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Originally Posted by Itse
So basically, because there are so few native Americans that are vocal about issues like this, you can just ignore how they feel. That's a great moral guideline. Especially considering the reasons why there are so few native Americans.
Even more generally, you're pretty much saying that being racist is totally excusable, as long as it serves the greater good of not being slightly inconvenienced.
That's just an irrelevant platitude.
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Please explain to me how the Redskins football team affects the daily life of these people? Please? The name attached to a sports franchise has been going on for close to 100 years and honestly how has that factored in the daily existence of these people? I think we have to be sensible here as I feel we are starting to dissolve our history in the name of being politically correct. The origin of the name is still debated today so at the end of the day you have a small group that chooses to interpret the name as a negative even though there's not indisputable evidence. At the end of the day you can't force them to change their interpretation but you also have to realize that interpretation is a personal choice. Is it going to get to the point one day where brown skinned people take offense to the Cleveland Browns? Where do you stop if you leave everything to interpretation?
I stand firm in that I believe you cannot pick and choose which derogatory franchise names take precedence over others so if you force the Redskins to change their name you have to do it to the Yankees, Indians, etc. Do them all or do none.