[Madison]

In NO other circumstance would the victim of an attack be expected to explain to others why the attack on them was unjust. This should be no different. These teams should not be asked to do anything more than they already do -- especially as an attempt to get others to stop mistreating them.

If we want more people to value these teams, then those of us that already value them need to step up, speak out and defend them when people act and behave like jerks. We shouldn't expect the teams being insulted to do it alone, we shouldn't expect the event organizers to do it on our behalf and we shouldn't expect FIRST to do it on any level. Peer pressure works. Use it for a good reason and you can make a lot of good happen.