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Comment on The Redskins and Their “N-Word” Problem by That Damn African

That Damn African — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:05:23 +0000

I agree. There has to be a lot more negative press and/or Dan Snyder would have to lose a lot of money because of it for a change to be made.

Comment on The Redskins and Their “N-Word” Problem by Kopa

Kopa — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:23:05 +0000

At least you acknowledge that you’re a hypocrite. That’s more than most! The reason the name hasn’t been changed is because Native Americans are too small of a group with too little power. They have long since been forgotten, and no media outlet has enough interest in the story to keep it running. If CNN or *gasp* Fox made it their priority to run stories that advocate a name change, it would probably happen.

Comment on The Redskins and Their “N-Word” Problem by fourpageletter

fourpageletter — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:32:21 +0000

*sings welcome back*

i’m not attached to it, but i can see why it’s offensive and would vote for a name change if there was one.

Comment on The Redskins and Their “N-Word” Problem by That Damn African

That Damn African — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:03:04 +0000

There’s no sidestepping the history of the term. It’s not pretty. And I can’t argue with people who bring up hypothetical examples of teams with other racially insensitive names. The name is attached to the team’s, my team’s, history. This feeling of ownership and pride over the name, whether misguided or not, is what keeps me from fully supporting a name change. Ultimately, I’m a hypocrite.

We also won’t get into the fact that a name change means billions of dollars lost having to rebuild the team’s brand. Not something that affects my decision, but something that will make this a very hard fight to win.

Comment on The Redskins and Their “N-Word” Problem by racjemison

racjemison — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:28:09 +0000

hmmmm….. This is an interesting debate. I personally find it demeaning for any organization to have Native American mascots. It mocks a nationality and culture. People would find it to be just as demeaning to have a team called the North Carolina Crackers, or the Houston Hillbillies, or New England Negroes (I had to actually put those in writing because of how ridiculous they sound). Shouldn’t a name like the Redskins sound just as insulting to us? Or is it ok because we’ve had it as part of a sports culture for so long? And if the NFL name must change, should high schools and universities follow suit? Is tradition more important than being politically correct?

People can say we’ve had things this way for “so long”, but that doesn’t make it right. There are plenty of examples of long-term disrespectful behavior that America has had to rectify, and I think this is another to add to the list.

Comment on The Redskins and Their “N-Word” Problem by That Damn African

That Damn African — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:42:40 +0000

Yup, we got the Bullets name changed because Abe Pollin didn’t like the association with DC’s high murder rate. The only difference is I don’t know one person who supported that move. #Bullets4Eva

Comment on The Redskins and Their “N-Word” Problem by MadScientist7

MadScientist7 — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:03:20 +0000

first they took our bullets and now they want to take our redskins. i’m also torn by the thought of changing our team’s name. i mean i’m not any parts native american and my people didn’t succumb to slaughter on the frontier or had to walk the trail of tears so who am i to say its not offensive. if there were a team called the Birmingham Africans i’m sure i’d be on the front lines of getting that name changed. i still hope the redskins do get to keep our name. we have a lot of history and the name is part of that (although all our history isn’t that great. we were the last team in the nfl to integrate).

Comment on The Redskins and Their “N-Word” Problem by Wu Young

Wu Young — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:06:24 +0000

I know of Marshall and how the Redskins’ band used to play Dixie during games back in the day. He was the driving force for keep the NFL white after it was initially integrated. What a guy.

Comment on The Redskins and Their “N-Word” Problem by That Damn African

That Damn African — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:49:05 +0000

I know about reconciling your team’s racist past. The Redskins were the last team in the NFL to integrate thanks to our racist owner at the time. The same owner who changed the name to the Redskins. I know, red flag. It’s illogical to think he’d name his team after a group of people he hated or thought little of, but it doesn’t mean the name isn’t derogatory.

Changing the Redskins to a tribe name, just “Skins”, or something Native American-esque (e.g. Warriors) has been throw around.

Comment on The Redskins and Their “N-Word” Problem by That Damn African

That Damn African — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:39:19 +0000

The fact that there seems to be enough Native Americans on both sides of this debate doesn’t make it any easier for me, a person who was never labeled by the word. Does it matter if only a few Native Americans are offended by it? Is there a quorum that needs to be reached? Can someone even be overly sensitive to a word that is KNOWN to have been used as a racial slur?