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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[–] 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.
[–] uncletootie 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I don't know either. I have just gotten that impression tangentially from seeing articles about it. But they certainly might be overblown.