Paintrain's all encompassing 'discuss all things offseason' thread (Version 2.0)

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

Yeah, my position, all along is, if it truly is as horrible as this PC movement is making it out to be, then let the Native Americans, as a whole, decide that. They shouldn't need anybody else being their mouthpiece. I can't decide either way, because for one thing, I'm a white guy with probably no Native American blood in my veins. Also, I'm biased because I'm a big fan of this team called the Washington Redskins. Losing the name means losing its identity, IMHO. I know others could deal with it, and in time, I probably could as well, but I can't help to believe that the name is and has always been meant to honor Native Americans not to disparage them. But as I said, it's not for me to decide, it's up to the Native Americans.

I think the leading group in this movement is the Oneida Nation, who are Native Americans. It's been recently that the likes of Harry Reid and others have become involved.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I think the leading group in this movement is the Oneida Nation, who are Native Americans. It's been recently that the likes of Harry Reid have become involved and others have been involved.

Yes, the Oneida Nation is involved, but you gotta remember they are involved because there's money to be had. The Oneida Nation is the richest Native American tribe in the country. I think they're the ones who own all or most of the casinos in several areas of the country. My question is, why were they not involved several, several years ago? I mean, if the term "Redskin" has always been meant to disparage Native Americans, then surely they, along with other tribes, would have stepped in decades ago and put an end to it.