:''For the suburb of Sydney, Australia, see Mascot, New South Wales. For the American city, see Mascot, Tennessee.'' A mascot is something, typically an animal or human character used to represent a group with a common identity, such as a school, professional sports team, or corporation. American university and school sports teams are often identified primarily by their mascot. Sports team merchandise often bears the team logo as well as mascot. The team will employ an individual to accompany them to home and away games who dresses up as the creature. Tribal symbols and totems can be considered as mascots. Mascots are also popular with the military, both on a large scale such as the United States Marine Corps bulldog, or on the scale of individual units. Nations can also have mascots, such as the eagle, the symbol of Imperial Rome, the United States and Nazi Germany, or the bulldog, the symbol of Great Britain; even a continent can have a mascot, such as the condor symbolizing South America. [[image:Yale university bulldog mascot.jpg|thumb|100 px|left|Yale bulldog logo, showing its bulldog mascot, Handsome Dan]] A mascot is not always an animal or person; for example, Stanford University's mascot is a color (cardinal), and its Stanford Marching Band's mascot is a tree. In the United States, there has been controversy surrounding some mascot choices, especially those of human characters. Mascots based on Native American tribes have proven particularly contentious, as many argue that they constitute offensive exploitations of an oppressed race. However, such debates are not unique to Native American mascots: Alfred University, a school of about 2,000 students in Western New York State has the "Saxon" as its mascot. Its representation is a charging knight in armor. Meant to symbolize physical strength and courage, others protest that the Saxon represents chauvinism and rape. ==Etymology of the term== In 1880, French composer Edmond Audran wrote a popular comic operetta called "''La Mascotte''", French slang derived from the ''Provencal'' word "masco", meaning witch. It was so popular that it was translated into English as "The Mascot", creating an English word for an animal, person, or thing which brings good luck. == See also == * List of mascots * Olympic mascot * FIFA World Cup mascot * List of unusual U.S. college mascots ==External links== * [http://www.logodesignworks.com/mascot.htm Mascot] * [http://www.animalcrackers.com.au/index.html The World of the Mascot] * [http://ghsweb.k12.ar.us/bulldog/mascot.htm A page of bulldog mascot logos] Mascots simple:Mascot
01 Mar 2005: removed reference to the Chief Illiniwek as the "mascot" of the University of Illinois. Such designation is probably inaccurate and is definitely contrary to university policy (under to which the Chief is explicitly defined as a symbol rather than a mascot). See the entry on Chief Illiniwek for further detail. If the Chief is to be reintroduced here, it must be within the context of a more nuanced discussion of what does and does not constitute a mascot. (User:Wschrive) I'd like to split this page into one a list of mascots and a main mascot article (definition). If there's no objections before I check back sometime I'll do so. --User:Zandperl 01:40, 27 Dec 2003 (UTC) == More racist allegations == The Atlanta Braves (cf. the "tomahawk chop") , the Washington Redskins, and the Kansas City Chiefs have also been mired in controversy. However this isn't always a mascot issue. The [http://www.fightingwhites.org Fighting Whites] were established to satirize stereotypical team names.
Wikipedia had voted for a mascot late in 2002, before the new logo contest. While many people supported the notion of a mascot, others also argued against it, and the idea stayed where it was. The "contest" for the mascot continues; people can still list their votes at meta:Mascot. All that said, only two ideas have been consistently at the top — both neck-and neck for over two years now. The "Wikipede" (centipede) and the "Miwiki" (ant) are distinctly different designs with very different characters. The Wikipede (needs a personal name: Kip?) is male, bookish, and individualist, while the Miwiki ant is innocent, wide-eyed, androgynous, and collectivist. All that said, they seem to be essentially the same creature, both having six legs (unfaithful to the centipede), wide eyes, round head and torso, and antennae. People liked the character of the Wikipede, but disliked the idea of a centipede as "too creepy". The ant was likewise popular — presenting numerous design alternatives, but it lacked the individualist character.
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:''For the suburb of Sydney, Australia, see Mascot, New South Wales. For the American city, see Mascot, Tennessee.'' A mascot is something, typically an animal or human character used to represent a group with a common identity, such as a school, professional sports team, or corporation. American university and school sports teams are often identified primarily by their mascot. Sports team merchandise often bears the team logo as well as mascot. The team will employ an individual to accompany them to home and away games who dresses up as the creature. Tribal symbols and totems can be considered as mascots. Mascots are also popular with the military, both on a large scale such as the United States Marine Corps bulldog, or on the scale of individual units. Nations can also have mascots, such as the eagle, the symbol of Imperial Rome, the United States and Nazi Germany, or the bulldog, the symbol of Great Britain; even a continent can have a mascot, such as the condor symbolizing South America. [[image:Yale university bulldog mascot.jpg|thumb|100 px|left|Yale bulldog logo, showing its bulldog mascot, Handsome Dan]] A mascot is not always an animal or person; for example, Stanford University's mascot is a color (cardinal), and its Stanford Marching Band's mascot is a tree. In the United States, there has been controversy surrounding some mascot choices, especially those of human characters. Mascots based on Native American tribes have proven particularly contentious, as many argue that they constitute offensive exploitations of an oppressed race. However, such debates are not unique to Native American mascots: Alfred University, a school of about 2,000 students in Western New York State has the "Saxon" as its mascot. Its representation is a charging knight in armor. Meant to symbolize physical strength and courage, others protest that the Saxon represents chauvinism and rape. ==Etymology of the term== In 1880, French composer Edmond Audran wrote a popular comic operetta called "''La Mascotte''", French slang derived from the ''Provencal'' word "masco", meaning witch. It was so popular that it was translated into English as "The Mascot", creating an English word for an animal, person, or thing which brings good luck. == See also == * List of mascots * Olympic mascot * FIFA World Cup mascot * List of unusual U.S. college mascots ==External links== * [http://www.logodesignworks.com/mascot.htm Mascot] * [http://www.animalcrackers.com.au/index.html The World of the Mascot] * [http://ghsweb.k12.ar.us/bulldog/mascot.htm A page of bulldog mascot logos] Mascots simple:Mascot
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01 Mar 2005: removed reference to the Chief Illiniwek as the "mascot" of the University of Illinois. Such designation is probably inaccurate and is definitely contrary to university policy (under to which the Chief is explicitly defined as a symbol rather than a mascot). See the entry on Chief Illiniwek for further detail. If the Chief is to be reintroduced here, it must be within the context of a more nuanced discussion of what does and does not constitute a mascot. (User:Wschrive) I'd like to split this page into one a list of mascots and a main mascot article (definition). If there's no objections before I check back sometime I'll do so. --User:Zandperl 01:40, 27 Dec 2003 (UTC) == More racist allegations == The Atlanta Braves (cf. the "tomahawk chop") , the Washington Redskins, and the Kansas City Chiefs have also been mired in controversy. However this isn't always a mascot issue. The [http://www.fightingwhites.org Fighting Whites] were established to satirize stereotypical team names.
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Wikipedia had voted for a mascot late in 2002, before the new logo contest. While many people supported the notion of a mascot, others also argued against it, and the idea stayed where it was. The "contest" for the mascot continues; people can still list their votes at meta:Mascot. All that said, only two ideas have been consistently at the top — both neck-and neck for over two years now. The "Wikipede" (centipede) and the "Miwiki" (ant) are distinctly different designs with very different characters. The Wikipede (needs a personal name: Kip?) is male, bookish, and individualist, while the Miwiki ant is innocent, wide-eyed, androgynous, and collectivist. All that said, they seem to be essentially the same creature, both having six legs (unfaithful to the centipede), wide eyes, round head and torso, and antennae. People liked the character of the Wikipede, but disliked the idea of a centipede as "too creepy". The ant was likewise popular — presenting numerous design alternatives, but it lacked the individualist character.
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