In college Park, MD, six months after Wiscasset High School changed its mascot from the Redskins to the Wolverines, the varsity boys basketball team showed up for a home game wear T-shirts with the retire Redskins mascot on them. The resulted in a standing ovation to the team and the T-shirts, indicating a love of the old mascot. (Capital News Service)
For the full story, follow the link below. Its quite in-depth and offers views from multiple angles on the subject of using "Redskins" as a mascot.
Regardless of how you feel about the subject, this demonstrates just how powerful a T-shirt design can be. Stirring emotional responses both for and against the design and what it represents. In case you are wondering, yes, you can still buy the old Redskins T-shirts for Wiscasset High School. Link is below. Maybe not 'retired' fully, yet.
http://www.prepsportswear.com/school/us/Maine/Wiscasset/Wiscasset-High-School-Redskins/Men-T-Shirts/ProductList.aspx?category=8&schoolid=150818
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