It seems that in the mascot hullabaloo, it has been forgotten that women were not knights. The “Kelseyville Knights” is a great step backwards in women”s sports.
What will the illustrious female athletes of Kelseyville High School be called? Maidens? Ladies of the Knights? The Damsels?
This unfortunate choice for the new school mascot ignores the fact that the female students and athletes are as important in the life of our community as the boys who would be “Knights.”
What kind of message are you sending your daughters by ignoring their participation and accomplishments, by omitting them from the school”s identity?
Tom Aidala Kelseyville
Editor”s Note: Women, at least in modern Britain, do attain knighthoods for merit, but rather than “Sir” they get the title “Dame” (such as Dame Judi Dench). We imagine KHS will call its female athletes the “Lady Knights,” much as USC”s female athletes are called the “Lady Trojans.”
