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Originally Posted by DynamiteRave
I have dreads... but luckily, I'm not white? No one's ever complained. Hah.
Anyway, change the name to Warriors and be done with this. We'll probably get booed at every game now. I'm surprised they haven't started marketing anti-redskins products.
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Personally, I don't think they should ever have to change the name, but imo there really are only two possibilities that make any sense:
1) like you said- make a change that can't be challenged and move on.
or
2)Commission an unassailable polling company to conduct an extensive Native American only poll, and have proof one way or another. And the poll shouldn't be about where the name ranks in problems, it should be very cut and dry. Are you ever offended by the use of the term Redskins. not does the NFL team using the term Redskins offend you, or do sports team names that use Native American imagery offend you, or any other variety of poll splicing techniques. Just a cut and dry is it an offensive term period.
I also believe that the legalistic word play answer just isn't going to make the situation any better in the long run, and with public media tending towards the change the name crowd, the Redskins position is only going to get weaker over time.