Keyword: coachellavalleyhigh https://freerepublic.com/tag/coachellavalleyhigh/ en-us Thu, 7 Nov 2013 09:52:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 California High School Pressed to Drop Its ‘Arab’ Mascot https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3088483/posts Coachella Valley High School’s Arab mascot logo has changed over the decades, from the original one on horseback, to one wielding a scimitar and wearing a fez, to the one used today, bottom right. Hot on the heels of the Washington Redskins name controversy, an Arab-American advocacy group wants a California high school to abandon its decades-old sports mascot and associated imagery on the grounds it offensively stereotypes Arabs.The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is unhappy with the Coachella Valley High School’s “Arab” mascot – the name, the logo, half-time shows that feature an “Arab” figure and a belly dancer,... CNS News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3088483/posts#comment Thu, 7 Nov 2013 09:52:52 GMT