The Skinbasket Weighs in on New Redskins Nicknames

[pbmax]

Ignoring your inflamatory remarks, the bolded part is interesting. One of the first nations who claim some association with the name Redskins (the Navajo's?) could attempt to cash in - and given the zeal with which the NFL defends its intellectual property...

Interesting case as Snyder invited members of the Navajo code talkers to a game this year and received an endorsement from a group of them. The Nation affiliated with the Navajo though, disavowed the endorsement and called for the name to be changed.

[bobblehead]

You claim this is driven by the PC police, and then you succumb to the very argument you denigrate by claiming it is offensive. Yet, after reading the previous posts, I find that the term Redskins is more benign than I believed.

This is all about politics and the race hustlers driving the discussion. Nothing more, nothing less.

The fact that it is offensive, and the reasons behind people pushing for the change are 2 entirely separate issues. To admit it is in fact offensive in no way is succumbing to the argument of who is driving it. If I owned the team I would change the name....it would have nothing to do with the idiots trying to grab headlines by pushing the issue.

[mraynrand]

I would change the name if I owned the team as well. Based on the fact that it's just a football team and the purpose of the nickname was never really intended to be all that elevating to indians. Still, Indians shouldn't push so hard to change the name because every time Washington beats Dallas - well, that's historical payback.