The term refers to bloody Indian scalps.
Originally it was meant to honor Tamany.
It's offensive.
"Redskins" trademarks should be canceled
"Redskins" trademarks should not be canceled
The term refers to bloody Indian scalps.
Originally it was meant to honor Tamany.
It's offensive.
"I don't know karate, but I know ka-razor!" - James Brown
No I live in Osage County and the car has to 'live' in old Cherokee nation to get such a tag. I do like the tribal tags and cherish my memories of the early 1980's when OHP got repeatedly slammed in Federal Court ticketing people for no license who were driving on tribal tags. Happy Times.
"I don't know karate, but I know ka-razor!" - James Brown
I am deeply offended by the Fighting Irish, Celtics, Cowboys, Vikings and Sooners.
Speck
I've been thinking and I'm prepared to come over to the side of hypersensitive PC. All I ask is that all towns named after the genocidists Jackson and Sherman be renamed. 'Adolf Coors' though demonstrably a distinct individual's name, is too close to that other Adolf. Change it to 'Sam' Coors; sounds more American, anyway. Expunge the slave abuser Thomas Jefferson from our national history texts. He wasn't THAT important, anyway. While we're at it, let's look at Tammany Hall. And the Irish. Notre Dame needs a new mascot, pronto. A drunken, bellicose, obviously Irish sort is simply not acceptable. I've long noted how the Celtic students of Notre Dame were repeatedly and ritually shamed by that little bastard's presence. And then there's the Celtics themselves. Gone with them, I demand! Either the mostly black players or the heavily Irish fans (in Boston) would logically have to be offended. The Braves? Please. The Seminoles? Oh, Dear! The Knickerbockers? And the Browns.....oh my.
I think I've got it, though. All that hideous old minded crap goes. We just take the first letter of the city in which the team is based and use that. Any Denver team therefore, becomes 'The Ds'. If there's more than one pro team, them delineate according to sport, 'The Football Ds' 'The Baseball Ws' and so forth. If you have a dispute between say San Francisco and San Diego, then flip a coin, one becomes the 'The Ss' and the other The S1s'.
See, we can rid ourselves of the hoary crust of racist/nationalist/political hatreds if we really try.
"I don't know karate, but I know ka-razor!" - James Brown
Watch out Union High School you are next
I really wish there were a "I don't care option", but since that's not available I voted it should be cancelled. Here's my logic: If I see a Native American, and call that person a "redskin", that would be derogatory. So, by that definition, I think the name is derogatory.
That said, I don't really have a say in this issue. It doesn't affect me one way or another.
Honestly, if they change the name, I don't really care. I was more irritated when the same town's NBA team changed their name from the Bullets because that's just too violent sounding.
Lets go with the Washington Fighting Whities----We can say its named after underware
I wished he'd hurry and change the name to the Washington RedNecks. It'd make me proud.
I just did a little spot research on the etymology, and I saw nothing about scalps. Not saying that some, maybe even many, didn't make that connection; just saying that it is apparently not a widely-held view.
For myself, the solution should be simple. If you feel the term is offensive, then don't support the team in any way. Pretty soon - assuming that your opinion is widely held - their hand will be forced by the lack of profitability of the franchise. And if it doesn't turn out that way, then maybe most people don't feel the same way about the term.
If indeed the opinion of "redskin" as being a pejorative term is not widely held, then should the government be acting at all? Should we all be forced to have the "correct" opinions? I think not ... but your mileage may vary.
gawd, aren't you people tired of the government getting into every bed in America yet?
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