading & limited representation. THEY belong in the past. Not us.
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