Smithsonian Museum - yet another thread on team name

Why don't they run a poll with different Native American tribes and ask what they would rename the Redskins to. It would be an interesting test.

Why don't they run a poll with different Native American tribes and ask what they would rename the Redskins to. It would be an interesting test.

I have a better idea. Why don't we just send blankets with small pox to mike florio, mike wise, and all the other people who claim the name is racist without understanding the facts.

I see we pick and choose. I said in another post I thought this was over years ago,it seems kind of silly to keep rehashing this thing.


here it is....

Washington Redskins can keep team name; Supreme Court refuses native Americans' suit - CSMonitor.com (http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&key=3c1074125499a575d1122710576a769d&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewarpath.net%2Fnewreply.php %3Fdo%3Dnewreply%26p%3D993777&v=1&libid=1360398251703&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csmonitor.com%2FUSA%2FJustice %2F2009%2F1116%2Fp02s07-usju.html&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewarpath.net%2Fredskins-locker-room%2F51711-smithsonian-museum-yet-another-thread-team-5.html&title=The%20Warpath%20-%20Reply%20to%20Topic&txt=Washington%20Redskins%20can%20keep%20team%20na me%3B%20Supreme%20Court%20refuses%20native%20Ameri cans'%20suit%20-%20CSMonitor.com&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13603984623512)Your one-line "free dictionary" post earlier was stupid, unsupported, and refuted by numerous posts before and since. That's the point.

Not to mention the "free dictionary" cites one tribe in a non-derogatory fashion, never mind all the other tribes associated non-derogatorily with "REDSKINS". So the "free dictionary" link doesn't even support itself about the name being somehow offensive.

So again, thanks for proving the name isn't offensive. :cheers Whether you meant to or not, lol.

Your one-line "free dictionary" post earlier was stupid, .

sorry you feel that way.

sorry you feel that way.Well, look at the bright side. For example, your post did provide a good example how not to trust a lot of "free" sources on the internet, however unintentionally.

Well, look at the bright side. For example, your post did provide a good example how not to trust a lot of "free" sources on the internet, however unintentionally.

I'm just very thankfull you were here to let me know.

I'm just very thankfull you were here to let me know.lol. Concession accepted, and like you and others have said, time to move along.

Unless you are Native American, your feeling on the matter (either way) is irrelevant. Borderline self-serving.

Unless you are Native American, your feeling on the matter (either way) is irrelevant. Borderline self-serving.

I hope that it doesn't change but If they were forced to change the name I would want it be changed back to the "Braves" the original name.

Unless you are Native American, your feeling on the matter (either way) is irrelevant. Borderline self-serving.
No matter what you feel about the issue of the name, I will strongly disagree with this statement. (now I am back out of this discussion):

First they came... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came)


When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn't a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.