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Originally Posted by ilovetv
One derogatory term for my ancestry is "Nazi". There are quite a few people nowadays who insist on politically correct language for their preferred groups, but yet they throw that term like lye on their ideological opponents to silence them and brand them as unworthy of having freedom of speech and thought.
If a team were dumb enough to call themselves "the Nazis", it would be a miserable failure in the marketplace. The reason the Indians, Braves and Redskins have not failed with these names in their marketing and ticket sales is because most Americans realize it is a term passed down thru tradition and generations of people who are PROUD of these players and the team. And thinking people know true "racism" when they see it, and this ain't it.
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It's not racism to you, but perhaps we should let those hurt and affected by the name decide. Just because those that are insulted by the name do not represent a large enough demographic to move the market doesn't make it less of a derogatory term. I can think of a bunch of terms that had been passed down through generations of people that we wouldn't even think of using today.