After Weber removed the longtime mascot, Monty Montezuma, as culturally offensive and historically incorrect, the Aztec Warrior costume was designed by a group of alumni. Played by Carlos ...

San Diego State University’s Aztec Warrior is no longer a mascot. It’s a “spirit leader” … whatever that is. After months of deliberation and years of debate on campus and off ...

The more stylized Monty costume was retired ... 1990 and said he consulted with an expert in Mexico to design the Aztec Warrior uniform currently seen at games — bare chested with a feathered ...

It goes without saying that keeping the Aztec Warrior as a mascot perpetuates ... then it’s just another case of playing dress up in an Indian costume. This is called cultural appropriation ...

“The Aztec Warrior, similarly a source of pride for the collective majority, will be retained, but as Spirit Leader, not mascot,” said SDSU President Sally Roush.

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That gives you a pretty good picture of Dexter Gareau's audition. "I'm Dexter the Aztec warrior!" Gareau shouted at the top of his lungs. "Aztec Nation, are you ready? Are you guys ready over there." ...

"What we're trying to demonstrate is the continued support for the Aztec Warrior. A little bit of the anger that we hear,” Patrick Batten, President of Aztec Warrior Foundation, said.

Donation Options Search Search Search Mauricio Ramirez combined images of a young boy and an Aztec eagle warrior in his “Pilsen Warrior Mural.” The mural at 1541 W. 18th St. is meant to ...