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Originally Posted by twins_34
Not going off on anything you said, because I have the same views as you. Just giving the history context on the facts.
The Redskins were actually warriors that would rub red ochre on their skin. It's where the whole name actually came from. Fierce warriors that would use the red pigment color to strike fear into their enemies. Many Native American tribes used red ochre because it was also good for bug repellant so they even wore the pigment while hunting.
Any heck, both Wahoo and the Redskin logos were BOTH drawn by Native Americans!
However, THIS is the history being erased. The history of my people who were being honored by these teams, erased becase someone other than Native Americans got offended. One small tribe made a stink while hundreds of other tribes have used the names Redskins and Indians for their school mascots because we seen them as an honor, not a disgrace.
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It was just interesting to hear a Native American view.
A lot of times it seemed like it was non Native Americans that were getting offended the most.
I hope that when a nick name is used it is seen with pride on both sides but i know there will probably always be a group that will take something to mean something else or be offended where others of the same race are not.