California State University, Long Beach announced on September 20 that it will "retire" its Prospector Pete mascot after a decades-long debate over the figure's political correctness.
Opponents of the mascot say Prospector Pete is "offensive" because he represents a time in California history when violence was used against Native Americans.
Those who support retiring the mascot say the school should avoid using a person or group of people for its next mascot, so as to not offend anyone else. ...
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