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cpayne5 · 04-09-2005, 05:48 PM

The 'Redskins' moniker didn't come from the actual skin color of the native americans any way. The term came from the red war paint that the Algonquians sported in battle.

It just seems to me that the NAs in this suit aren't really going back and looking at their own history objectively. They can see that they look like the mascot on the helmets and that their skin color may, under the right light, have a reddish tint to it and believe that they are being made fun of, which at this point in time, they most certainly are not.

If they win a pile of money from the NFL, or Daniel Snyder, I'm gonna be first in line to claim my check. After all, my skin turns more red than their's whenever I'm in the sun too long, so they must be making fun of me too.

04-09-2005, 05:48 PM	#12
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	Re: This again The 'Redskins' moniker didn't come from the actual skin color of the native americans any way. The term came from the red war paint that the Algonquians sported in battle. It just seems to me that the NAs in this suit aren't really going back and looking at their own history objectively. They can see that they look like the mascot on the helmets and that their skin color may, under the right light, have a reddish tint to it and believe that they are being made fun of, which at this point in time, they most certainly are not. If they win a pile of money from the NFL, or Daniel Snyder, I'm gonna be first in line to claim my check. After all, my skin turns more red than their's whenever I'm in the sun too long, so they must be making fun of me too. __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."