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09/26/2004 02:49 AM ID: 43211 Permalink   

Few Native Americans Offended By "Redskin" Football Team Name

 

A new University of Pennsylvania's National Annenberg Election Survey shows that only 9% of Native Americans polled are offended by the name of US football team, the Washington Redskins. 90% said they were OK with the name.

Little difference was found between men and women on the issue. The number of "offended" increased slightly among those with college degrees (13%), and those who identified themselves as liberals (14%).

Team owner George Preston Marshall changed the name from Braves to Redskins in 1932 to honor Native American and head coach, William "Lone Star" Dietz. Controversy has risen over the political correctness of the team's name.

 
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  I'll tell you who's offended  
 
Some 18-50 year old, rich, white person with nothing better to do other that gush out to minorities how sorry they are for the evil that is whitey.

"As a native American how do you feel about the name Washington Redskins" "I don’t care, I'm gonna go get a burger..."

"As a rich white person with nothing better to do, what do you think about the name about Washington redskins"

"Uh, HELLO, how mega racist is it, i mean do Native Americans have red skin? nu-UH, I mean I feel so ashamed that people can be so derogatory and racist about other cultures, I bet Indians I mean, native Americans are sooooo offended by this, i mean HELLO!"

get a life.
 
 by: koultunami     09/26/2004 04:04 AM     
  not only that  
 
Most Native Americans don't give a damn about taking polls LOL. So the results are non conclusive.

It isn't about the actual term "Redskin" but the very fact the people who root for their team end up doing the tomahawk chop or the whooping with their hands. I mean really how demeaning can you get? Imagine if you had a group called Pal Face and every time your team won the crowd would show their small peckers to honor their team LOL. We all know penis length various from people to people ( not just the color of your skin ) and it would in return be used just to mock that particular group. It isn’t about being liberal I could care less for any party that has a hidden agenda.

There is no honor is belittling a group of people who have suffered unbelievable atrocities and still manage today to keep their culture alive.
 
 by: morph   09/26/2004 06:30 PM     
  More PC bull  
 
Didn't even cross my mind that this name was in anyway derogratory to Native Americans. What a crock. They couldn't care less, I couldn't care less, the majority of people couldn't care less, even the majority of liberals couldn't care less. What the hell was the point of that survey, haven't people got better things to do with their time.
 
 by: rabidsmalldog   09/26/2004 07:09 PM     
 
 
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