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Originally Posted by Mayor
It's a terrible argument, but it doesn't undo the good arguments already made.
If, as the Linguistic professor's essay already showed, "Redskin" was a direct translation of what American Indians called themselves (which would also account for why, when Indians learned English, they referred to Europeans as "White Man") AND the story of "redskin" origin being for bloody scalps is a lie, then there is actually no grounds to take offense to the name other than that you are just a miserable person looking to dump on other people's fun. To which I would suggest finding some other hobby.
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First I think the Redskins should keep everything as is !!What proof do you have this is a lie?Ok,you don't like his opinion but like it or not there is some fact to this story and to try and accuse others of lying when in fact your argument has gone south is wrong.
" However a wide range of civil rights
[15], and professional organizations
[16] [17] and over 500 American Indian groups
[18] have called for the end of the use of all Native American references by sports teams."