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Originally Posted by Monkeydad
KI, read this history of the name. The team's name is not based on race or even meant to describe Native Americans.
The origin of the name ‘Redskins’
So the team was named really to relate to the fans they were playing for, not to take on some Indian-like identity. They had an Indian head logo , but the name Redskins was not meant to describe it at all.
By now, the Fenway and Boston connection is long gone, but the Redskins name is still full of tradition and actually tells the story of how the franchise was born...not a racially-slanderous monicker.
As usual with these kinds of debates, those who don't know the history have no right to be flapping their lips. (not you, the politicians and ignorant whiners about "racism") |
Team history has nothing to do with what the name represents to many people right now, in our current society. Whether or not you think that anyone who is offended by the name needs a history lesson before they should speak out, they're going to continue to speak out anyway.
What do want Dan Snyder to do about that? Should he run for office on a platform to end political correctness or should he just resolve the issue as it relates to his NFL franchise? He could do the latter by simply changing the name of his team.
05-01-2013, 12:36 PM
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