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To: Pyro7480

This has much more to do with economic and political clout than it does with justice. "Redskin" is racist in any context.

11 posted on 10/01/2003 10:23:09 AM PDT by Kleon (To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.)

To: Kleon

so is "cracker" and "nigger" but many minorities excercise those words with impunity.

13 posted on 10/01/2003 10:24:34 AM PDT by MacDorcha

To: Kleon

This has much more to do with economic and political clout than it does with justice. "Redskin" is racist in any context.

So are the labels "White" and "Black" when they are used by government agencies to classify European-Americans and African-Americans.

53 posted on 10/01/2003 11:11:34 AM PDT by usadave

To: Kleon

Welcome to FR.

54 posted on 10/01/2003 11:11:47 AM PDT by LayoutGuru2 (Call me paranoid but finding '/*' inside this comment makes me suspicious)

To: Kleon

You wrote:

""Redskin" is racist in any context. "

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That might be your opinion....But, I happen to be of "redskin" blood...and I don't find it one little bit racist.

Fwiw...there's way too many "Thinskins" among my fellow "redskins"...

Fwiw-

95 posted on 10/01/2003 3:05:22 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Hillary Clinton......is at least smarter than twelve acres of pregnant red hogs.)

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