Should the Washington Redskins change their name?

[Oldiesfreak1854]

I certainly don't want to offend anyone, and I don't support bigotry against Native Americans or anyone else, but I see no need to change the name.  The Redskins are such an iconic team that changing the name now would be pointless.

Plus, the Cleveland Indians have a logo that's a thousand times more offensive than the Redskins'.  Instead of just depicting a Native American, it actually makes them look stupid.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

What about the Minnesota Vikings?  Their name and logo could be construed as offensive to Scandinavians.

EDIT: What about the Kansas City Chiefs, for that matter?

[Oldiesfreak1854]

What about the Minnesota Vikings?  Their name and logo could be construed as offensive to Scandinavians.

The difference between the Vikings and the Celtics on the one hand, and the Redskins on the other, is that the Vikings and Celtics are home teams of large Scandinavian and Irish communities, so were chosen to represent those communities with pride.

In the case of the Redskins, it was plucking a completely different nation's identity, choosing an offensive term, and using it as a mascot.

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That's problematic as well.

So Native Americans are a different nation from other Americans?