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Originally Posted by Itse
You know, just because some stupid things have been done in the past doesn't mean that all things from the past is stupid. See how that goes?
Also, repeating over and over how it's "common sense" that a sports team called Redskins is a terrible thing and other people just don't understand doesn't actually make any of it true.
I really don't see a big difference to a team called Canucks. Yes, there is a difference, but I don't see a big difference.
And you know what is really racist behaviour by the way? A bunch of whiteys claiming they can speak for every other race and be the judges of what is offensive what is not. White supremacy complex at it's worst. Unless I missed something, there is zero proof in this thread that the native American in significant numbers, or any numbers actually, find these team names offensive. Just a bunch of white people talking to each other about stuff that isn't really up to them.
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I'm actually academically trained in Native affairs, and have a wide background in Native wrote literature, sociology, and statistics. I can tell you for a fact that the name "Redskins" is, and will continue to be, the most derogatory ethnic slur that you can call a Canadian Aboriginal. The reason why "Redskins" is different than "Canucks" is because the word "Redskins" has an actual racial history of domination and control from Colonial to post-Confederation.
Even the study, which we were quick to dismiss for its poor survey question still found that over (statistically) 270,000 Aboriginals would be offended by the name "Redskin" as a football team. I'm not sure what else you need to be convinced that there is something in your reasoning that is very, very flawed.