This again

Cpayne....Nobodys playing the race card.....that quote came from the Washington post that I copied, those are not my words.....
It was clear that you didn't write it. But, by posting it (and from your other posts), you seem to be trying to relate the term 'redskins' as used in context of the Washington Redskins to the use of the terms "blackies" or "spics". That comparison just does not apply here.

I smell a nice big helping of question 3 cooking in the oven ...

Oh boy, here we go again...:party-smi

First I don't have to play the race card because I am a minority, and second that quote that you so easily read came from your news paper, the Post...anything that offends a group of people is offensive, If you don't get that then your part of the problem now, why native americans are offended...

For one thing, when you quote something or someone, you should properly cite them, but that doesn't have anything to do with what I originally said.

You are playing the race card because you tried to compare the Washington Redskins with 'blackies' and 'spics'. You can play the race card no matter if you are a minority/ majority or even what side of the fence you are on in this matter.

Anything can be offensive under your definition.

Well, it costs the team millions of dollars for one thing...even if the only thing you have to change is the name and not the symbols or colors. Personally, after thinking about this, I could live with a name change as long as it was related...maybe something like the Warriors, Seminoles, or change it back to the Braves. I could live with the team changing the symbol back to the spear and feather.

Wewhite2: When I say more important issues in this world, I'm talking about American jobs leaving our country, the high cost of gas and oil, fighting diseases. If you're going to pull the racial card out, you'd better accept the fact that racism isn't completely spawn from white people. I have been a near victim of a racial crime in my lifetime through no fault of my own. Racism is an ignorant thing, no doubt...but it's just as ignorant to assume that only one race is guilty of it.The word Warriors is also offensive to this group. Any term our phrase reffering to Native Americans is offensive to them. They want to make it illegal to do the warrior chop at sporting events. If the name was truly offensive I would agee 100% to have it changed. I can not speak for Native Americans but I do not see Redskins as an offensive word. They had a demonstration at rfk years back and only one person showed up and if thats any indication then it must not be a big issue with Native Americans.

A few years ago my first day on the job the first guy I met I was somewhat interested about because he had a massive Redskins logo tatooed on his calf. Turns out he's 1/2 cherokee. He obviously didn't find it offensive.

It's quite funny we're talking about Native Americans.....if you are born in this country, aren't you Native to the country? Logic would say yes, therefore, all of us on this board who were born in these United States are Native Americans.

now were all equal...........LOL

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-redskinsname&prov=ap&type=lgns

If the Redskins want to keep thier name all they have to do is put a potato on the helmet!

If the Redskins want to keep thier name all they have to do is put a potato on the helmet!


LOL!!! I was thinking the samething this morning! I even pictured what the helmet symbol would look like! ROTFL! :lol:

It's not sugar coating it to say that the name came from the red war paint. That is absolute fact. The Redskins name is derived from that, so take it or leave it. As your websters reference implies, the term is not used 100% of the time in an offensive way.

My bad, 99% of the time it's offensive. The other 1% is where we come in. Why are we so attached to this label?