The Notre Dame Fighting Irish is a college football team that represents the University of Notre-Dame-du-Lac located in Notre Dame, Indiana. Brian Kelly is the current coach. The school is one of six college teams that competes as an Independent in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, although it plays five games every season against teams from the ACC. During a July 2020 survey in the United States, seven percent of respondents found the team name and imagery (a leprechaun) very offensive as it is seen to perpetuate negative stereotypes of the Irish people.
Public opinion on the offensive nature of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish team name and imagery in the United States as of July 2020
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Morning Consult. (July 10, 2020). Public opinion on the offensive nature of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish team name and imagery in the United States as of July 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134582/notre-dame-fighting-irish-name-imagery/
Morning Consult. "Public opinion on the offensive nature of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish team name and imagery in the United States as of July 2020." Chart. July 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134582/notre-dame-fighting-irish-name-imagery/
Morning Consult. (2020). Public opinion on the offensive nature of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish team name and imagery in the United States as of July 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134582/notre-dame-fighting-irish-name-imagery/
Morning Consult. "Public Opinion on The Offensive Nature of The Notre Dame Fighting Irish Team Name and Imagery in The United States as of July 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134582/notre-dame-fighting-irish-name-imagery/
Morning Consult, Public opinion on the offensive nature of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish team name and imagery in the United States as of July 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134582/notre-dame-fighting-irish-name-imagery/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Public opinion on the offensive nature of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish team name and imagery in the United States as of July 2020 [Graph], Morning Consult, July 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134582/notre-dame-fighting-irish-name-imagery/