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Redskins - why is the name all of a sudden......
Posted: Oct 31, 2013
.....a problem? They've been the Redskins for a long time, and now all of a sudden it's a "slur"!!??
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A tribal leader - complained about it
[ In Reply To ..]I guess he "jumped on the band wagon" what with all the other names and such having to be changed. Probably thinks he is getting some money out of it. Who knows.
I have a wee bit of cherokee in me, and .... - Mom22dogs
[ In Reply To ..].....although I don't have THAT much Indian blood in me, I have always been proud of my heritage, and have never been offended by that name (actually never even gave it a second thought)!
Same here, my great grandmother was Cherokee, - MT
[ In Reply To ..]but I'm mostly British Isles.
Not sure it is all of a sudden. Wonder if Americans - would be ok with teams called
[ In Reply To ..]Whiteskins.
Blackskins.
Yellowskins.
It's racist and all Americans should find it offensive.
I agree. Just because people got used to it, - doesn't make it right. nm
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I agree - getting used to it does not make it right - Old Pro
[ In Reply To ..]Back in the day, in the 50s, people used to feel free to call Jews the K word. You hardly ever hear that anymore, thankfully.
You are never going to stop people from being racist. - Never.
[ In Reply To ..]IMHO, people need to stop being so darn thin-skinned. Sticks and stones, remember? That's one thing majorly wrong in our country - everyone is so worried about offending someone. People don't have backbones anymore, they're too afraid to stand up for their beliefs and become sheeple. I could care less when I am called a honky, whitey, whatever - in fact, am proud of it.
I think standing up to racial slurs IS having - a backbone. That is my belief.
[ In Reply To ..]If it makes me a sheeple to say that I believe such slurs are wrong, I guess I am a sheeple. I'd rather be that than too selfish to modify my language when it is inappropriate. It sure is a lot better than insisting it's my right to use racial slurs--who wants to fight for that "belief?"
Um you are "proud" of the insults honky, whitey? - Ok so let's change the name of your
[ In Reply To ..]favorite team, or high school team, college, etc. to the HonkyHeads.
Okay?
Or Whitebread Shortstops?
For the rest of Americans, I hope we call racism out WHEREEVER we see it -
How about cracker. Words don't bother me - as much as action. nm
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I would prefer - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Peachy or Beigey would be better.
Or red for me, as I have red hair. - NM
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It's called PC. Look up the history of NY Knicks, - MT2
[ In Reply To ..]probably the same with other names. I've read different stories about the origin of Yankees and the like.
PC is just an acronym for - POLITE commentary
[ In Reply To ..]anyone against polite commentary?
PC - yes
[ In Reply To ..]Political correctness is intellectual terrorism.
Not even close - Nothing intellectual
[ In Reply To ..]Nothing intellectual about this comment, which I agree is your right to post.
If you stop and look at what you are being ASKED TO DO when it comes to political correctness, is to show some decency and respect to a person's ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation. NOTHING more.
Political correctness is a concept made 'evil' by people who prefer to be openly racist, bigots, etc.,and of course you would not want to align with THAT group, I know!
PC = Polite Commentary
I forgot the link to an interesting story about that... - MT2
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I think the slur is being associated with.... - Trampled underfoot
[ In Reply To ..]Washington, D.C.! Keep the Redskins part, drop the Washington.
No, it is *clearly* reference to the skin color - Or is the mascot NOT
[ In Reply To ..]a Native American? Not attacking you - just pointing this out.
Regardless of WHY could we not agree to show some respect to the NATIVE AMERICANS it does offend?
I don't see what's racist about redskin or - MT
[ In Reply To ..]whiteskin. Some people are looking for reasons to be offended.
If you don't see it, you are not looking hard - enough
[ In Reply To ..]and something tells me you may be white - a section of the country who doesn't have a clue (virtually) what it feels like to be singled out for the color of their skin.
Redskins - anon
[ In Reply To ..]Just because it is the next thing that the PC crowd has chosen to be offended by. It never ceases to amaze me how many people jump onto a cause that they would otherwise not think twice about. How many are truly "offended" by the name have actually done a darn thing to help Native Americans in this country? But all of a sudden, they need to speak out for them over the name on a sports team? Right. Thanks. Given all the problems facing Native Americans, this is how you chose to help? I live in Virginia and the Native American population here (90%) according to the Richmond Times Dispatch feel is is an honor, as do I think in the 80% range of Native Americans nationwide.
If anyone speaking out actually researched how the term came about, it was started by Native Americans to describe themselves. The Redskins logo was designed by a Native American chief of I believe the Blackfoot tribe. There are schools on reservations with the nickname Redskins.
What I find interesting is that the same issue came up over the Florida State Seminoles. Everyone was sooo offended. The resolution? The Seminole tribe in Florida gets a percentage of all the merchandising now. Wow, suddenly they aren't so offended anymore.
You know what they say, money talks and - **** walks. nm
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Does it occur to you that a compromise may - have been reached with the Seminoles?
[ In Reply To ..]That compromise being - you cannot profit off our name? Perhaps they agreed not to force a name change if the profits were shared with the group that the white people were previously exploiting for financial gain?
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