Posted on 07/07/2020 4:23:05 AM PDT by george76
A leader of the Navajo Code Talkers who appeared at a Washington Redskins home football game said Wednesday the team name is a symbol of loyalty and courage — not a slur as asserted by critics who want it changed.
Roy Hawthorne, 87, of Lupton, Ariz., was one of four Code Talkers honored for their service in World War II during the Monday night game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Hawthorne, vice president of the Navajo Code Talkers Association, said the group's trip was paid for by the Redskins. The four men met briefly with team owner Dan Snyder but did not discuss the name, Hawthorne said.
Still, he said he would endorse the name if asked, and the televised appearance in which three of the Native Americans wore Redskins jackets spoke for itself.
"We didn't have that in mind but that is undoubtedly what we did do," Hawthorne said when asked if he was intending to send a statement with the appearance. "My opinion is that's a name that not only the team should keep, but that's a name that's American."
Monday night's brief, on-field ceremony came as some Native Americans and civil rights leaders wage a "Change the Mascot" campaign that targets the term redskins as a racial epithet.
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There was a group of marines that surrounded to protect a Navajo Code Talker memorial recently. I wonder if this was why? The socialists are trying to tear down everything American.
That was 2012. But now it is.
The dems are trying to erase the Indians from our collective conscience and the from existence.
When the Biden supporters tore down the Frederick Douglass statue, that just showed you what the Democrats are all about.
It doesn’t matter what he thinks. Rich, white, mis-educated progressive Democrats decide what he is allowed to think.
"That was 2012. But now it is."
Yeah, maybe you got a point...
It would seem all the courage, honor, love of country and loyalty has completely gone out of the people of the US... We just stand around and watch as the commies destroy our heritage...
Washington Whiteskins
How about This name:
the Washington Bandits?
Scoundrels?
Liars?
Corrupters?
Frauds?
Politicians?
Or my favorite, the Washington Bounels?
As in Harrison Bounel
Are Chiefs going to rename their franchise now that they have a 1/2 billion dollar half black half white man?
It seems to me that the name “Redskins” actually honors American Indians because they were such fierce fighters. Maybe they should rename the team to the Washington Cowards.
I know an Indian guy who says that he likes all the Indian themed team names, including the Fighting Sioux, Red Skins, Chiefs, Braves, etc. He also liked the Apache Helicopter.
It’s cute that, even in 2012, an Indian believes he gets to decide what is offensive to him. Didn’t he realize that white liberals get to decide that for him?
The Washington Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldiers.
Washington Worthless Bureaucrats
“Bounel”
Like in Harrison J. Bounel?
Obama’s identity SSN match?
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