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Posted on 5/8/14 at 2:37 pm to Prettyboy Floyd
There is pretty big contingent that really want the redskins name changed. It's probably the biggest issue in sports.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 2:37 pm to Prettyboy Floyd
Can't argue that logic. 
Posted on 5/8/14 at 2:41 pm to The Spleen
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Black guys with dreads are to be seen making plays on the field, not heard
Wow!!! Really?
Posted on 5/8/14 at 2:42 pm to boddagetta
I think we should go back to the late 50s. When women and minorities knew their place.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 2:49 pm to Stonehog
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Indians.
None that I know. My grandmother was full blooded Native American and she was a huge Redskins fan. So were all of her siblings.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 2:54 pm to boddagetta
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Really?
Even worse if they have a bunch of tattoos. Tattoos=thug.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 2:56 pm to CatFan81
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None that I know. My grandmother was full blooded Native American and she was a huge Redskins fan
I guess that settles it then.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 2:57 pm to Stonehog
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I guess that settles it then.
Never said it did. I've yet to meet a Native American in real life that was offended by the name though. There are plenty that are 'Skins fans.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:07 pm to CatFan81
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Never said it did. I've yet to meet a Native American in real life that was offended by the name though. There are plenty that are 'Skins fans.
The biggest racists in the Redskins controversy are the white people who are telling other people what they should be offended by.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:10 pm to Crowknowsbest
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The biggest racists in the Redskins controversy are the white people who are telling other people what they should be offended by.
White people are almost always the loudest when screaming racism and telling others when they should be offended.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:14 pm to CatFan81
I'm offended by that. You all should be offended with me.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:15 pm to CatFan81
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White people are almost always the loudest when screaming racism and telling others when they should be offended.
Even as a Redskins fan, I would have a lot more sympathy for this campaign if it was a grass roots campaign among Native Americans. That's not what it is though. The most recent polls show that only like 10% or less of Native Americans are actually offended, and around 70% actually support the name, iirc.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:18 pm to Crowknowsbest
I'm a lifelong 'Skins fan so, admittedly, I'm biased. It's really hard to take a bunch of white people screaming about racism over an NFL franchise name seriously though.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:21 pm to Crowknowsbest
In my opinion even if it's only 10% of Native Americans that are offended, that's 10% too many when a name change to an animal or something would be rather simple. It just seems like the polite thing to do. If you're against it for branding reasons or tradition, that's valid, but at the very least don't try to not be dismissive of the feelings of those people.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:23 pm to Crimson G
Oh, jeez.
There's a high school in Arizona, I think. Their entire student body is made up of Native Americans. Their mascot is the Redskins. You know who chose the name? The students.
There's a high school in Arizona, I think. Their entire student body is made up of Native Americans. Their mascot is the Redskins. You know who chose the name? The students.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:25 pm to Crimson G
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10% of Native Americans that are offended,
The other 90% are busy with casinos and firewater.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:27 pm to Stonehog
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Oh my god. Who the hell cares.
Indians.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:29 pm to CatFan81
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I'm a lifelong 'Skins fan so, admittedly, I'm biased. It's really hard to take a bunch of white people screaming about racism over an NFL franchise name seriously though.
I've actually been wearing a Skins t-shirt before and had some hipster ask me if I felt bad about the suffering of Native Americans. Things like that make it hard not to laugh at this stuff.
Posted on 5/8/14 at 3:30 pm to Crowknowsbest
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I've actually been wearing a Skins t-shirt before and had some hipster ask me if I felt bad about the suffering of Native Americans. Things like that make it hard not to laugh at this stuff.
I would have asked him if he felt bad about being a whiny little bitch.
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