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Cancel Culture Database

Cancel Culture Database

IncidentSchool NameDateTargetConfederate?Protested/Canceled?
Cal State Long Beach ditches ’49er’ name from campus bookstore, restaurants, shopsCalifornia State University Long Beach08/03/2023MascotsNoCanceled
University revises mascot to avoid perception of ‘white supremacy’University of Nebraska01/30/2023MascotsNoCanceled
College newspaper editorial board calls for 'Bullets' mascot changeGettysburg College06/30/2022MascotsNoProtested
George Washington University dumps ‘Colonials’ nicknameGeorge Washington University06/15/2022MascotsNoCanceled
WWU eyes ditching Viking mascot due to colonialismWestern Washington University01/13/2022MascotsNoProtested
Christian university cancels its 'Crusader' mascotEvangel University04/23/2021MascotsNoCanceled
Saddleback College sacks its cowboy Gaucho mascot after ‘cultural appropriation,' 'sexism’ criticismSaddleback College03/29/2021MascotsNoCanceled
Christian university ditches Crusader mascotValparaiso University02/11/2021MascotsNoCanceled
College reviews pioneer mascot because of 'inclusivity' concernsMarietta College12/21/2020MascotsNoProtested
Carthage College drops mascot 'Torchie' for not being 'inclusive' enoughCarthage College09/25/2020MascotsNoCanceled
Cappy the mascot canceled for 'connection to the historic Crusades'Capital University07/16/2020MascotsNoCanceled
San Antonio College removes ranger mascotSan Antonio College07/15/2020MascotsNoCanceled
Notre Dame under pressure to retire football team's ‘Fighting Irish’ leprechaun logoUniversity of Notre Dame07/10/2020MascotsNoProtested
University may retire 'Rhett' mascot due to connection to 'Gone with the Wind'Boston University07/02/2020MascotsYesProtested
College considers replacing wasp mascot to fight oppressionEmory and Henry College07/01/2020MascotsNoProtested
University bans 'Spartan Up' gesture over vague resemblance to white supremacist gestureSan Jose State University06/21/2020MascotsYesCanceled
At University of Denver, students can get ID without ‘Pioneers’ nickname if it offends themUniversity of Denver09/06/2019MascotsNoProtested
Professors demand NCAA punish their university over former 'offensive' mascotUniversity of Illinois07/31/2019MascotsNoProtested
Maine bans ALL Native American mascots in public schoolsvarious05/17/2019MascotsNoCanceled
University to ditch 'Blackbirds' nickname as 'offensive' and 'racist'Long Island University Brooklyn05/14/2019MascotsNoCanceled
Professors publicly protest university's pro-Cowboy slogan as exclusionary and genocidalUniversity of Wyoming03/12/2019MascotsNoProtested
Professor declares university's 'Redman' mascot reinforces 'white settler society'McGill University11/11/2018MascotsNoProtested
Prospector Pete mascot ditched over racism concernsCalifornia State University Long Beach09/23/2018MascotsNoCanceled
Holy Cross stops using Knight imageryCollege of the Holy Cross03/16/2018MascotsNoCanceled
Professors approve resolution to remove 'Aztec' mascotSan Diego State University11/09/2017MascotsNoProtested
Christian university in Idaho drops its 'Crusaders' mascotNorthwest Nazarene University10/18/2017MascotsNoCanceled
College scraps 'problematic' Colonial Phil mascot following campus-wide backlashCommunity College of Pennsylvania09/29/2017MascotsNoCanceled
Black student group demands 'Traveler' mascot be changed over association with Robert E. LeeUniversity of Southern California08/19/2017MascotsYesProtested
Petition: LSU Tigers mascot a 'symbol of white oppression'Louisiana State University05/31/2017MascotsNoProtested
So long, Missionaries: Whitman College mascot is now The BluesWhitman College10/03/2016MascotsNoCanceled
Private college ditches 'missionary' mascot due to it being problematicWhitman College04/25/2016MascotsNoCanceled
Amherst College drops ‘Lord Jeff’ as mascotAmherst College01/19/2016MascotsNoCanceled
Susquehanna University drops ‘Crusaders’ mascotSusquehanna University10/27/2015MascotsNoCanceled
Despite protests, UT-Knoxville drops beloved ‘Lady Vols’ nicknameUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville06/30/2015MascotsNoCanceled
University’s new ‘vaqueros’ mascot decried as ‘racist, gender biased’University of Texas Rio Grande Valley11/18/2014MascotsNoProtested
After uproar, ‘Ole Miss’ leaders defend embattled nicknameUniversity of Mississippi08/14/2014MascotsNoProtested
College nixes ‘Crusaders’ mascot, says it’s too controversialMaranatha Baptist University01/30/2014MascotsNoCanceled
University rejects pioneer ‘Denver Boone’ mascot as too offensiveUniversity of Denver08/19/2013MascotsNoCanceled
Voters choose to retire 'Fighting Sioux' mascot after NCAA penaltiesUniversity of North Dakota06/13/2012MascotsNoCanceled
IncidentSchool NameDateTargetConfederate?Protested/Canceled?