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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
George Washington University dumps ‘Colonials’ nicknameGeorge Washington University06/15/2022MascotsNoCanceled
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
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
University bans 'Spartan Up' gesture over vague resemblance to white supremacist gestureSan Jose State University06/21/2020MascotsYesCanceled
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
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
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
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
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?