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Should the Redskins retire their name?

Found February 11, 2013 on The Penalty Flag: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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There has been an argument among the Native American communities of the United States for a very long time that the Washington Redskins should change their name. The Washington Redskins logo has been around for an extended period of time, way before owner George Preston Marshall decided to move the team to the Nation’s capitol from Boston, Massachusetts. Officially the Boston Braves in their inaugural year, they changed their name the next season to resolve any disputes with the Boston Braves baseball team as both franchises played at Fenway Park... Read more
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7 Comments:
  • Lets just erase all references to the American Indian out of everything. Then there feelings wouldn't be hurt anymore!
    Lets name them the Washington Whites, or Crackers maybe even Honkie. I would love to have a team named for the white man
    by hobbie123   February 11, 2013   Reply    
  • Just call them the "SKINS". No discrimination in that. Everybody has skin.
    by Batman10   February 12, 2013   Reply    
  • They name was given to them by a Sioux indian
    by shwantzme   February 12, 2013   Reply     +1 Likes
  • How about the Washington Pansies since all these pansies want the name changed.
    by goodellisdumb   February 12, 2013   Reply    
  • I am a Redskins fan not a Washington D.C. fan.
    by Chowhound   February 12, 2013   Reply    
  • How the hell is redskins offensive and to whom. this world has people with white skin brown skin black skin and redskin I dont get how it is offensive. I'm a Indian and proud of it.I'm proud of the name redskin its my heritage its not offensive. Hail to the Redskins !
    by scruffy451   February 12, 2013   Reply    
  • it ain't broke---don't fix it.
    by soulwoman66   February 13, 2013   Reply    
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