Anonymous wrote:Here's the best argument I heard so far...
If you can't go up to a Native American and call them a Redskin to their face, then it's an offensive slur.
It's all about money as to why Dan Snyder hasn't made the change. It will cost a lot of money to re-brand the team, change the logo, print new paraphrenalia, etc.
FWIW, I've lived in DC my whole life. I lived through the glorious Gibbs era, Theisman, Riggo and never thought of the team name as offensive. Til someone put it to me as above.
Would you go up to a Native American and call them a Brave? Would you go up to someone of Scandinavian descent and call them a Viking? Would you go up to someone and call them a Steeler, or a Padre, or a Packer?
Many team names would be highly offensive if you directly called a person by them.