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Originally Posted by gargamel
I think he meant more in the context of how you'd describe the plot of Pocahontas to a Native. Would you say, "so there was Redskin girl..."? Similarly, if you had to go to a reservation, would you be embarrassed to be wearing a shirt with this logo?
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I wouldn't be if I didn't have a political reason for wearing it.
Furthermore, since as far as I know, nobody actually uses the term 'redskin' to describe natives (went to university in Lethbridge, never heard the term once) at all, much less in a derogatory way, I don't know how offensive it actually is to have that be the team name.
If you want to say it's in poor taste, I'll go with that. But since it isn't being used to oppress anyone, who cares? If anything, natives should be impressed that they're considered the only ethnic group to be badass enough to play football. Every other human based football team is either a profession or an ideology.