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Washington native americans

hoops2

Jun 24, 2014
3:44am

Now we are insulting vampires. Sookie Stackhouse will be organizing a protest

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Originally posted by: drmilled
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"This is great! I also heard that the Indians have requested that Redskins are now ok, but would prefer that Washington be dropped from their name"---- Can you blame them? A more fitting name would be the Washington Deadskins.

forkushV

Jun 24, 2014
6:26am

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Originally posted by: O2bnVegas

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Originally posted by: drmilled
I received this today and thought that it would be great motivation for those of you who complain about everything..............

The New York Yankees offend the Southern population. Do you see a team
named for the Confederacy? No! There is no room for any reference to
that tragic war that cost this country so many young men's lives.

I guess they never heard of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.

Is there a team called the "American Traitors?"

Don

Jun 29, 2014
5:45am

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Uh-Oh!

It looks like this heh' Redskins thing has opened a can o' worms.

"In the United States today, the names Apache, Comanche, Chinook, Lakota, Cheyenne and Kiowa apply not only to Indian tribes but also to military helicopters. Add in the Black Hawk, named for a leader of the Sauk tribe. Then there is the Tomahawk, a low-altitude missile, and a drone named for an Indian chief, Gray Eagle. Operation Geronimo was the end of Osama bin Laden.

Perhaps the senators outraged by the Redskins name could turn their letter-writing pens on the Defense Department next."

Ref: The Washington Post

Liondownnow

Jun 29, 2014
6:21am

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Are you saying that Black Hawk, Apache, Comanche, Chinook, Lakota, Cheyenne and Kiowa are also racial slurs like Redskins? I had no idea.

forkushV

Jun 29, 2014
6:26am

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Originally posted by: DonDiego
Uh-Oh!

It looks like this heh' Redskins thing has opened a can o' worms.

"In the United States today, the names Apache, Comanche, Chinook, Lakota, Cheyenne and Kiowa apply not only to Indian tribes but also to military helicopters. Add in the Black Hawk, named for a leader of the Sauk tribe. Then there is the Tomahawk, a low-altitude missile, and a drone named for an Indian chief, Gray Eagle. Operation Geronimo was the end of Osama bin Laden.

Perhaps the senators outraged by the Redskins name could turn their letter-writing pens on the Defense Department next."...

What kind of person pretends there is no difference between tribal names and racial slurs?

alanleroyII

Jun 29, 2014
6:46am

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Originally posted by: forkushV

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Originally posted by: DonDiego
Uh-Oh!

It looks like this heh' Redskins thing has opened a can o' worms.

"In the United States today, the names Apache, Comanche, Chinook, Lakota, Cheyenne and Kiowa apply not only to Indian tribes but also to military helicopters. Add in the Black Hawk, named for a leader of the Sauk tribe. Then there is the Tomahawk, a low-altitude missile, and a drone named for an Indian chief, Gray Eagle. Operation Geronimo was the end of Osama bin Laden.

Perhaps the senators outraged by the Redskins name could turn their letter-writing pens on the Defense Department next."...

What kind of person pretends there is no difference between tribal names and racial slurs?

If forkush had actually read the linked opinion piece by Simon Waxman, managing editor of Boston Review he would have his answer.

No one was pretending 'there is no difference between tribal names and racial slurs'. Instead, Mr. Wasman was claiming that it's not honorable to name our weapons after Native American tribes and imagery.

Don

Jun 29, 2014
6:51am

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Originally posted by: Liondownnow
Are you saying . . .

DonDiego is not saying it. He's just reporting that the "outrage" is expanding.

Liondownnow

Jun 29, 2014
6:56am

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Amazing that somebody would write or be of the opinion that a racial slur is on par with whether or not it was honorable to name something after a tribe. I am of the opinion that a racial slur is far worse.

jatki

Jun 29, 2014
6:59am

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It seems Redskins old coach Joe Gibbs says to keep the name,

Former coach Gibbs considers name 'prideful'

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — Count former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs among those who has no problem with the team's name...

Asked about the controversy before the NASCAR race Saturday at Kentucky Speedway, the Hall of Fame coach and racing team owner defended the Redskins name.

''Never once did I hear anybody ever say anything negative about the name Redskins,'' Gibbs said about his time with the team. ''It was always prideful, it was courage involved. We have a song, `Hail to the Redskins,'' and so everything, everything, about that name has been positive for me and my past.''<-----EXACTLY

forkushV

Jun 29, 2014
7:00am

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Originally posted by: alanleroyII

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Originally posted by: forkushV
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Originally posted by: DonDiego
Uh-Oh!

It looks like this heh' Redskins thing has opened a can o' worms.

"In the United States today, the names Apache, Comanche, Chinook, Lakota, Cheyenne and Kiowa apply not only to Indian tribes but also to military helicopters. Add in the Black Hawk, named for a leader of the Sauk tribe. Then there is the Tomahawk, a low-altitude missile, and a drone named for an Indian chief, Gray Eagle. Operation Geronimo was the end of Osama bin Laden.

Perhaps the senators outraged by the Redskins name could turn their letter-writing pens on the Defense Department next."...
What kind of person pretends there is no difference between tribal names and racial slurs?

Bullshit. DonDiego juxtaposed that list with "the senators outraged by the Redskins name." Outraged over what? A racial slur.

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