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DCopper04 · 04-10-2005, 04:35 PM

Looking at this from a legal standpoint, I don't see how the petitioners can win this case. Sure, a small percentage of Native Americans say they are offended by the name, but that carries no weight in court whatsoever. The only way the offensiveness of the name could come into play is if a very large percentage of Native Americans were offended by it, in which case the franchise might encounter pressure from the public to change the name; the court will not act on the grounds that someone feels offended. The only exception to this is if the name has been used deliberately in a derogatory manner, and we can all agree that is not the case for our team name.

In order for them to win, the petitioners have to prove that the name 'Redskins' is somehow damaging to their people and/or their culture. I don't see how they can prove this. What are they going to say, that this team name has contributed to the degradation of their culture over the past 50 years? How so? Are they going to argue that had the name been changed long ago, that Native Americans would be more respected as a minority in this country? What proof do they have?

This lawsuit makes no sense to me. I hope it finally gets put down for good this time. If I were a betting man, I would put big money on the Skins winning this case.

04-10-2005, 04:35 PM	#40
DCopper04 Camp Scrub Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 59	Re: This again Looking at this from a legal standpoint, I don't see how the petitioners can win this case. Sure, a small percentage of Native Americans say they are offended by the name, but that carries no weight in court whatsoever. The only way the offensiveness of the name could come into play is if a very large percentage of Native Americans were offended by it, in which case the franchise might encounter pressure from the public to change the name; the court will not act on the grounds that someone feels offended. The only exception to this is if the name has been used deliberately in a derogatory manner, and we can all agree that is not the case for our team name. In order for them to win, the petitioners have to prove that the name 'Redskins' is somehow damaging to their people and/or their culture. I don't see how they can prove this. What are they going to say, that this team name has contributed to the degradation of their culture over the past 50 years? How so? Are they going to argue that had the name been changed long ago, that Native Americans would be more respected as a minority in this country? What proof do they have? This lawsuit makes no sense to me. I hope it finally gets put down for good this time. If I were a betting man, I would put big money on the Skins winning this case.