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Date Posted: 12:22:27 10/23/13 Wed
Author: PongonE
Author Host/IP: 204.14.132.45
Subject: Thanks for your opinion Duck ...
In reply to: Duckman 's message, "As the resident Native American" on 12:00:55 10/23/13 Wed

Unfortunately, we have tons of people complaining about pink ribbons, unfair treatment of men (that one I can't wrap my head around), etc. etc. etc. and now Team names.

>>>An article posted to The Onion�s website on Monday
>>>featured anti-Semitic slurs and stereotypes aimed at
>>>Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, who is Jewish.
>>
>>No, they didn't go too far. Anyone who is upset by
>>the word kike, but not by the word redskin, needs to
>>reexamine their values.
>being a 1/4 Cherokee, I don't find the name Redskins
>derogatory. Its much ado about nothing. We have high
>schools with mascot names like Savages, Redskins,
>Cheiftans, Cheifs, Indians, Warriors, Red devils, etc
>here in the "indian territories", you know, what
>Oklahoma was known as prior to becoming a state. I
>guarantee we have a higher per capita polpulation of
>indian heritage peoples here in OK than any state to
>our east. Nobody around here is complaining. It's all
>for looks and money. Now Kike? How can that not be
>derogatory.

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