Posted on 08/13/2014 7:00:35 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A palate cleanser via Time, which notes that the “Redskins Facts” site is behind this and that the team itself is apparently behind “Redskins Facts.” (The anti-Redskins ad that inspired this rebuttal is also embedded below for context.) This is really just a taste of what they’ve got cooking; go to their YouTube account and you’ll find interviews with individual Native Americans defending the name.
It’s an understandable counterattack — if your critics claim you’re victimizing a group, the natural response is to find members of the group who don’t feel victimized — but realistically we’re past the point of argument on this subject. It’s already reached litmus-test status. If you’re a Democrat, social justice demands that the name be changed lickety split; if you’re a Republican, the line must be held against political correctness. (Dan Snyder, for one, is obviously not giving in.) If you’re an average low-information voter, you probably don’t mind the name but don’t care much either way and will eventually be badgered into grudgingly accepting the bien-pensant position just to make this farking issue go away already.
Until then, though, its chief value is as a quick fix for self-congratulation. I’ll leave you with this, from Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, which must be the nadir — so far:
I decided NOT to draft any Washington players (apologies to them) on my #fantasyfootball team in deference to those offended by team name.
CLICK ABOVE LINK FOR THE VIDEOS OF THE ADS
They are offended. Not by the name, just the losing
I remember some of the original Navajo code talkers went to a Redskin game recently and one of the proudly wore a Redskins jacket. He like the name of the ball club and had no issue with it.
About three years ago I saw a Browns fan with this sign
Cleveland
Rebuilding
Since
1964
Foreskins. I’d love to see what the liberal media would do with that.
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