Poll finds large majority of Native Americans are OK with “Redskins”

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35. I don't buy that canard.

People aren't "getting thin skinned". In many cases, this stuff has been pissing people off for decades. They've just stopped being quiet about it.

As for this:

Truth is, there is no moral or constitutional right bestowed upon anyone to never be offended by anything. If I went around getting all offended by everything that I see or hear that I find offensive, I'd be pretty unhappy most of the time and I just don't choose to live that way. And I have no sympathy whatsoever for those who do.

No, there isn't. And neither does the Constitution protect you from criticism or prohibit anyone from registering their offense. So I couldn't think of a more neutral argument you could have made there.

There are words that can only be used to be demeaning and offensive. Most of us know what those are. But.......and I'm saying this as nothing more than my own personal opinion.......sports teams like to choose names to portray themselves as tough and fierce and intrepid to their opponents. (Which doesn't explain the Miami Dolphins, of course. And what the heck is up with Browns?? Ah, but I digress.) I don't see those as demeaning qualities. I don't think that names like Rams or Bears or Jaguars or Falcons were chosen to demean rams or bears or jaguars or ravens. Same goes for cowboys, buccaneers or 49ers. And I don't see the term "Redskins", when used in this context, to be demeaning toward Native Americans.

Well, you don't see them as demeaning. Is no one else is allowed to have a different opinion, or would you just prefer that they keep it to themselves?

And apparently neither do a lot of Native Americans.

Pro Tip: A lot of people "self-identify" as Native Americans, but most are not. Of those that are, many are of only partial Native American descent and are completely removed from the realities of being a Native American in the United States. Take my father-in-law. He's part Algonquin, so he'll happily claim he's Native American despite the fact the totality of his life experience has been that of a white American. Of course he's not going to give a shit what you call the Washington team. It doesn't affect him one iota because he's never been on the receiving end of white racism.