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[quote=Mattyk;1026023]So I guess like 10 people showed up for the big "protest" yesterday.[/quote]

Wow I read somewhere before the game that there would be a protest. I had no idea it would be that small... Media sure blows things out of proportion

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[url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9689220/redskins-name-change-not-easy-sounds]Redskins name change not as easy as it sounds - ESPN[/url]

good read

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[quote=skinsfaninok;1026688][url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9689220/redskins-name-change-not-easy-sounds]Redskins name change not as easy as it sounds - ESPN[/url]

good read[/quote]
Interesting, and I did not know this, "The state's [Oklahoma] name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people"" (wikipedia)

Can we petition Oklahoma to change it's name also?

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lol funny thing is every Native or "indian" in oklahoma is a redskins or chiefs fan pretty much

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[quote=skinsfaninok;1026688][url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9689220/redskins-name-change-not-easy-sounds]Redskins name change not as easy as it sounds - ESPN[/url]

good read[/quote]

Yeah he kinda nails it

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;1026694]Interesting, and I did not know this, "The state's [Oklahoma] name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people"" (wikipedia)

Can we petition Oklahoma to change it's name also?[/quote]

Skinzman is hurt

[url]http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-locker-room/54258-redskins-name-change-volume-10000000-a-10.html#post1024961[/url]

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Great article.

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Man, beat me to posting it. Fantastic article. I love how Reilly mixes in factual information with his cynicism towards other writers. It always rubs me the wrong way when all these reporters that have no factual background knowledge about this whole controversy and start spewing about things they don't fully understand.

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I hate Reilly so much really but he hits this one out of the park.

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Reilly is my new hero, the anti ass kissing, attention getting Feinstein, King, Wise, etc. media whores. Great article!!

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[quote=SmootSmack;1026707]Skinzman is hurt

[url]http://www.thewarpath.net/redskins-locker-room/54258-redskins-name-change-volume-10000000-a-10.html#post1024961[/url][/quote]

Not hurt, just glad that someone from the media actually talked to the people associated with the HS's that I mentioned and said what I said about Oklahoma. I actually got my wish. Not that I hated Reilly, but was never much of a fan of his. That will be changing now, as I am anti-pc. Good to see someone actually talk to an Indian about this and not just assume they are right because of self righteousness.

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i just think it's weird that so many "analysts" and "journalists" are taking it up to talk on behalf of people that can speak for themselves.

the only really active group seems to be very very tiny and pretty extreme (they want all indian/native american related names wiped from existence).

why don't they start with the high schools that use the name first? you know, the ones that have a 68-99% native american student population and no official name complaints. why not try to get jackson's face off our currency instead.

it just seems like a phantom groundswell.

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When I was in the Outer Banks this summer I visited Roanoke Island (home of the Lost Colony & Virginia Dare ) and discovered the local high school (Manteo HS) is called the Redskins. Manteo was an indian that helped the English colonists and was the first non-Englishman to be made a Lord (he was named Lord of Roanoke by QE1) so there is some historical basis for the name.

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What about the Name Buffalo Bills? I mean, he killed Native Americans. Isn´t that worse?

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[quote=TheGuyFromOverThere;1026778]What about the Name Buffalo Bills? I mean, he killed Native Americans. Isn´t that worse?[/quote]

Buffalo Bill Cody was a buffalo hunter, hence the name Buffalo Bill. He supported Indian rights and employed a lot of Indians in his Wild West Show.