I agree with Churchill when he makes the statement " I am Irish, and I'm not offended that Notre Dame's mascot is a leprechaun". I agree with his statement because a mascot is a symbol of a schools pride. Anything a school picks for a mascot, is picked because they feel that the symbol will represent the school the best. I personally do not think that a school will pick something that they think is degrading to themselves or anyone who attends the school. A mascot is used to symbolize what the school means, any meaning behind the mascot is usually positive, so no one should ever be offended by the mascot because it does not carry a negative message but it carries a positive one. It shows the pride and spirit of the school.