[washingtonismoney]

Aren't these examples nothing more than an expanded tu quoque argument? Does the fact that these other examples are also offensive to specific groups lessen the offensiveness of the Washington NFL team's name?

The other problem is that some of these may be intended as the equivalent of "Fighting Irish" -- i.e., the insulted group appropriating the insult for their own purposes -- rather than "Redskins."

[washingtonismoney]

Aren't these examples nothing more than an expanded tu quoque argument? Does the fact that these other examples are also offensive to specific groups lessen the offensiveness of the Washington NFL team's name?

The other problem is that some of these may be intended as the equivalent of "Fighting Irish" -- i.e., the insulted group appropriating the insult for their own purposes -- rather than "Redskins."