The Washington Football team’s name has caused many controversies and disagreements. The team’s name “redskin” has caused many upset feelings due to the fact that it is “derogatory and offensive” as stated in the article “A New Season Rekindles a Controversy”. Although Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington football team, says it “honors” Native Americans, he acts very oblivious to the fact that the name itself is highly racist. The ones being affected by this offensive name are the Native Americans, they have continuously stated that they would like a name change yet we do not know if they will get it. A poll was also taken of all the Washington football team players. The Native Americans are not only the ones who want this name change, many
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The National Congress of American Indians has declared the name as offensive, even though Snyder says it honors Native Americans. Many linguists say that the name always signified a bad meaning, ever since the 19th century when it was mainly used. Although many that are not Native American see this as not offensive, Ray Halbritter, a representative of the Oneida Nation people, says otherwise. As stated in the article “New Poll Says Large Majority of Americans Believe Redskins Should Not Change Name” he says that, “They are not the ones whose family members and children are being slurred by a multi-billion-dollar global corporation.” Many American Indians tribes and groups have supported name changes, after all it is their opinion that matters most of all. Many non-Native Americans do not find this racist because they are not the one being affected by this. The American Indians have been asking for a name change for a long time now, but we will not know if they will ever get it due to the ignorance and stubbornness of …show more content…
Last May, 50 democratic senators sent a letter to the commissioner of the NFL insisting a name change. Some school have even changed their offensive names of Native Americans voluntarily. Such as St. Bonaventure University who changed the team nickname the “Brown Indians” after a long 65 years. A reporter by the name of Bob Costas, a sports reporter, has said that the name is a type of insult in which nobody would allow against other ethnicities. Many sources of media are also opposing the name. A lot of reporters, newspapers, and magazines have begun calling it only the “Washington football team”, instead of the “Washington
The National Congress of American Indians has declared the name as offensive, even though Snyder says it honors Native Americans. Many linguists say that the name always signified a bad meaning, ever since the 19th century when it was mainly used. Although many that are not Native American see this as not offensive, Ray Halbritter, a representative of the Oneida Nation people, says otherwise. As stated in the article “New Poll Says Large Majority of Americans Believe Redskins Should Not Change Name” he says that, “They are not the ones whose family members and children are being slurred by a multi-billion-dollar global corporation.” Many American Indians tribes and groups have supported name changes, after all it is their opinion that matters most of all. Many non-Native Americans do not find this racist because they are not the one being affected by this. The American Indians have been asking for a name change for a long time now, but we will not know if they will ever get it due to the ignorance and stubbornness of …show more content…
Last May, 50 democratic senators sent a letter to the commissioner of the NFL insisting a name change. Some school have even changed their offensive names of Native Americans voluntarily. Such as St. Bonaventure University who changed the team nickname the “Brown Indians” after a long 65 years. A reporter by the name of Bob Costas, a sports reporter, has said that the name is a type of insult in which nobody would allow against other ethnicities. Many sources of media are also opposing the name. A lot of reporters, newspapers, and magazines have begun calling it only the “Washington football team”, instead of the “Washington