If Washington "Redskins" name insults Indians
 

What about Boston making fun of Indians' Red Socks? Kind of disrespectful.:1rotfl:

I'm guessing it's a joke - but I don't get it? The nickname has nothing to do with Indians or the Cleveland Indians or anything like that.

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Redskins...RedSox...Red...Never mind. You are too serious.

Name should be changed to Washington red thieves.

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Are we still talking about the football team? : )

This subject bugs me. The Redskins name pertains to the Redskin team players, not people out there in society who don't even pay attention to the game much less a team. Why do people ascribe it to themselves and say it is derogatory, racist, defamatory, etc, when they are not the ones nor the group being CALLED this term?

The Redskins players surely do not feel persecuted, victims of racism, nor defamed, when the 82 players' salaries range from $288,000 to $5,600,0000!

Shouldn't it be up to the people (players) actually called Redskins, Indians, Braves, etc.????

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just another exploitation by a special interest group picking fly specs outta da pepper.

Hopefully if we all ignore them, especially the media, they will go away. They serve no purpose whatsoever other than their own agenda.

btk

Reminds me of the story that the Washington Redskins announced a news conference to discuss their name change in light of negative publicity surrounding it. They decided to eliminate the "Washington" from the team name.

Now THAT is good!

I know. I seen that somewhere. Loved it.

Now, that makes sense.

I don't understand why it seems difficult for some people to grasp that the continuing use of the nickname Redskin may offend people who, amazingly, aren't on the team. Even if only some Native Americans object there is no reason for a professional or college or high school.. team to offer offense to anyone when it can easily be avoided. To even suggest that the name Redskins has nothing to do with the larger question of anti-Native American racism and this nation's ugly history is amazing.

At least one can argue that the names Cleveland Indians or Atlanta Braves are somewhat neutral or positive. One cannot however suggest the cartoonish Chief Wahoo is in any way something other than a demeaning stereotype.. feather in his hair, big boney nose, eyes that never look straight ahead. It is no different than depicting a black man as a caricature of a shuffling Step 'n Fetchit.

Unless you are a member of a group which has been victimized by the group in power it may be difficult to understand and sympathize with those who simply ask that words that don't convey messages of pain and degradation be substituted for those that do. I fail to see how hurting peoples' feelings and using epithets is an appropriate topic for the humor page.

For the the same reason that calling a person Black is NOT racist. There is no intent to insult or denigrate. All of this PC stuff actually creates a racist atmosphere caused by the resentment of being called racist unfairly.

The majority of native Americans do not see an issue and some find it flattering. It appears the same segment in society that appears offended by about everything is pushing this non-issue.

I long for the days before political correctness where ethic humor was viewed as inclusion vis a vis derogatory. Some people need to get a life