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2013, June 19th Radnor 'Red Raider' Mascot Retired, But Team Name Stays

Posted: Jun 19, 2013 4:54 PM EDT

Updated: Jul 17, 2013 5:57 PM EDT
By Bruce Gordon, Reporter


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RADNOR, Pa. -
A Main Line mascot gets the boot. At issue was cultural sensitivity.
It's an issue that's been playing out on athletic fields all over America: re-thinking team names and the mascots that go with them, when they are based on potentially insulting images of Native Americans.
Baseball's Cleveland Indians take a lot of heat on this issue. So do football's Washington Redskins.
Well, Radnor High School -- home of the Red Raiders -- has made its decision.


Source: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/22636500/high-school-retires-potentially-offensive-mascot
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