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Utah School Board Says Cougar Mascot Too Offensive To Women

DRAPER, Utah (CBS Las Vegas) – One Utah school district believes a cougar mascot would be insensitive to women.

The Canyons School District overrode the students top choice of a cougar mascot for their high school that is to be completed in 2013.

Would-be Corner Canyon High School students chose the Cougars as their mascot — a name principal Mary Bailey said carries an ugly connotation that is disrespectful to women.

In popular culture, the cougar is a sexually aggressive middle-aged woman who attracts younger men.

The school board, which consists of six men and one woman, thought the Charger would be more appropriate, which was on the ballot but failed to appeal to students as the cougar had.

Cougars — the large mountain cats — are popular in Utah. Brigham Young University, considered conservative, uses the cougar for its mascot.

Bailey said Corner Canyon’s close proximity to BYU was another reason to use the Charger.

She said the cougar was popular enough, while the charger gave the school an opportunity to have a unique mascot in Utah.


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Hmm. Just like "Braves" and "Warriors", somebody hasn't figured out that it is actually rather complementary.


Rho

 

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they just mad because no one calls them/their wives cougars

 

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unless the students also wanted the mascot costume to look like Betty White,the school board should just shut up and let them use the cougar.

good grief

 

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University of North Dakota "Fighting Sioux" have had this fight going on for years.