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Originally Posted by Cole436
As an Italian-Canadian, I would absolutely not be fine with that.
The Redskins is not a remotely offensive term, it is a very offensive term. Racially, it's one of the most derogatory names you can call an Aboriginal person. From my research in Native populations in Canada, there's been considerable note on the idea of language and self identification. The term Redskin, for all accounts and purposes definitely falls into those categories.
And no one in this thread is saying ban every Aboriginal logo. The logo's in discussion are the Redskins (racism), Blackhawks (rests historically on a Native slaughter) and Indians (because of the logo)
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No your wrong it's based after a Military unit that used its name in honor of Chief Black Hawk
The team's first owner was coffee tycoon Frederic McLaughlin, who outbid grain magnate James E. Norris for the franchise. McLaughlin had been a commander with the 333rd Machine Gun Battalion of the 86th Infantry Division during World War I.[2]
This Division was nicknamed the "Blackhawk Division", after a Native American of the Sauk nation, Chief Black Hawk, who was a prominent figure in the history of Illinois.[2] McLaughlin evidently named the hockey team in honor of the military unit, making it one of many sports team names using Native Americans as icons. For many years, the name was spelled "Black Hawks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks