School Mascot Too Derogatory

This is political correctness at its best.  After the students voted and chose 'Cougars' as the mascot, the superintendant received numerous emails and phone calls from the parents complaining that the word 'cougar' had become a derogatory term.  This ended up in the hands of the school board who made the decision to go with the 'Chargers' as the mascot. 'Cougars' Mascot Deemed Too Derogatory - Education News Story - KMBC Kansas City

The Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah, needed to choose a mascot and after 23 percent of students who voted decided they wanted to be the Corner Canyon Cougars. Falcons, Raptors and Diamondbacks were the other choices on the ballot.

But that didn't sit well with parents who called in and complained that "Cougar" was a derogatory word because of how it's made its way into our vocabulary for older women who like to date younger men.

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