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Is It Racist?

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Chubbs.
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What do you guys think about the NFL trying to change the Washington Redskins' name?
They want Renegades, Warriors, or Griffins

My school mascot used to be the Redskins and they ended up changing it without any student say.. which was a bunch of bullshit

Obama is all for not changing the name.. dudes a G
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90% of Indians don't find the name offensive... so what the fucks the deal

Oct 8 2013 5:49PM
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chacha33
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My highschool had to change its name from the redskins to the white legged minimuggins

Shit sucks
Nov 7 2013 11:10AM
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Ryan*
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The difference is that "Seminole" is the actual name of a people, whereas "Redskins" is just an outdated, non-PC blanket term for all American Indians/native Americans/etc. There's no Redskin tribe, you know? It's like "orientals." If there was an NFL team called the Orientals, people would flip out.

I'm not saying I'm staunchly against the Redskins name—so don't flip out on me, NS. I don't really know where I stand on the whole thing.
Nov 7 2013 11:20AM
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penguiin
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I don't understand why you people are still arguing over this. If over 90% of the actual redskinned native americans don't find it offensive then who the hell are you, a white american, to say it is.
Nov 7 2013 12:09PM
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DP*
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youd have to be a racist to think its racist.... its in no way hate speech or anything.
Nov 7 2013 1:14PM
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