Why Not the Clevland Africans?

This is continuing with the question on the test today about using a Native American image as a sports team's logo. I found this picture and it made me think about what would happen if people used other minority figures as their team logo.
I think if it were to be another minority instead of Indians, it would cause lot more problems and probably wouldn't be allowed (and I dont know why this is underlined I can't figure out how to get it off haha). I understand that sports teams chose to use Indians because they think it is an intimidating view of a babarian or an anamalistic warrior. It is all based on a false stereotype, and does nothing but hurt the image of Native Americans. So why then is this allowed? Another mascot I thought about that coinsides with a negative stereotype is Notre Dame and the Fighting Irish. It doesn't make sense to me that this was ever approved and accepted by a college to use as their mascot, without seeing the negative stereotype attached to it. This is a completely random one, but imagine if a group of Mathletes named themselves "the Asians" because Asians are stereotyped to be good at math. That is something that would never be allowed in schools, so then why do so many schools, colleges, and professional sports teams allow an image that negatively portrays a minority group to be used as their mascot? It makes absolutely no sense.

Brigit May, Post 9