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<blockquote data-quote="Ransom Stoddard" data-source="post: 1956388" data-attributes="member: 10336"><p>Because there's a group that thinks a void needs to be filled. Read Robert's article <a href="https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/the-mascot-debate-fandom-thread.31923/post-1956293" target="_blank">from this post</a>.</p><p></p><p>I don't think people are offended by the misuse of mascot as it relates to Chief, it's a concern over the misuse itself. Words matter, and Chief was not ever a mascot in the sense that other schools have mascots.</p><p></p><p>And as far as "getting mad at a dumb bird mascot"--speaking only for myself, I'm not angry about the bird itself so much as the motivation of those insisting we need it, and the associated packaging of logos, marks, etc. for something that's just supposed to be a mascot. Someone wants a furry on the sidleines, ok, I understand (but don't agree with it). But mocking up Illini sportswear with kingfisher images goes beyond mascots, and that's what Robert is pointing out in the linked article.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ransom Stoddard, post: 1956388, member: 10336"] Because there's a group that thinks a void needs to be filled. Read Robert's article [URL='https://www.illinoisloyalty.com/post/the-mascot-debate-fandom-thread.31923/post-1956293']from this post[/URL]. I don't think people are offended by the misuse of mascot as it relates to Chief, it's a concern over the misuse itself. Words matter, and Chief was not ever a mascot in the sense that other schools have mascots. And as far as "getting mad at a dumb bird mascot"--speaking only for myself, I'm not angry about the bird itself so much as the motivation of those insisting we need it, and the associated packaging of logos, marks, etc. for something that's just supposed to be a mascot. Someone wants a furry on the sidleines, ok, I understand (but don't agree with it). But mocking up Illini sportswear with kingfisher images goes beyond mascots, and that's what Robert is pointing out in the linked article. [/QUOTE]
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