You are missing the point NAV. The point is not to go up to so someone and call them a “name”. When approaching ANYBOY other than a child it should be Sir or Ma’am. We are talking about a team name. It can be argued that the team name is not out of mockery but out of respect.
I reject the perpetual victim status of minority groups. We are all individuals and are all equal in the sight of the laws of the USA and in sight of God. It really does not matter who your parents were. If you were born here you are a native. Everyone has the same opportunity.
Would you support a team name mocking another religion besides Christianity? Do you know why “Fighting Irish” while being derogatory is not offensive? Because Irish don’t evaluate their self worth based on a team mascot. It’s pathetic and ridiculous.
Is that you Dan Snyder?
The thought experiment of calling someone a name is a test. The test is, “would it be offensive or derogatory?” For the term redskin, unless you’re referring to the aforementioned potatoes, the answer is unequivocally yes.
This isn’t some slippery slope that ends with us only naming teams after inanimate objects, although that would be hilarious.
The Washington Love Seats vs. the Dallas Pepper Mills…
