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Russell Bell:

--- Quote from: Russell Bell on June 26, 2013, 11:49:31 PM ---
--- Quote from: M Dogg™ on June 26, 2013, 10:10:14 AM ---I was going to post on this, but knew the trolls will come out at night, and there are only a few things I feel are worth a debate with them. So with that said, the Redskins name is HIGHLY offensive. As a huge sports fan, there are some things I've just accepted, like the Blackhawks, or the Braves, though I hate that chop thing and they are my second least favorite baseball team. What are my least favorite pro-sports teams are the Redskins and the Indians. I really hope that someone changes those names soon.

As for the Res. Growing up in California, my mom use to visit her friends at the Res. all the time. This was the 80's, pre-Casinos. Casinos have brought their own problems, but pre-casino there was nothing there. It was empty. My mom was half Apache, my dad is half Southern Paiute, the other half of both is Mexican. Things are still bad, and what's sad is since the people have ignored these issues, it's getting worst. Now I live in Minnesota, and there are HUGE issues, especially in urban Indian communities. I have no idea where to even start with healing all these problems, but it makes matters worst when you have professional teams who basically insult the community.

I will say this, maybe pro sports should do what college did. In college, they had to get permission from the local tribes, or maybe a majority of tribes. So the Redskin name will be debated by Native tribes and then voted on, or the Indians or Braves. In the case of the Blackhawks, you'd have a vote from the Sauk tribe. In college, they had to get permission from the local tribe, which is why UND had to change their name, as the Sioux tribe rejected the University using the name, but FSU is still allowed to use the Seminole name, as the Seminoles gave the school permission to use their name. I can't imagine the name Redskins or Indians surviving, and the way the Braves and KC Chiefs have mocked the Native community, they'd be in trouble too.

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Do you think the internal problems within the native communities, or sports teams "insensitivities", are the bigger problems for these people today?

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MDogg drives a Dodge Stratus

Russell Bell:

--- Quote from: Smart Wilson on July 03, 2013, 01:23:52 PM ---native american is the most racist poster on this forum

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truth

its always hilarious when someones crying of racism and is clearly racist themselves

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