Author Topic: Redskins Can Keep Their Name (Read 554 times)

Bodhi · « **Reply #15 on:** October 01, 2003, 08:18:44 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
i don't understand what your saying frogy, what do the vikings have to do with smallpox?

anyway , the indians got smallpox by robbing the graves of english that died of smallpox.

Neither does Froggy....

He is to busy trying to make sense after his latest bout with Clinton and a cigar....

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #16 on:** October 01, 2003, 09:37:08 PM »

Small pox was indeed in blankets that were distributed to Natives in the 1800's.

But the name of a modern sports team has absolutely nothing to do with what happened more than 100 years ago.

To spend political capital on the name of a sports franchise is a waste of resources. It has been correctly pointed out that Notre Dame's logo is demeaning to Irish people as it deals with the steroetype that Irish are violent louts; no one is demanding change in that case.

There are many other extremely important issues that the Native American community needs to address. Pine Ridge SD is the center of the most poverty stricken county in the USA, due mostly to what a welfare state does to the people who live within it.

Drug and alcohol abuse if our youth, joblessness, and anti-social behaviors of all types do more than just tarnish our heritage. It is difficult to pass on the ways of the elders when the youngers are in such a state.

We are becoming casino employees... profits go to outside investors, and bypass the tribes that they were intended to benifit. I doubt Crazy Horse would approve.

-tronski- · « **Reply #17 on:** October 01, 2003, 10:26:51 PM »

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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
Small pox was indeed in blankets that were distributed to Natives in the 1800's.

But the name of a modern sports team has absolutely nothing to do with what happened more than 100 years ago.

To spend political capital on the name of a sports franchise is a waste of resources. It has been correctly pointed out that Notre Dame's logo is demeaning to Irish people as it deals with the steroetype that Irish are violent louts; no one is demanding change in that case.

There are many other extremely important issues that the Native American community needs to address. Pine Ridge SD is the center of the most poverty stricken county in the USA, due mostly to what a welfare state does to the people who live within it.

Drug and alcohol abuse if our youth, joblessness, and anti-social behaviors of all types do more than just tarnish our heritage. It is difficult to pass on the ways of the elders when the youngers are in such a state.

We are becoming casino employees... profits go to outside investors, and bypass the tribes that they were intended to benifit. I doubt Crazy Horse would approve.

About the only sensible thing said in this thread so far, and I doubt very much that Crazy Horse would approve.

Tronsky

mrblack · « **Reply #18 on:** October 03, 2003, 06:16:11 PM »

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Originally posted by AHGOD
Wassup cracka.

Did your parents have any children that lived?

First off i am of american Indian decsent so I think I can speak on this subject.
The work "redskin" is as derogatory as coon or darky would be to an african american!
Why is it so hard for people to understand that?
It is so in your face!!!!
But thats ok the American Indian has bean getting screwed for 100s of years why would it change now?

mrblack · « **Reply #19 on:** October 03, 2003, 06:18:23 PM »

and there is a huge difference between the fighting irish and the fighting micks!!!
Or fighting potatoe eaters or the fighting drunks irish micks.

Raubvogel · « **Reply #20 on:** October 03, 2003, 07:08:08 PM »

You could name a team the Fighting Mick Nazi Huns and I wouldn't really give a ****. Get over it. If something as trivial as a name bothers you how in the world do you deal with life's real problems?

Eagler · « **Reply #21 on:** October 03, 2003, 08:04:14 PM »

how bout a name change to the foreskins?
does that insult any group besides some of the donutheads on this bbs?

john9001 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 03, 2003, 08:24:27 PM »

you indians need to get off the damm reservation, a former co-worker and friend of mine is a lakota,{richard redleaf) he has a house, morgage, car, wife, kids, and a JOB, just like the "white man"

and he hasen't lost his indian "culture"

vorticon · « **Reply #23 on:** October 03, 2003, 08:55:35 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
no , the redskins should change their name to SAXONS, then i will never have to read "redskins defeat vikings", instead it will say "saxons defeat vikings", which is historically correct.

indians did kick the vikings bellybutton once...what do you think happened to there newfoundland settlement

of course the way we canadians are going well be giving nefoundland BACK to the icelanders

lazs2 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 04, 2003, 09:42:06 AM »

Although I probly don't have a drop of indian blood in me.... I was "native american" on my last loan application... if I were gonna open a casino I would be indian again. May as well get some use out of all that liberal guilt.
lazs

Sandman · « **Reply #25 on:** October 04, 2003, 10:26:40 AM »

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Originally posted by Frogm4n
how is it john? no one was calling them vikeings as they handed them smallpox infested blankets.

Gotta wipe the monitor for this one...

mrblack · « **Reply #26 on:** October 05, 2003, 08:32:28 PM »

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Originally posted by Eagler
how bout a name change to the foreskins?
does that insult any group besides some of the donutheads on this bbs?

That is funny

I needed a goood laugh.