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Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn
Again, I fail to see why that matters. It shouldn't matter what the history of a culture or race of people was. Everyone should be treated with the same respect.
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I agree with the bolded. That shouldn't mean a person can draw the conclusion that "since Vikings are okay, then Native Americans are okay as well" as symbols for teams.
History matters, though, in the sense that Native Americans were severely mistreated (this is, think, a tremendous understatement). They are still marginalized and not treated equally. Their depiction in sports adds and continues this.