Archived So... the Redskins name. Change it, or no? If "yes", what would you change it to? (NFL)
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Archived So... the Redskins name. Change it, or no? If "yes", what would you change it to? (NFL)
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[–] BloodPool [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
You must not be a Redskins fan. :-P
I'm not trying to be coy. My wife, as I stated before is part Apache, as are her parents. They take no offense to the name and agree that if the Redskins were winning more, there probably wouldn't be as much of a controversy. The symbol for the Redskins is this, the symbol for the Cleveland Indians is this. Which is worse?
[–] uncletootie 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
No I'm not a Redskins fan, and I can understand individuals' allegiance to a name they know, or grew up with. I would not like it if the Niners were renamed as the "BAYS" or "COMPUTER CHIPS" or something.
But to me, contrasting the images/logos for two teams and asking which is worse doesn't necessarily mean that the "less worse" (however you would decide such a thing) logo is acceptable. Can't they both be offensive? I guess the question is, at what point is something so offensive--and to whom--that it should be changed. If the team was named after a derogatory name for a dominant social group, would it still be standing? For example, "The Washington White Trash" or "Honkies" or (some people claim Jewish people control finance/media in the U.S. so) "The Washington Kikes."
Also, just because your family does not take offense to the name, doesn't mean others--and possibly a great deal of others--don't either.
[–] BloodPool [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I get your point. I just don't know about the possible "great deal of others" who are Native Americans that do oppose it. I don't mind being proven wrong.