Is wearing Redskins Memorabilia derogatory or socially acceptable?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it is not socially acceptable. It is a racist slur.

It is not.

It is a racial slur, Honky

No. It is not a racial slur. I will wear my redskin sweatshirt as often as I want. Look the other way if it bothers you

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So many fallacies here, it’s impossible to name them all

“They had a national poll and the majority said it was ok” = ad populem fallacy. Something is good because the majority of people think it is so.

“Other teams are still named chiefs/braves etc” - appeal to tradition fallacy. Because something has been a certain way for a long time, it’s ok.

Lots of things were “ok” because the majority of the people supported it and it had been around for a long time, like women not being able to vote or bans on interracial marriage. It wasn’t ok, and eventually we changed it. There are things today that are not ok and hopefully we will change them. Like unequal wages for men and women.

Not to get off topic, but this is such a stupid statement that I must comment.

Please name just one job today - currently - that pays unequal wages for men and women, based solely on the issue of the fact that someone wants to pay men more.

Thanks for commenting, plenty of research has been done about this and worldwide, nations are passing legislation to ensure equal pay for equal jobs.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/03/575403863/companies-in-iceland-now-required-to-demonstrate-they-pay-men-women-fairly

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/08/fact-sheet-expanding-opportunity-all-ensuring-equal-pay-women-and-promot

https://nikk.no/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NIKK_Equal_Pay_in_the_Nordic_Countries.pdf

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-022-01470-z

Btw, because of your post, I will add fallacy of composition to the list - asserting that an argument is invalid by arguing that one part is flawed.

[Anonymous]

Racists wear it. Is that you and your family?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it is not socially acceptable. It is a racist slur.

It is not.

It is a racial slur, Honky

And Honky isn't?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it is not socially acceptable. It is a racist slur.

What if the person wearing it is African-American ?

If worn by an AA person, it is not racist. But it could still be prejudice.

I just don't understand this narrative that AA people can't be racist.

The logo (and its offensive nature) had nothing to do with AA people.

sorry; should have been more clear:

Redskins clothing is racist when worn by whites. Redskins clothing is not racist when worn by AA people, or other BIPOC.

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Utter Nonsense

No, it’s a fact. Not nonsense.

Hopefully your kids are better informed then you.

NP. The idea that it's OK for Blacks to wear gear that offends native Americans is just.... nuts. You have no logic for explaining why Whites shouldn't wear offensive gear (and I agree they shouldn't) but somehow it's different for Blacks to wear the same the offensive gear. Native Americans are offended either way, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is not socially acceptable. It is a racist slur.

It is not.

It is a racial slur, Honky

No. It is not a racial slur. I will wear my redskin sweatshirt as often as I want. Look the other way if it bothers you

NP, I'm really curious - do you think it's OK to call people redskins? Like, "Saw some redskins today" would be an inoffensive thing to say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it is not socially acceptable. It is a racist slur.

Not necessarily many natives actually want the name back

[Anonymous]

I heard they are changing the name back.

[Anonymous]

Perfectly acceptable for most people. You shouldn’t worry about those that would be offended. They are triggered by everything.

[Anonymous]

My sister wears Redskins apparel to make a point. She also moved south because she didn’t want her kiddos to be exposed to books about “the transgenders.” Make what you will of it…

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it is not socially acceptable. It is a racist slur.

What if the person wearing it is African-American ?

I don’t judge Black folks who do it.

White people are another story. The mess in our own house is generationally epic and it is what deserves attention.

[Anonymous]

I really don't care at all, OP, even though I am of course all in favor of bolstering Native Americans communities and helping them break free of generational poverty. But I can separate a team mascot from actual living people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My family and I have supported the Redskins (now Commanders) for years now, and thus have collected quite a few Redskins fan gear (jerseys, posters, etc.). Until recently we featured a bumper sticker/ personalized license plate that featured the Redskins logo and name, and didn’t think anything of it until someone pointed it out that it could possibly be offensive. Is it considered socially acceptable in todays world to be wearing or prominently displaying their former logos?

You're fine to wear it.

[Anonymous]

No one cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is not socially acceptable. It is a racist slur.

What if the person wearing it is African-American ?

If worn by an AA person, it is not racist. But it could still be prejudice.

lol ok