Why is everyone getting pissed off about Native American team names now?

There's money to be made in hypersensitive outrage.

 

You know, the Redskins could be on that level.... but it's been around so long, maybe we're numb to it? I don't know.

 

If you choose to be offended by the team name, root for the other team, for cry sakes...

 

Damned if I know. Hell I am still pissed they took Squaw Tit off the map.

That was a fine looking mountain.

 

This.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_guilt

 

god this thread is so gross

 

Yes, you should all be ashamed. Better people than yourself look at you with disgust!

 

You're misinformed as to the etymology of redskin. Read these two pieces to educate yourself:

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002961.html

http://anthropology.si.edu/goddard/redskin.pdf

Also, you should look up the original name of the franchise and why they changed it.

 

You don't know. Thanks for admitting it.

 

For the record, if they change the name of my Redskins, I'm dropping my season tickets and finding a new NFL team for which to root.

 

lol

 

Just because Native Americans have better things to do than make this a cause doesn't mean changing the name isn't still the right thing to do. I think it's good that most people aren't getting overly involved with this, except a couple columnists, mostly just up to team fans and team players to decide if they want to apply pressure. I like how Bill Simmons is handling it, he didn't write some big story on it, he just stopped using the name.

 

I'm interested, why?

 

It's not that. It's that the word CAME FROM AMERICAN INDIANS.

 

Where the word came from matters slightly, more important is what the word means today. I'm not claiming that the name is some racist attack, just that now, in 2013, the term is pejorative outside of football. Ask 100 people who aren't football fans what they think of the term redskin and I bet we would find it overwhelmingly derogatory. Until you posted the links, I had no idea the term came from Native Americans. That's interesting and did make me think about how that affected the context. Basically my conclusion is, not much. But I do understand the other point of view. But unless modern Native Americans feel good abou the use of the word, I just wouldn't want to use it.

 

And I can't write "*****rdly" on this board instead of "cheap" because of ignorance. People should be educated rather than outraged due to their own lack of knowledge.