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Originally Posted by MTK
I've tried 3 times now to get this question through but they won't approve it lol
"When someone says the word Redskins these days what’s your first thought? Racial slur or the football team in DC?"
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Do native americans call themselves redskins? have they ever called themselves redskins?
I used to be mildly defending the name/indifferent .... now I think it should be changed.
I understand
- Dan Snyder and Wash Po found majority native americans dont find it offensive - theres a native american high school with "redskins" as their mascot
- our image of the chief is done with respect and honor, was designed by a native american and is nothing like the cleveland indians charicture.
But it was a term invented and used by the white man to refer to native americans. No its not the worst slur out there or in the history of time .. but it was a label originating and used by the white man.
Id put it up there with people referring to a black person as "blackie" back in the day. Yeah black people were called worse back then and "blackie" seems mild compared to it .... but its still a term originating from white men to label others, in a mildy dismissive term.
I just started playing Red Dead Redemption 2 and they used the words "redskins" and "blackies" and it had a dismissive context to the use, not one honoring them.
I vote to change the name, for what ever that is worth ... which is nada.