Smithsonian Museum - yet another thread on team name

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Originally Posted by Leader In Sports

If you look in a thesaurus, "Yellow Man" is a derogatory term for an Asian. Same with Redskin for a Native American. Back when the Redskins were name (1933), Redskin was a common term, as was Yellow Man, the N word (see what I mean) and many other terms that are now offensive.

I personally don't see a problem with a name like the Chiefs, Braves, Warriors etc as they are not negative terms. They are no different than the Raiders, Vikings, Bucs etc.

Look at it this way, would you walk up to a Native American and refer to him as a "Redskin" to his face? That to me is a good way to judge if the term is offensive.

If I really wanted to insult a Native American, I would not call them Redskin, because it would seem corny now that the term has been associated with an NFL team for 80 years. It's been de-stigmatized, as far as I'm concerned.

You could use the word 'Cowboy' as an insult to someone who is reckless and selfish. Yankee too. Or Rebel.