Redskins Not Racist

[5GallonBucket]

2 hours ago, thetragichippy said:

I don't get offended by Redneck or Coonazz - I could fit both of those categories. 

 

Same here

[Reagan]

18 hours ago, Big girl said:

Redskins is a derogatory term.

 

 

[Big girl]

4 hours ago, Reagan said:

 

 

Yes, they were.

[baddog]

34 minutes ago, Big girl said:

Yes, they were.

Washington Redskins were called the Redskins for 87 years. Why did it take that long to offend?

[Big girl]

53 minutes ago, baddog said:

Washington Redskins were called the Redskins for 87 years. Why did it take that long to offend?

It's been offensive to some but they felt powerless to change it. 

[tvc184]

10 hours ago, Big girl said:

Yes, the name "Redskins" is widely considered offensive, particularly by many Native Americans, and has been a source of controversy for decades. The term is viewed as a racial slur and a derogatory term for Native Americans, and its use as a sports team name has been protested by Native American groups and activists. 

 

Here's why it's offensive:

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  The term "Redskins" is rooted in a history of violence and discrimination against Native Americans, including the practice of offering bounties for the scalps of Native Americans. 

   

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  Many consider "Redskins" to be a racial slur, similar to other derogatory terms for racial groups, 

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  Studies have shown that the name can negatively impact the self-esteem and identity of Native American individuals, especially youth, according to a UC Berkeley study. 

   

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  The use of "Redskins" as a sports team name perpetuates harmful stereotypes and reinforces negative imagery of Native Americans, says the National Congress of American Indians.

As evidence to what I stated, you have shown that the name Redskin is hateful, as deemed by….. National Congress of American INDIANS

 

So the people who claim to be offended by the name Indians, in their own national organization, call themselves Indians?

Imagine….

Head of the NCAI: I represent the American Indians and we would like to discuss issues. 

Representative: Okay, what do the Indians want to discuss?

NCAI:  Don’t you dare call us Indians!! We are Indians!

Representative: Huh? 

Like I said a couple of years ago in this thread, if you’re looking to be offended, you’ll find it. 

[Big girl]

1 hour ago, tvc184 said:

As evidence to what I stated, you have shown that the name Redskin is hateful, as deemed by….. National Congress of American INDIANS

 

So the people who claim to be offended by the name Indians, in their own national organization, call themselves Indians?

Imagine….

Head of the NCAI: I represent the American Indians and we would like to discuss issues. 

Representative: Okay, what do the Indians want to discuss?

NCAI:  Don’t you dare call us Indians!! We are Indians!

Representative: Huh? 

Like I said a couple of years ago in this thread, if you’re looking to be offended, you’ll find it. 

Look at the mascot. Besides how does the fact that they find it offensive affect your life in any way?

[thetragichippy]

12 hours ago, Big girl said:

Look at the mascot. Besides how does the fact that they find it offensive affect your life in any way?

I agree that the N word to blacks is offensive. I had not heard of a black organization that calls themselves the N word......If Indians were so offensive, shouldn't they not call themselves that?

 

[OlDawg]

‘Cowboy’ was originally used to describe young blacks (‘boys’) who worked the cattle. Another good reason to dump Jerry and the Cowboys. They are definitely offensive.

Henceforth, they shall be called 'Jeraldo y El Vaquero Ninos'. Sad to say, they will still choke.

[Big girl]

44 minutes ago, thetragichippy said:

I agree that the N word to blacks is offensive. I had not heard of a black organization that calls themselves the N word......If Indians were so offensive, shouldn't they not call themselves that?

 

Look at the logo

[thetragichippy]

43 minutes ago, Big girl said:

Look at the logo

It's an Indian.....

[UT alum]

On 7/22/2025 at 9:19 AM, thetragichippy said:

I don't get offended by Redneck or Coonazz - I could fit both of those categories. 

 

Your point being? Those monikers are usually worn with pride. How many songs are there about rednecks that redneck fans cheer and dance to? How about “ignorant redneck”?That get any closer to a nerve?

[thetragichippy]

2 minutes ago, UT alum said:

Your point being? Those monikers are usually worn with pride. How many songs are there about rednecks that redneck fans cheer and dance to? How about “ignorant redneck”?That get any closer to a nerve?

No lol

Conazz jokes are making fun of Cajuns for being dumb..... 

I don't get offended easily......

[baddog]

Just now, UT alum said:

Your point being? Those monikers are usually worn with pride. How many songs are there about rednecks that redneck fans cheer and dance to? How about “ignorant redneck”?That get any closer to a nerve?

Cher had a song called Half-Breed and Paul Revere and the Raiders had one called Cherokee People. Your point?

[UT alum]

6 minutes ago, thetragichippy said:

No lol

Conazz jokes are making fun of Cajuns for being dumb..... 

I don't get offended easily......

Nor do I, but neither me nor my ancestors have ever been subjugated or vilified in this country.

[OlDawg]

22 minutes ago, baddog said:

Cher had a song called Half-Breed and Paul Revere and the Raiders had one called Cherokee People. Your point?

Loved Half-Breed and I’m 12.5% Cherokee/Blackhawk. Saw Paul Revere & The Raiders at the Summit in an ‘Oldies’ show in the late ‘80’s I think it was. Was worried about being drug tested at work because everyone lit up when the Mamas & Papas came on stage. lol 

Like @tvc184 said, if you want to be offended, you’ll find a way. As a small portion of the supposed “offendees”, I never much cared one way or the other. Not near as much as a bunch of rich, white liberals looking for something to make themselves look good.

They should stay in their big houses, with all their money made off other’s backs like some other Democrats did back in the 1860’s.

[OlDawg]

 

[baddog]

5 minutes ago, OlDawg said:

 

How offensive. Lol. What gets me is people that try to apologize for our history, which changes nothing, and they don’t realize that if it didn’t happen the way it did, we wouldn’t be here.

[OlDawg]

5 minutes ago, baddog said:

How offensive. Lol. What gets me is people that try to apologize for our history, which changes nothing, and they don’t realize that if it didn’t happen the way it did, we wouldn’t be here.

Great song either way.

[baddog]

31 minutes ago, OlDawg said:

Great song either way.

I think they’re all dead except for Lindsey. Used to watch their tv show.

My comment about apologies was towards the libs today, not that song.

[Englebert]

The actual name of the song is "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)".

[Englebert]

Indian Giver was a bubblegum pop hit in the late 1960s or early 1970s by 1910 Fruitgum Company. I wonder if it would make the charts today.

[OlDawg]

I would imagine if the Washington franchise had offered to share a small portion of royalties from merch sales, no one would have been offended at all.

As it is, my peeps make their own reparations the easy way anyway. From drunk white folks at the casinos. 😂