Posted on 07/18/2020 10:36:06 AM PDT by Kaslin
Nearly half of respondents of a national poll conducted by Morning Consult are just fine with the name of NFL team The Washington Redskins. The football team, which has been for years accused of racism against Native Americans despite polls finding Native American majorities support the name, has been slated for change to placate a small group of online leftist agitators.
However, it turns out that far more Americans believe the name ought to remain than those who prefer a more culturally sensitive name. According to the poll, 49 percent of respondents believe the Redskins should keep their nickname, with only 29 percent in favor of the upcoming change and 22 percent unsure.
When broken down by generation, the nickname is less popular with Gen Z than with any others. Forty-five percent of Gen Z are in favor of changing the name, with only 23 percent supporting the nickname’s maintenance. Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers all see a larger percentage of their respective populations support keeping the name.
The desire to change drops to 31 percent for millennials, with 47 percent in favor of the name. Gen X decreases again, with only 27 percent wishing to rid the team of the name, compared to the 55 percent who support it. Only 24 percent of Boomers believe the name ought to be removed, with 56 percent who believe it should remain.
When looking at how the name’s popularity changes among racial lines, it becomes clear that white people predominately support the name, Black people believe it ought to be changed, although by fewer than half, and Hispanic people are torn.
Fifty-seven percent of white respondents think the team should keep the nickname, while only 24 percent argue for its removal. In contrast, 46 percent of black respondents believe the team name should change, with only 23 percent in favor of it remaining. Hispanic respondents are split right down the middle, with 38 percent supporting both keeping and changing the nickname.
Along with asking whether the team nickname should be changed, the poll explored how many respondents found the name offensive compared to other team mascots attacked as propagating ethnic or racial stereotypes.
The Redskins ranked the second most offensive name, with 30 percent of respondents finding the name and logo offensive. The only team to score higher was the Cleveland Indians and their mascot Chief Wahoo, who was deemed offensive by 33 percent of respondents.
The other potentially controversial mascots included: Chicago Blackhawks (25 percent), Florida State Seminoles (24 percent), Atlanta Braves (17 percent), Kansas City Chiefs (16 percent), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (16 percent), and the Edmonton Eskimos (16 percent).
This poll did not break out the data any Native American respondents, if there were any. It would be interesting to see what their opinion on the name and its potential change would be, as that is the group the change is purportedly protecting. Historically, Native Americans have been widely supportive of the team’s name.
A 2016 Washington Post poll of Native Americans showed that 90 percent of respondents were not bothered by the name, and 78 percent found the debate unimportant. Many respondents took it a step further, and declared they like the team’s name and find it supportive of Native Americans. The Washington Post results also fit a 2004 poll of Native Americans conducted by University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey, which also saw 90 percent of respondents supporting the name.
The whole entire world used to be racist and most nations at some point held slaves, yet we’re the country that gets blamed for ALL of it, even though we’ve actually done more for minorities than any other nation in history.
I’m not gonna’ participate in this phony blame game.
You are correct. It’s gone too far to give a damn what they do. The NFL is over for me. All teams should just change their mascots to “Kneelers” or “BLM Butt-Boys”.
“Will anyone have to balls to kneel when the black anthem is played?”
...doubtful. If they do it’ll be followed by a public apology and a ruined career/life.
I’m and advocate of changing the team’s name to the Washington Blackskins, since most of the players are Black, most of D.C. is Black, and most of PG County where they play is Black. It’s the perfect name for that team!
By the way, I was a Redskins fan when I watched Sammy Baugh lead the team to victory in the old Griffith Stadium. That would have been in the years 1948-1952. Old #33, Slingin’ Sam the Redskin man! THE GOOD OLD DAYS!
The name change was done to placate FedEx who writes a $200 million check to the team.
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I think that’s a convenient way to pass the buck, but one thing’s for sure: Starting yesterday, UPS will be getting the entirety of my package delivery business!
All these teams can crash and burn.
What will replace them will represent the nation better.
Tired of this nonsense.
I love my nation.
Vast majority of Native Americans support the Redskins name.
Snyder’s an idiot for buckling to the PC crowd. If he loses sponsors so be it.
Agreed. I don’t give a flip what the Negro Felons League does. Well, except I would love to see them all go broke.
I don’t care what the NFL does anymore. They are dead to me.
“They gave them the inch”
Maybe a good new name would be the Washington Foreskins.
It’s been FedEx Field since 1999. Why is it an issue now? If they didn’t like it, it should have been an issue 21 years ago.
People don’t want it. Things are so ridiculous that anytime some stupid libtard tweets something, boom it’s done.
“Why is it an issue now? If they didn’t like it, it should have been an issue 21 years ago.”
It’s FedEx’s money, it’s their business, it’s their choice.
Snyder was a pussy. I would have told everyone that the name stands until the grass doesn’t grow, and the sun quits rising. If they wanted the name change, buy the team and do what you want. The going price is 50% higher than the highest pricing for any NFL team. I am thinking that is about 5 Billion, so 7.5 or shut up.
Should change to having no nickname. Call them the Washington DC NFL football team.
It the 28 or 29 percent don't like it there are other football teams they can choose to become fans of.
Snyder is a moron. Everybody knew this day was coming years before he bought the team. He should have changed the name day one. And now with the harassment scandal he’ll probably, hopefully, be driven from the league. He is a complete moron, a terrible owner, he’s destroyed a proud franchise with crappy decision after crappy decision. The NFL should have driven him out a decade ago.
Slow down what? My typing? I get shots in my eyes these days.
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