I've yet to meet one offended by the term and I've dated women with Native American in them or fully Native American....Even the term "redbone" is more common in the black community here in Atlanta and usually refers to black mixed with Native American, or a Tropical Look, or mixed with latina to create a brighter look....Nobody thinks it is racist cause it usually black people distinguishing themselves as they have caramel, yellowbone, redbone, lightskin, and darkskin labels....Obviously, living in Atlanta for this long I have piles of experiences here to fully know this information as my hometown city.
I've yet to meet one offended by the term and I've dated women with Native American in them or fully Native American....Even the term "redbone" is more common in the black community here in Atlanta and usually refers to black mixed with Native American, or a Tropical Look, or mixed with latina to create a brighter look....Nobody thinks it is racist cause it usually black people distinguishing themselves as they have caramel, yellowbone, redbone, lightskin, and darkskin labels....Obviously, living in Atlanta for this long I have piles of experiences here to fully know this information as my hometown city.
I have Native American in me.......Not much, but I got Cherokee in me like many down here.....I'm offended LOL, although I'm alot more offended when I have a bet on the Redskins and they don't cover the spread.
I wonder what percentage of Cherokee it is to qualify to be offended or can I claim and represent one of my ancestors who had alot more Cherokee in their blood so I can start my own casino.
I wonder what percentage of Cherokee it is to qualify to be offended or can I claim and represent one of my ancestors who had alot more Cherokee in their blood so I can start my own casino.
The Vikings were pretty cool.
This is such BS....Harry Reid says he's not going to another Redskins game until they change the name. You would think
with all the problems we have in this country Harry Reid could surely find something better to do with his time.
with all the problems we have in this country Harry Reid could surely find something better to do with his time.
But who judges if it is honestly offensive? If a person could get their 15 minutes of fame, then you could always find somebody who is offended at something. Where do we start? Where do we stop? Who gets to decide if somebody is really offended or who just wants thier 15 minutes of fame? Maybe I'm truly offended by the Devil name, or maybe I'm just trying to prove a point.
Who decides? Somebody who is in an appointed position by some politician who is just pandering and looking for votes perhaps?
This is completely outrageous. Who game the USPTO the authority to determine what is "offensive" anyway?
So does that mean the United Negro College Fund and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People should have their trademarks revoked?
Anyway:
Not all Native Americans oppose the term Redskins. Capital News Service identified three majority Native American high schools that use it proudly, including Red Mesa High School in Arizona.
“Being from Native American culture, [the term] is not derogatory,” said Tommie Yazzie, superintendent of the school district that oversees Red Mesa High School. He identified himself as a “full-blooded Navajo.”
Red Mesa High School is located on a Navajo reservation, and 99.3 percent of its students are Native American, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Here is a map of the 62 high schools that currently use the nickname "Redskins" As has already been pointed out, the name is in use on Indian Reservations.
The fact of the matter is that this decision has nothing to do with what is "offensive" and everything to do with useless government bureaucrats getting their rocks off in telling other people what they can do.
So does that mean the United Negro College Fund and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People should have their trademarks revoked?
Anyway:
Not all Native Americans oppose the term Redskins. Capital News Service identified three majority Native American high schools that use it proudly, including Red Mesa High School in Arizona.
“Being from Native American culture, [the term] is not derogatory,” said Tommie Yazzie, superintendent of the school district that oversees Red Mesa High School. He identified himself as a “full-blooded Navajo.”
Red Mesa High School is located on a Navajo reservation, and 99.3 percent of its students are Native American, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Here is a map of the 62 high schools that currently use the nickname "Redskins" As has already been pointed out, the name is in use on Indian Reservations.
The fact of the matter is that this decision has nothing to do with what is "offensive" and everything to do with useless government bureaucrats getting their rocks off in telling other people what they can do.
