The Washington Redskins will NEVER change its name; owner insists & breaks silence on 'racist' term

The Daily Mail ^ | May 10, 2013 | Daily Mail Reporter

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The Washington Redskins will NEVER change their name, insists owner as he breaks silence on 'racist' term

The owner of the Washington Redskins has insisted that the name of the team will never change despite growing controversy over its origins as a derogatory term for Native Americans.

Daniel Snyder told USA Today : ‘We’ll never change the name. It’s simple. NEVER’.

The team has been under fire from some critics who say the term is a racial slur because of its origins in bounties placed on the scalps of Native Americans by British settlers.

The director of the National Museum of the American Indians has said the word ‘redskin’ is equivalent to the ‘n-word’.

But Mr Snyder, who rarely speaks to the media, broke his silence on the name which has been with the team since 1937.

He told the paper: ‘We will never change the name of the team. As a lifelong Redskins fan, and I think that the Redskins fans understand the great tradition and what it’s all about and what it means, so we feel pretty fortunate to be just working on next season. ‘We’ll never change the name. It’s that simple. NEVER — you can use caps.’

A recent Associated Press poll found that 80 per cent of Americans believed the Washington team’s name should remain unchanged.

However that proportion dropped by ten per cent from ten years earlier when 90 per cent said the team should still be called the Redskins.

Critics of the name have launched legal action in a bid to dent the Redskins Federal copyright protection.

‘With everything that Native Americans have gone through in this country, to have a sports team named the Redskins - come on, now.

[elcid1970]

What kind of Indian objects to a team name that depicts Indians as warriors? A member of the Metrosexual tribe?

[chopperman]

The solution to this is so simple. Keep the name and put Mr. Potato Head on the Helmet.

[Vinnie]

They’re pulling the same nonsense over the Atlanta Braves.
So its not derogatory ‘redskins’ reference. They just want to make noise and exert some political pressure.
Sort of ‘see me, see me’ whining.

What about the Fla. State Seminoles? Ever see their display before a home game?
An Indian brave rides onto the field on a paint horse, takes a spear and slams in into the ground in front of the opposing bench.
IMHO one of the best, exciting pre-game displays ever.

[elcid1970]

IIRC, the chief of the Seminole nation has warned the PC crowd not to criticize “our team”, Florida State.

Look up Dartmouth University “Indians” hockey team as an example of PC, 1980’s era.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

I’m still p.o.’d we’re called CATHOLICS - we’re just universal Christians labelled by protestantism so they could point at us and not use a cussword (damn prudes).

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

That held water in Germany during 1946 as well.

[ken5050]

Good morning:

Check out this link: Power ranking the 25 best mascots in college football

Chief Osceola and Renegade are NUMBER ONE!!

For years I thought that Daniel Snyder was a total jerk...he'd ruined the Redskins with his constant meddling..RG III has turned the team around, and now, with his solid stance on keeping the Redskin s name, all but telling libtards to "go p**s up a rope,"..I gotta give the guy props.

I do think that the ever-so PC NFL and Goodell will ultimately force him to change the name..

[Tanniker Smith]

I just may have to root for the Redskins this year to show my support. (Because, lets face it, the Jets aren’t going anywhere #sameoldjets.)

[Vinnie]

I just may have to root for the Redskins this year to show my support.

I never thought I'd root for them, but I'm an RGIII fan.
Looks like the opposing teams are going after him like they did Joe Namath.

[newnhdad]

what about the Chiefs? Aren’t the names Rams and Packers offensive to the Dupont Circle crowd? Isn’t the name Patriots offensive to democrats since they hate America? Aren’t the Jets just offensive to every fan of the game of football?

[Dr. Thorne]

Between this news and the admirable RG3, I may have to become a Redskins fan.

[A_Tradition_Continues]

It was thinking the Washington Foreskins....punch of pricks in that part of the country.

[frankenMonkey]

Is this really a "controversy" ---
Let's go to the replay:

"...under fire from some critics..." How many critics? 2, 3... Who are these "critics?" What do they do for a living? Are they members of the "Wannabe" Tribe? (and isn't "tribe" a racist term? )

"...recent Associated Press poll found that..." Ohhhh! A recent poll. Ain't nuthin more accurate than a "recent poll."

"...Critics of the name have launched legal action..." Those pesky "critics" again, and this time they have money to "launch" a legal action, is that like Bill Clinton launching an intern?

The local paper is full of "controversies" - otherwise known as some minor issue that's gotten a burr up some liberal's rectal area. But I repeat myself...

[Inyo-Mono]

You have to search far and wide to find the word “redskins” used in 18th and 19th Century documents. The word really used by settlers at the time was “redn#**@rs.”

[latina4dubya]

I always call the Dallas Cowboys the Cowgirls.. the San Diego Padres the Madres... the Diamondbacks the D-bags.. etc...

[FreedomPoster]

You hadn’t heard of all those Scandinavians in the Upper Midwest protesting loudly about the MN Vikings?

Oh, right, they don’t.

The whole thing in manufactured Lib outrage.