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Old 02-13-2013, 03:48 PM   #101
EddyBeers
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Originally Posted by oilyfan View Post
Can you provide a link with a study to show that aboriginal people think these names are offensive?

I will provide a link where a study proved that aboriginals did not think that they are offensive.

http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycent...s_09-24_pr.pdf
As someone who enjoys polling and worked at a polling firm in a different lifetime, I find the polling question offensive:

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The questionthat was put to them was “The professional football team in Washington calls itself the Washington Redskins. As a Native American, do you find that name offensive or doesn’t it bother you?”
Hard to know what you are answering when the question is so articulately phrased.
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