Sports logo's- Unify and Dis-unify

Argument:
Sports rivalries and team expression facilitates mixed feelings.
Some people can show disrespect towards those who represent specific teams.
Others will find that they can't be associated with those who wear specific sports logo's.
People can find a sense of agreement and similarity with people who show interests in teams and organizations that are of similar interest to their sports association.

In terms of buying sportswear, many people have different views and beliefs about the logo's and specific styles that are worn.This may be because people either dislike a specific city or town, or that may be because they dislike a specific team because of a past experience. How can people either like or dislike one another just through sports? The bottom line is that people have views and feelings towards rivalries and opposing threatening cities that could either harm their cities reputation through sports or show them up. It is argued that people dislike opposite rivalry teams such as the redsox and yankees because of the ongoing and longterm hatred towards each other through sports. People also have a bitterness towards teams who represent certain historical customs such as the washington redskins. Why can people feel so threatened by specific athletic wear that others are expressing? How do specific sports logo's and teams cause disrespect and dis-unification? Can some logo's cause extra respect to some people for similar interests? It is very interesting to see how Philosophers and scientists can relate to these topics because they are so common. It is argued that people can feel threatened and dis-unified because of the fact that people want to believe in common interests with people and when people go against what you believe in, the relationship doesn't seem to allow the individuals to be trustworthy and eye level. Is it normal for sports to have this type of effect on people? Of course people will always have issues with the concepts of the sports people view but is it enough to express anger or hatred towards someone?


Sport, men, and the gender order: critical feminist perspectives.

This study focuses on the unification and values of specific areas of sports. This study mostly looks at how men and women view sports as a whole and how they either get along better because of the similar interests or the clash because of dissimilar looks at the specific sports and teams involved. This study seems to think that men get along better with themselves because they can relate in the views of masculinity and the way that they compete in games rather than when compete together with themselves because they find that they are very competitive. When exploring the options and perspectives that people have in terms of sports and who is interested in what specific aspects of specific games, we have to look at how people view men and women and what similarities and differences that are brought to point. Personality has a big part in how people can express themselves in games and in interests because people have different perspectives on a lot of different things triggering different views on sports.

Native American Mascots: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study of Students’ Acceptability Perceptions of Native Mascots Versus Theoretical Use of Other Ethnic Groups’ Iconology by Sports Teams.

This study showed a very different look and how specific logos and teams rub people the wrong ways. Some Native American logo's are being misconstrued as offensive to people of native american descent which is causing people to look in disgust to those teams who they are name after. This has a lot to do with how people can feel about specific teams because these team names such as the Redskins, cause a racist look and misinforming people of the race and culture. Many people are offended to see these teams play because they are being misinterpreted by the rest of the country. People of the native american Descent feel as though it is hard enough in this time and age to get acceptance from people without the misconstrued looks that these team logos are attracting to them. This causes nicknames for people to live by, that will consistently stand by people of this origin and natives all over the world.it is argued that it's a bit insulting to people because they don't want to be looked at in a demeaning way because somehow athletic teams have been named an offensive and historical label.



Conclusion:
In conclusion, throughout the research provided it has shown that many people have different views about the sporting logo's and interests of specific people. This can be because of many different aspects of life including racial views, dissimilar interests, dissimilar cities and many other different types of ways. It seems to me that people are just very different. The fact that people can disagree and completely feel disrespected by someone else views just shows the completely different perspectives that people have in terms of sporting logo's. In fact, people are so different and picky about their sportswear and expression that many people won't wear specific clothes because they either look or remind them of an unwanted look from the athletic wear of opposition to their sporting views. Overall, logo's and sporting views have caused much perspective change for many people and it is interesting to look at the aspects of difference and where these aspects can be changed.

Ethical Questions:

-Is it right to be unified or dis-unified because of similar interests or opposite values?

-Is it okay to label specific teams by historical names, such as the Washington Redskins that could cause some people to think differently about specific ethnic groups or cultures?

-Can sports and rivalries change the perception of people's values towards specific people?

-Is it right to have issues over an athletic competition?


References:
-Messner, Michael A., and Donald F. Sabo. Sport, Men, and the Gender Order: Critical Feminist Perspectives. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 1990. Print.
-Hart, Shae (2011) "Native American Mascots: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study of Students’ Acceptability Perceptions of Native Mascots Versus Theoretical Use of Other Ethnic Groups’ Iconology by Sports Teams," McNair Scholars Research Journal: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 8. 
Available at: http://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/mcnair_journal/vol7/iss1/8
-http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/lists/Greatest-rivalries-in-sports#photo-title=Bring+it+on%2521&photo=29730307