The name is going to change, I hate to say it, but heres why its going to change.
1- its a minority who is offended by the name, not native americans but a minority of us, and frankly its a vocal one. they feel like they are accomplishing something by clicking like and whining about something that isnt even on the mind of most indians.
2- most indians do not support the name, they dont hate the name, they simply dont care because it doesnt affect them, most arent even football fans. the ones who are football fans mostly support the name, the ones who are anti everything white, hate the name. its really about that simple, the problem is that the ones who support the name get villified and called " colonised" or apples, while the activisty ones are "real indians" for fight something that doesnt matter.
3- white people feel guilty, and about 90% of that guilt is rightfully felt, the way natives have been treated and have continued to be treated in north america is pretty much pathetic and disgusting the medals of dishonour for wounded knee are a case in point, how this affects this issue is simple, its easy to convince someone who already feels some legitimate guilt, to feel manufactured guilt, and this is why you see so many white people jumping on the bandwagon, this way they can feel better without actually having to do anything to really help. " see I signed the petition to change the name, therefore im a good white person not a bad white person."
if you had asked me last year I would have said the name wont change, but I see the constant talking about it, the way its not being allowed to just die down and im pretty sure that this time they will simply whine until it changes and by they I am not even talking about indians, but bleeding heart lefty liberals who refuse to listen to actual indians, in fact its pretty much racism to tell us what to be offended about.
I know you guys want to avoid politicising this but its a political issue, point blank. at this point I think its obvious, we are being dragged into an argument which has no upside anymore. I dont care I will support the Redskins, because its my team, and I dont hate the name, but I know in the end like everything else, the whiners will win.
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