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Originally Posted by rubecube
Again, if we don't know the demographics of who voted in the polls, they're irrelevant.
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Well, Martians could have voted in those polls too, so I would disagree that it's irrelevant. Americans have their own dialect of English, which also means they have their own sensibilities about language, if their populace largely agrees that this team name isn't offensive, why exactly should I follow along with this movement of hysteria over a ####ing NFL team name few are offended by? I know people offended by the name Canucks. I know Mexicans in California offended by the usage of Padres. Why should those people dictate language for the rest? That's absolute hilarity.
Keep in mind too many other Canadians miss the fact that the American Constitution and judicial interpretations thereof are more favourable to individual rights rather than collective.
So the correct perspective is in the polls as it reflects those very things.. really the only things that matter.