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Canyons District rejects Cougar mascot, says it's offensive
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:55 am
by _Doctor CamNC4Me
http://sandy.fox13now.com/news/news/670 ... sive-womenWith 23 percent of the votes, future students had selected the Cougar as the school's mascot, but Canyons School District said that board members expressed concern over the use of Cougar because it's used as a derogatory term for some women.
How much of something like this is tied to Mormon-think versus PC-retarded behavior? I can't imagine teens were thinking, "Hey, let's choose a mascot who wants to date younger men." especially when they live in an area where BYU is a national brand.
- VRDRC
Re: Canyons District rejects Cougar mascot, says it's offens
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:05 am
by _moksha
Perhaps district officials are worried how the name might appear next time some Utah school teacher is caught caging up her students.
Re: Canyons District rejects Cougar mascot, says it's offens
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:51 pm
by _sock puppet
When I was at BYU, a new high school was being named in the Orem area. The students wanted "Rocky Mountain High".
Not in Happy Valley!
Re: Canyons District rejects Cougar mascot, says it's offens
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:51 pm
by _DarkHelmet
Here is their helmet logo
Re: Canyons District rejects Cougar mascot, says it's offens
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:31 pm
by _Jonah
But "Cougars" was on the ballot as one of the nicknames to be voted on?? Someone screwed up. Must not have prayed and fasted about the potential names first before mailing them out.
My guess is the nickname "Beavers" has no chance.
Re: Canyons District rejects Cougar mascot, says it's offens
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:17 am
by _moksha
Jonah wrote:But "Cougars" was on the ballot as one of the nicknames to be voted on?? Someone screwed up. Must not have prayed and fasted about the potential names first before mailing them out.
My guess is the nickname "Beavers" has no chance.
This might already be taken by Beaver High School (for real).
Re: Canyons District rejects Cougar mascot, says it's offens
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:30 am
by _moksha
More Utah High School Mascot HistorySpringville's mascot is the Red Devil. The origin of the mascot name dates back to the original construction of the school, when the Red Devil Cement Company assisted significantly in the building. This became a focal point for controversy in 2002. Some local citizens organized a committee called "Parents for Mascot Review". They argued that the Devil was an unsavory mascot for teens and interpreted school literature bearing the character "pro devil" paraphernalia. Some claimed that good Latter-day Saints should not support the mascot for its Satanic allusion. Other Latter-day Saints disagreed, saying that the church had no official stance on the matter, that the mascot was not Satanic, but rather a mythical creature, and that the groups were promoting their own agenda.
Alumni of the school countered that the mascot was not Satanic, and had been the official mascot since 1967 when students voted it in. Further they claimed it was historically significant.
With the advent of reality TV and heavy metal seepage into ground water, is it any wonder that School Boards and Administrators would make quirky decisions? As to the actions in Utah county and worry over the devil, that is just status quo for that area.