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I believe that redskins should also Change the teams name

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Dear Mr. Dan Synder,

I believe Washington Redskin should change the name of the team.  The term redskin is an ethnic slur.  It refers to the color of the Native American skin color.  It came about during the 1800s when Native Americans were forced out from their land.  Redskin is an offensive and hateful word.  An NFL team should not use a derogatory word as its team’s name.  The name of a team should symbolize what a team stands for - it should represent winners and have a positive connotation.  There are sports teams named after fierce animals including Detroit Tigers from the MLB and Memphis Grizzlies from the NBA.  And there are other teams named after beloved, peaceful animals including Miami Dolphins from the NFL.  Other names from sports teams have names that show characters like Atlanta Braves from the MLB and Golden State Warriors from the NBA.  I don’t know why anyone would name a sports team after a term that stereotypes Native Americas.

I know change is not easy.  But sometimes change is necessary.  Redskin needs to change their name to something else.  To a name that doesn’t stigmatize Native Americans.

Sincerely,

Matthew Ladson

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I think that the Washington Redskins should change their name because the term "Redskin" relates to the skin color of Native Americans. And I don't think it's fair to the Native Americans because we are all humans. Not other peoples mascots or team name.

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I feel that Washington Redskins should not change their name because it was the name they were given and it honors the Northern American Indians. A person should take the name and look into its meaning. Red is the most powerful color. Red stands for what I know is strong, strength, courage, motivation and energy. The word “Skin” is the outer covering of the body. So to put this together you have a strong body. This is true because the word “Redskin” in the dictionary is a Northern American. An Indian to me, is a kind compassionate strong person. Remember the Indians were the ones to help the pilgrims prepare thanksgiving dinner. This is an honor to the Native American Indians to be called “Washington Redskins”. This name is not a bad connotation but on the other hand is a good connotation. This NFL team doesn’t need to change because that will start a domino effect. The other NBA teams, MLB teams and Premier League soccer teams will all start changing their names too. This name had been there for 87 years. They had time to change it before. Why is it a problem now? According to statistics 9 out of 10 Native Americans did not bother. In 2019, 68 percent out of 100 were not offended either. There are many other teams in the NFL  with a character name and they do not consider them slurs. These NFL teams are the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Las Vegas Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team as of now still has its same name. This name “Redskin” is no way derogatory; instead it is an honor and representation of a person strong and brave.

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Did you know that Dan Synder, the owner of the Washington, D.C., NLF football team, has announced that he will never change the teams name, from redskins, despite widespread objections to the name on the grounds that is a SLUR .

I think in my opinion the Washington redskins should change their name.

According to the text it states that they argue that when the term redskins is used they argue that it is not meant to STIGMATIZE  or offend Native Americans any more then the name’s Cleveland Indians or Atlanta Braves or Kansas City chefs the term Redskins” STEREOTYPES  Native Americans based on skin color.

The passage also states that redskins was first introduced In the 1800s as a DEROGATORY name for Americans and thus still, carries those negative CONNOTATIONS. There are many terms that are used with intent to offend by some people but are not perceived as slurs. Ethinic slurs are common, and many other terms can be offensive or friendly depending on how they are used.

In conclusion we should all focus instead on getting rid of prejudice and intergroup conflicts such word offensive.

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Anisha - I disagree with your view.  The term redskins originated in the 1800s when the Native Americans were being force from their land.  The name redskins is used in a derogatory way.  Washington Redskins should change their name.
Angel - I agree with your poster. Redskin is a racist name.

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anisha - i respectfully disagree because it states it was used as an  sterotype and a slur.

mariya - i agree that there name is a slur and that they should change it

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Another  way your voice can be heard is that  you can use social media to get your voice heard. How they feel is not happy and  mad because to them it is racist and that they don’t like it.

Also they feel  when someone says redskins they feel derogatory. They don't take it as slur  they take being racist. To them it is not a stigmatize  to them the redskins are   “Its origin is hated... [It] was used against our people when we were forced off our lands at gunpoint.” I know this sound dumb but to them it is not just a word and connotation, just a word can charge a lot. Also why should they be called redskins being stereotyped as a redskins team that is racist so i believe they should the name. The name they WANT.

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I believe they should keep the name becuase it has nothing to do with racism

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1155okp6fxbSsJ0Q4kz6bGevDvOtQ6OvrSAg2TTe8hPM/edit

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Angel Aguila
This pictures show my reason why they should change the name