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If hooves had a middle finger...
I was at a family reunion during that Miami game. I had been keeping track of the game via updates and highlights, but by the fourth quarter, I just had to go in and turn the TV on. I turned on just in time to see that play.
I've been a longtime fan, and never thought of the word in relation to race. I guess I'm just confused. How is the word "redskin" akin to the n-word if 62 high schools are using it as a mascot.
Once the name is changed at all those high school, I'll relent and agree that the Washington Redskins should change their name. Until that happens, Redskins for life.
There is no fault in only sharing orange and maroon.
yeah I know where you were going there...my point is that this is a social issue, not a legal one
I grew up thinking of "Redskins" as the name of a football team. It wasn't until much later that I even broke it down to "red" and "skin" to even think about what it means, even with the logo.
All this "debate" and "controversy" is doing is putting the derogatory aspects of the name front and center. If folks just let it be, then we could have entire generations come through only knowing the word as the name of a football team. And I'd be a little more sympathetic if it didn't look like another case of people trying to be offended on behalf of other people that they think might be offended.
It's a small sampling, but it proves what some polls have already shown
It's a media event, not senior day or a recognition ceremony. Shouldn't a school send the players that are the face of the program (and can represent the school well) to a MEDIA event?
Is it sad that growing up when I heard the name redskins I thought of the NFL team not Native Americans?
Good to hear, thanks
Correct, and I get that. My point on that was more on the legal side of things.
Looks like their horse could use some more oats though.
At least the bears are killing everyone.
I'm not going to pick sides here but there are differences between Native Americans and the Dutch...
for one thing, I don't recall the U.S. stealing land from, murdering, raping and pillaging the Dutch...
I guess what I'm saying is that you have a point with the Cheeseheads but there is a whole lot less historical context there
Just because some members of one tribe have no issue, it's a non-issue for native Americans as a whole? That's a stretch. I know some people of NA ancestry who do take offense. The objection need not be unanimous.
Companies can't do that until the entire appeals process has been exhausted. At least that's what I've read.
My "PC" rule of thumb:
If it offends one person's sensibilities, who gives a shit?
If it is degrading or derogatory to any race, creed, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation or physical/mental handicap, then it needs to go.
Also, meanings, context and connotation change over time as language is an organic thing. What wasn't considered derogatory in its original context can come to be seen as such naturally over time via association. The swastika was used for centuries as a religious symbol by Hindus and other faiths.
As an ex- member of the Redskins executive team, this was a tough thing for me. I spoke with Mr. Cooke about this before some of our meetings with several Native American representatives and he stated there was a couple of things he'd never do, "I'll never change the name of the Redsksin and I'll never get rid of the half-time band". He at least listened to what the Native Americans had to say and his belief still stood that the name was not racist. It's also important to remember he was 70+ yrs old at the time and times were different. As for me, I believe in the first amendment, but as a non-minority, I can't even comprehend how it would feel to be suppressed or what the feeling would be like to have something I believe to be a slur put up as someone's mascot and I remember one Native American used that saying- "we're not mascots", and that resonates with me. Ultimately, the NFL is an industry, has an image it wants and needs to uphold in order to keep the machine going. This issue IS a PR problem no matter what side anyone wants to take, and ultimately, the NFL WILL step in and pressure Douche Snyder to change the name because it's bad for the NFL image. The end game will be that Dan, the NFL, and the players (they get proceeds from licensing) will all make more money off the name change- a group of Native Americans will be satisfied with the result, others will bitch and bellyache for a while, and once the ball is kicked it won't make a bit of difference.
I lived in the DC area my whole childhood. Now I live out west and right now I am in Navajo territory. I saw a Navajo girl on Tuesday wearing a Redskins lanyard and shirt. Yesterday at the casino I asked dealers and people I was playing with what they thought of the controversy, the most common response was "What controversy?" This is an "issue" that people who aren't even NA have decided is an issue.
Also, just to be that guy, Cheesehead is a trademarked name that is considered a racist term for Dutch people.
Track season in Saratoga Springs starts July 24th. In honor of the occasion, Sam the Bugler says "Tech Triumph!"
I could get behind the Washington Warriors
sadly their qb's are too busy beating women, at Publix, and most definitely acting like Criminoles..
although makes sense don't want the other qb's/offensive players to have to comment about the issue so why not send the kicker..
The good thing is, soon we'll have en entire offensive line that wasn't tainted by the coaching of Newsome.
It's not a sampling, it's an anecdote.
Back when Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, there were a sizeable percentage (a definite minority, but a notable number nonetheless) of slaves that didn't want to be freed. The thought of freedom terrified them. Some refused to leave the plantations out of fear and uncertainty about how to actually be free men and women.
Some things can't and shouldn't be decided by opinion polls.