Quality of life is a much bigger problem but targeting a racial slur is much easier for the population to get their heads around.

Tackling real problems is hard.

This is bitching about the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Quote:Is the Redskins controversy a bigger problem than Indian poverty?

No.

Quote:Is the Redskins controversy more important to white liberals as it lets liberals publicly proclaim how much they care without having to do any of the heavy lifting required to help bring Indians out of poverty?

Yes.

(06-23-2014 01:31 PM)Hitch Wrote:  Quality of life is a much bigger problem but targeting a racial slur is much easier for the population to get their heads around.

What racial slur? Where? This wasn't considered a racial slur until just recently.

Slur, slur, and more slur...............Doesn't really matter what the Wash. FB team nicknames itself....I know of NO ONE who has been held back, diminished, or truly hurt by the name Redskins.....and if that offends someone <----too damn bad.

Hey, look at these racists.

(06-23-2014 02:52 PM)Smaug Wrote:  Tackling real problems is hard.

This is bitching about the deck chairs on the Titanic.

I agree. Which is why I don't understand why they simply didn't change the name sooner.

(06-23-2014 10:34 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(06-23-2014 02:52 PM)Smaug Wrote:  Tackling real problems is hard.

This is bitching about the deck chairs on the Titanic.

I agree. Which is why I don't understand why they simply didn't change the name sooner.

So you're ok with naming a team after dogs? People are dogs?

This thread is just another testament to how wedded to racism the right-wingers around here are. It's really pathetic.

(06-23-2014 11:12 PM)UM2001GRAD Wrote:  This thread is just another testament to how wedded to racism the right-wingers around here are. It's really pathetic.

I don't expect a coward like you would answer the question below, but just for giggles, why don't you answer it and prove you're not a coward.

Quote:I'm sure you were just horrified when you found out the code name for bin Laden was Geronimo.

And then there are the death machines like the Tomahawk missile and Apache helicopter that I have no doubt you've protested the military over, right?

Like heart attacks? An indian is used to promote something that increases cholesterol and obesity and you're how mad at them?