The Washington "Redskins" name ought to be changed

I am an enrolled member of the Choctaw Indian Tribe and I do NOT think Redskin is offensive. I actually think its cool that they would even name a team after Indians. Deep inside it makes me happy and proud. I live in the MidWest and nobody ever complains or gets offended about dumb stuff like that. Life is too short. Leave the team name alone please.

Sarah McClellan wrote:

I am an enrolled member of the Choctaw Indian Tribe and I do NOT think Redskin is offensive. I actually think its cool that they would even name a team after Indians. Deep inside it makes me happy and proud. I live in the MidWest and nobody ever complains or gets offended about dumb stuff like that. Life is too short. Leave the team name alone please.

I am honestly glad that you feel this way and I think it is very big of you. Unfortunately, you do not represent all Indians and the fact that a substantial segment of the Indians in this country do find this offensive means that it should be changed.

You should not be able to use a patently racist nickname that offends millions of people.

didn't read the thread, but the 'redskins' moniker for the team did not originate from a slang term for injuns.. Not that it matters. The same idiots like you who clamor for PC censorship are some of the most intolerant, close minded jerks on the planet. It's great that some are finally waking up to that..

And RGIII rocks!

fgsdgsdfg wrote:

[quote]Sarah McClellan wrote:

I am honestly glad that you feel this way and I think it is very big of you. Unfortunately, you do not represent all Indians (Neither do you...and who asked for your opinion in the first place?)and the fact that a substantial segment of the Indians in this country (Substantial? Really? How did you determine this?)do find this offensive means that it should be changed.

You should not(In your self important opinion) be able to use a patently racist nickname (In your self important opinion) that offends millions (Millions? How did you figure out this one?) of people.

My guess is you are a middle aged white guy who spends his time figuring out how to "fight the man" from your lily white existence with your pseudo academic, tool friends.

I say change the name to the "Washington Bullets"!

fgsdgsdfg wrote:

You should not be able to use a patently racist nickname that offends millions of people.

Why? Our President uses vulgar terminology (teabaggers) that offends millions of people. Why do YOU get to determine what is offensive or not?

Amber Harjo wrote:

Not sure why you are so closed minded on this subject.

You are telling me that you are from East India, and therefore you think your people deserve the title of Indian more than American Indians?

Why don't you understand that nobody is trying to stop you from calling yourself an Indian? Nobody cares.

Actually I am just arguing for sport.

I am not from India. I just find it odd and amusing that the people native to present day US actually want to continue being called by a name that was given to them in error. Actually I don't believe they do, but will grant you this point for the sake of argument.

If some Frog headed out to sea, got lost, and landed in England instead of his intended destination of Spain, I doubt the Brits would happily be calling themselves Spaniards.

genuine random a hole wrote:

If some Frog headed out to sea, got lost, and landed in England instead of his intended destination of Spain, I doubt the Brits would happily be calling themselves Spaniards.

All indigenous people are the "indians" of that area.

The Incas and Aztec and Mayans, which are not even in America, are also called Indians. All of the tribes all over Malaysia and Micronesia and the Phillipines are also called Indians. Are you against all of this nomenclature as well?

Why are you specifically targeting the Indians that just happen to be in the United States? Like I said, Indian Tribes exist all over the world, not just America.

For the record, I have a c.d.i.b. and am enrolled as a Muscogee Creek Indian. Tribes headquarters is in Okmulgee Oklahoma. I don't have any problem whatsoever with the Redskins or Chiefs or Braves, and don't personally know anyone who does, other than the news anchors on cnbc and fox news.

1/4th Meskwaki Indian here. would just like to inform everyone that most people over 30 yrs old (or born before 1980) dont fall for the politically correct bullcrap.

if you are offended by the washington redskins, then dont buy tickets to their games. simple as that. let the rest of us be fans and stop trying to control us.

Amber Harjo wrote:

The Incas and Aztec and Mayans, which are not even in America, are also called Indians. All of the tribes all over Malaysia and Micronesia and the Phillipines are also called Indians. Are you against all of this nomenclature as well?

Why are you specifically targeting the Indians that just happen to be in the United States? Like I said, Indian Tribes exist all over the world, not just America.

Again, I don't really give a shit. Just arguing for fun. My amusement at people intentionally calling themselves a name given to them in error is not confined to "Indians" in the US. I am equally amused by the others that do the same.

"Redskins" is not reflective of Washington, D.C. It is not reflective of American Indians. They do not respect wildlife any more than Republicans do.

They should be called the Washington Lobbyists. At least those guys appreciate business as a sport.

The Detroit Lions should be changed to the Detroit Salts. That city sits over some of world's largest salt deposits.

All teams named derived from any cultural heritage is an insult to that history. This of course includes the Vikings, the Fighting Irish, etc..

The first page consists of arguing over native american vs indian--the name is REDSKINS. Akin to the Boise Whities, the New York Black Skins. This is day one stuff here. Change the name.

atrrunner wrote:

Just as women's right to vote, makes more sense than those whom are testosterone challenged's right to vote, but less sense than "stupid small brained c*nts' right to vote".

pod

Because it is possible that Solutreans were on North America first!! That's right WHITEs maybe have been on North America first!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNTXCMYjwEk

What happened to the small pockets of whites that were here when the Asiatics came over?? certainly didn't get any Reservations!!

So a very fringe hypothesis as to what may have happened 10000 years ago means we should have a sports team named the Washington Redskins? In the words of Larry David, Interesting.

What about the Dallas Wetbacks and the Columbus Y*ds? Shouldn't they be renamed too?

All 30 NBA teams should be called the Negroes.

All NHL teams should be called the Honkeys.

All badminton teams should be called the Red Dots.

All ping pong teams should be called the Chinks or Slopes.

and so on.

The Utah Jazz should either move back to New Orleans, or call themselves the Utah Arches.

"RGIII rocks!"

I represent the NY Jets and we are ready to deal for RGIII.

We are willing to offer the Redskins twenty-four bucks for him. We will throw in our cheerleaders for Pocahontas.