06-20-2014, 11:17 AM
I learned what the term "redskin" meant in college and was shocked that it was socially acceptable enough to be used as a team nickname at the time, or ever, frankly. If anyone doesn't know what it means, which I imagine is most (though maybe not on this forum), they would be as shocked as I was that it was ever used.
As for the "creeping clampdown on freedom," not so fast. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86560...tml?pg=all The Seminoles also embrace FSU's use of the name because it's authorized.
St. John's changed its name from "Red Men" to "Red Storm" for similar reasons the Redskins are being pressured to abandon that nickname.Â
It's a bit of a mystery to me why "Indians" had to be changed at Stanford, while the Cleveland Indians use the term without a whole lot of outrage.
What is most bothersome about the Redskins situation is that it's gone on so long. The politicians in Washington aren't exactly profiles in courage, only now trying to get on the right side of history on the issue. Â
As for the "creeping clampdown on freedom," not so fast. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/86560...tml?pg=all The Seminoles also embrace FSU's use of the name because it's authorized.
St. John's changed its name from "Red Men" to "Red Storm" for similar reasons the Redskins are being pressured to abandon that nickname.Â
It's a bit of a mystery to me why "Indians" had to be changed at Stanford, while the Cleveland Indians use the term without a whole lot of outrage.
What is most bothersome about the Redskins situation is that it's gone on so long. The politicians in Washington aren't exactly profiles in courage, only now trying to get on the right side of history on the issue. Â