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Old 09-18-2009, 10:55 PM   #15
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Re: American Indians look to high court

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Originally Posted by Coff View Post
So the offensive level of a term is dependent upon the number of people who are offended by it? That's interesting. So therefore a derogatory term would no longer be derogatory following an effective genocide of those people? Worth considering when we refer to the "few" who are offended by the term Redskins.

Let's stop being foolish. Redskins is an unfortunate nickname. As lifetime fans of the team, we don't want to see a name change, but lets not try to justify our selfishness by denying the derogatory nature of the moniker.
So if one person finds something "offensive" then it is so? I think that's more interesting. In fact I find your screen name offensive. Please change it.
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