Redskins Football Will Soon Be No More ... Cajuns listed

[RaginScotsman]

When I was in school a young lady wrote an editorial or letter to the editor or some such to the Vermillion where she stated she was offended by the Ragin part because it looked like a derogatory name spelled backwards. I ____ you not.

Wowed on two fronts. One, I would never have thought of that had you not just pointed it out to me. Two, why people feel the need to go on fishing expeditions in order to find controversy?

[CajunDreDog]

LLU

[Hammer58]

I just don't see why this is suddenly, after all these years such a problem other than we have become a hyper-sensitive society. Redskins as applied to the team is meant as a point of pride by the team and fans. And I don't see how Chiefs, Braves, etc as a mascot is any more or less "demeaning". Finally, just as with moanroe's attempts to stop our use of Louisiana, how will the end of the use of Redskins by thus team better the plight of American Indians? Will living conditions on reservations improve? Will the high rate of alcoholism among Indians on reservations go down? Will the literacy rate increase? It just seams that there are a lot of much more serious issues facing American Indians.

[Turbine]

LLU

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[CrazyCajun]

All of the believed origins of the name redskins were originated by Indians themselves. How can a name be derogatory to a race when the name was created by that race as a name for themselves?

[cajunhawk]

I just don't see why this is suddenly, after all these years such a problem other than we have become a hyper-sensitive society. Redskins as applied to the team is meant as a point of pride by the team and fans. And I don't see how Chiefs, Braves, etc as a mascot is any more or less "demeaning". Finally, just as with moanroe's attempts to stop our use of Louisiana, how will the end of the use of Redskins by thus team better the plight of American Indians? Will living conditions on reservations improve? Will the high rate of alcoholism among Indians on reservations go down? Will the literacy rate increase? It just seams that there are a lot of much more serious issues facing American Indians.

You are right on all fronts. But you gotta realize...this battle is not for the everyday American Indian. If it was...they would look at it like you did...so many more pressing problems. This is a high level problem that will be fought by the highest levels of American Indians and others seeking high profile class struggles wars waged. It's always like this. It's just like the "I'm Cajun" license plate. To the layman it means nothing, but to some law maker it means a career move that he can point to when out stumping. Fights like this won't ever go away...there will always be someone to profit from making a mountain out if a mole hill. It's not a societal problem...it's a supply and demand problem.

[CajunRed]

It's a societal problem.

[cajunhawk]

It's a societal problem.

Not when there is money to be made...you are missing the big picture.

[Just1More]

Not when there is money to be made...you are missing the big picture.

It's a big picture societal money problem.

[cajunhawk]

It's a big picture societal money problem.

Now you're talking.