Posted on Aug 24, 2021

Notre Dame on defence after survey lists leprechaun mascot as fourth most offensive

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Notre Dame is fighting for its Fighting Irish leprechaun mascot after the results of a survey found it to be the fourth-most offensive college football mascot in the US.

The top three offensive mascots wear facepaint and headdresses to appropriate the image of Native Americans, according to the survey.

The Indianapolis Star, a newspaper in Indianapolis, Indiana, sent the survey results to Notre Dame, prompting a response from the college defending its iconic mascot.

Notre Dame on defence after survey lists leprechaun mascot as fourth most offensive

Posted from independent.co.uk

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An imaginary character is offensive? I have got news for those who find the FSU mascot offensive. The Seminole Nation in Florida has fully endorsed its relationship with the university. People need to calm down and stop trying to find offense.

https://unicomm.fsu.edu/messages/relationship-seminole-tribe-florida/tribute/

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LTC Eugene Chu

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Pasting 2019 story about Notre Dame mascots...while some claim cultural offense, one highlight of the 2019-2020 season was the diversity of the leprechaun class that year. Of the three selected student-actors, one was Black, one was female and one was an Irish student from Dublin.

https://www.onefootdown.com/2019/4/16/18399395/notre-dame-fighting-irish-announce-three-new-leprechaun-mascots-for-the-2019-2020-seasons-football