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Home › Football › Greetings JR I'm a fan of the Washington Redskins. The team's nickname "Redskins" is considered to be offensive by many, including a significant number of Native Americans. Some opinion polls, however, suggest that even a majority of Native Americans do not object to the use of the nickname "Redskins". I believe that the nickname was originally selected for the team because of the inspirational value of courageous "Redskin" Indian warriors in battle, not because of some desire to offend anyone. Do you think the "Redskins" should change their nickname?

Greetings JR I'm a fan of the Washington Redskins. The team's nickname "Redskins" is considered to be offensive by many, including a significant number of Native Americans. Some opinion polls, however, suggest that even a majority of Native Americans do not object to the use of the nickname "Redskins". I believe that the nickname was originally selected for the team because of the inspirational value of courageous "Redskin" Indian warriors in battle, not because of some desire to offend anyone. Do you think the "Redskins" should change their nickname?

Posted: Sun, 04/19/2009 - 6:17am in

J.R.'s Answer:

I am a native American, Cherokee, and I have no issue with this matter whatsoever. The intent of any mascot name is for it to honor their teams not make light of them. That's just an individual take on it.

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