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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't even association the name "Redskins" with a derogatory term for American Indians, I associate it with the football team I grew up cheering for in the 1980s. Maybe because I've never heard anyone EVER refer to American Indians as "redskins". So I guess I've just assumed the meaning in today's vernacular has changed. If someone says "Hey, how about those Redskins", does it ever occur to you they AREN'T talking about football? [/quote] Or more appropriately for the last couple of decades, "Wow, the Redskins suck." Does anyone in their right mind think someone who says that is saying something bad about Indians? Not only that, if you read the article linked above, it's apparent from historical usage that "Redskins" was never a racial slur. The team was named that because of its native American coach, and the word derives from how a number of native American tribes described themselves in their own languages.[/quote]
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