eme123 Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 Are you serious with this? Cowboy and Viking are not derogatory names. Why don't we make an NFL team called the Chinatown Yellowskins. Maybe we can call another team the Saratoga Whities or the Harlem Blackskins. I hate racism and prejudice and there's no room for it anywhere. There are other ways to name Indians other than "Redskins." I love to stir the pot on these forums but comments like this is ridiculous. I don't mind the Cleveland Indians, Florida State Seminoles, or the Chicago Blackhawks. But Redskins? Really? There are other ways around this than calling them by that. Now we are going to start measuring the level of offense? Redskins is offensive to you. Vikings/Cowboys is offensive to someone else. So, where does it end. It never ends. Very few people have had a problem with Redskins for 81 years. Thats their name so get over it. Lets lighten up here and save a tree.
Chef Jim Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 No, what he's saying is native Americans (American Indians) don't want to be referred to as "Redskins". So you've asked them.
26CornerBlitz Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 Now we are going to start measuring the level of offense? Redskins is offensive to you. Vikings/Cowboys is offensive to someone else. So, where does it end. It never ends. Very few people have had a problem with Redskins for 81 years. Thats their name so get over it. Lets lighten up here and save a tree. Since you aren't offended, F the people that it affects. Nice!!
dave mcbride Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 But......kind of I know I should have stayed out of this conversation ...
brenty Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 I am offended by the buffalo bills. Ya my name isn't bill, but what about all those that are named bill. Why do they have to be the subject of a team that has been rebuilding for 13 years?
26CornerBlitz Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 So you've asked them. You obviously haven't paid attention to this issue that's been ongoing for at least 30 years or you wouldn't have asked such a stupid question.
Chef Jim Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 You obviously haven't paid attention to this issue that's been ongoing for at least 30 years or you wouldn't have asked such a stupid question. So you're going to speak for a whole race of people?
Numark Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 I think Kiko Alonso is a quarter Viking. 1 Quarter Viking 4 Quarters ALL MAN
26CornerBlitz Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 So you're going to speak for a whole race of people? Educate yourself on the issue that has been pressed on the legal front before you formulate such questions. They speak and act on their own behalf.
Just in Atlanta Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 Since you aren't offended, F the people that it affects. Nice!! I'm offended by the fact you don't know the difference between effects and affects. Yes, F the people who are offended by stupid ****. You miss the point entirely. Now we are going to start measuring the level of offense? Redskins is offensive to you. Vikings/Cowboys is offensive to someone else. So, where does it end. It never ends. Very few people have had a problem with Redskins for 81 years. Thats their name so get over it. Lets lighten up here and save a tree. As someone who is 15 pounds overweight, I am offended by your use of lighten up.
26CornerBlitz Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) I'm offended by the fact you don't know the difference between effects and affects. Yes, F the people who are offended by stupid ****. You miss the point entirely. I know the difference. Do I care what you're offended by....No! If it doesn't pertain to me, F anyone else. Not exactly shocking these days. Edited May 2, 2013 by 26CornerBlitz
Captain Hindsight Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 I actually feel bad for the OP. This was a legitimate question for him and he got blasted for it. Given it was a dumb question that anyone who studied history... ever could have explained to him. But none the less I enjoyed reading it all. TBD never lets me down
ctk232 Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 I think this is kind of silly. The reason "Viking" and "cowboy" aren't racist terms is because neither is a race. Native American is a race and "redskin" is a derogatory term for a Native American dating back to colonial times. Vikings weren't a race, they were Norwegian mostly and Scandinavian primarily. Or simply put...white. Really, figure out what race actually is and then decide. Cowboy is a race? Really? Please...races even have their own issues of clarification. For example African-American doesn't mean black...it means Americans whose ancestral lineage derives from Africa. There are white African-Americans and black Hispanics. People need to become knowledgeable of these cultural differences before crying that cowboy and Viking are racist...
Donald Duck Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 I want to sail West I wonder if he would find the Mascot offensive Ragnar's one Viking I wouldn't want to piss off, hehe
26CornerBlitz Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 I think this is kind of silly. The reason "Viking" and "cowboy" aren't racist terms is because neither is a race. Native American is a race and "redskin" is a derogatory term for a Native American dating back to colonial times. Vikings weren't a race, they were Norwegian mostly and Scandinavian primarily. Or simply put...white. Really, figure out what race actually is and then decide. Cowboy is a race? Really? Please...races even have their own issues of clarification. For example African-American doesn't mean black...it means Americans whose ancestral lineage derives from Africa. There are white African-Americans and black Hispanics. People need to become knowledgeable of these cultural differences before crying that cowboy and Viking are racist... Very well articulated. Kudos to you for a salient and sensible point in a thread full of silliness.
DrDawkinstein Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 I think this is kind of silly. The reason "Viking" and "cowboy" aren't racist terms is because neither is a race. Native American is a race and "redskin" is a derogatory term for a Native American dating back to colonial times. Vikings weren't a race, they were Norwegian mostly and Scandinavian primarily. Or simply put...white. Really, figure out what race actually is and then decide. Cowboy is a race? Really? Please...races even have their own issues of clarification. For example African-American doesn't mean black...it means Americans whose ancestral lineage derives from Africa. There are white African-Americans and black Hispanics. People need to become knowledgeable of these cultural differences before crying that cowboy and Viking are racist... This really should be the last post of the thread.
Donald Duck Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 I think this is kind of silly. The reason "Viking" and "cowboy" aren't racist terms is because neither is a race. Native American is a race and "redskin" is a derogatory term for a Native American dating back to colonial times. Vikings weren't a race, they were Norwegian mostly and Scandinavian primarily. Or simply put...white. Really, figure out what race actually is and then decide. Cowboy is a race? Really? Please...races even have their own issues of clarification. For example African-American doesn't mean black...it means Americans whose ancestral lineage derives from Africa. There are white African-Americans and black Hispanics. People need to become knowledgeable of these cultural differences before crying that cowboy and Viking are racist... Cowboys and Indians, hmmm
The Senator Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 As a northerner, I find the name NY Yankees highly offensive.
Donald Duck Posted May 2, 2013 Posted May 2, 2013 As a northerner, I find the name NY Yankees highly offensive. well done Senator
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