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Originally Posted by Vermilion Villager
I personally know 100's of Native Americans.....some are relatives of mine. They are very happy the name is going away!!
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Well here is a little more of a scientific sampling. From a Native American news site and the Washington Post:
Two major studies show that while activists are busy suing teams, many Indians take no offense. A survey of Indians conducted in 2002 for Sports Illustrated found that 81 percent don't think high school or college teams should drop Indian nicknames. Asked about the Redskins, 75 percent said the name doesn't offend them. Last year, the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Election Survey found that 90 percent of Indians did not consider "Redskins" offensive."
Column: Indians don't care about Indian mascots
Nine in 10 Native Americans say they are not offended by the Washington Redskins name, according to a new Washington Post poll that shows how few ordinary Indians have been persuaded by a national movement to change the football team’s moniker.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...f9a_story.html
But as the virtual signaling is now at warp speed, I am sure it has its desired effect into instilling the sense of victimhood in younger Native Americans.
It is a shame because the one ethnicity that most people brag about who can is Native American. I am 3%. I wish it was much more.