Racist for Liking a Mascot?

"If a team has a mascot like 'Fighting Sioux' or 'Redmen', then I am racist if I support the team."

I found it really hard to say if I support this statement. On the one hand, people who support teams aren't just doing so because of the mascot. They like the players and usually it is based on where you live. But on the other hand, mascots, especially of Native Americans, exaggerate the features and portray them as violent. In addition, most mascots are animals, so are we putting Native Americans on the same level as savages? I agreed with the bill that the representative from Colorado tried to implement where a team would have to get permission to have their mascot be a Native American, but I am unsure about this. I would never think that someone would be racist for supporting a team, but the more I think about it, there are definite ways in which someone could be. Like a lot of these statements, I think it is a balance between the two sides. You can support the team, but just don't do it because of the mascot.