LOL ... Indians can't even agree whether it's offensive or not. How many schools within close range to Indian Territories use the name Redskins including some with majority of Native Americans? This sounds like one of those" they aren't smart enough to know so we'll tell' em" kind of things.
Just more hypocrisy from a minority. A simple term used to describe someone physically in a non derogatory way is used to pull the race card. It seems that the name was changed to "Redskins" to recognize the Native American coach and Native American players.
The Washington Redskins were originally known as the Boston Braves. In 1933, co-owner George Preston Marshall changed the name to the Redskins, possibly in recognition of the then–head coach William Henry "Lone Star" Dietz, who claimed to be part Sioux. On July 6, 1933, the Boston Herald reported that "the change was made to avoid confusion with the Braves baseball team and the team that is to be coached by an Indian (Dietz)... with several Indian players."
Draws a parallel to the colored/negro/black/African American non sense. Colored and negro were the accepted terms and served the purpose until they decided that it wasn't good enough. Then Black became the accepted term and served the purpose until they decided that it wasn't good enough. Now it's African American even though 99.5% of them have probably never been to Africa. In case they didn't get the memo, The National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People and United
Negro College Fund should change their name ASAP. Just more racial silliness from a minority.
On an off note, an ex coworker was born in Africa and is white. He told me that after he became a US citizen, whenever he filled out government forms for something that he would list himself as African American. Needless to say, the (mostly black) government clerks tell him that he can't do that? I wonder why? Who is African American? A white person born if Africa that then becomes a US citizen. Or a negro born in the US who has and will never go to Africa?
I guess my point is that if a person is born in America then they are
American. Names don't really matter unless you have no self esteem and/or emotional problems. Call me whatever you want, I won't lose a minutes sleep over it.
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