redskins unoffensive to most native americans
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

The US capital's NFL club

Redskins' unoffensive to most Native Americans

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today Redskins' unoffensive to most Native Americans

The Washington Redskins have come under fire in recent years for their reluctance to consider changing the name many find a racial slur toward Native Americans
Washington - Arab Today

The nickname of the NFL's Washington Redskins is not offensive to 90 percent of Native Americans surveyed in a poll released Thursday by the Washington Post.

The newspaper said it polled 504 Native Americans from around the United States and also found that 78 percent of respondents did not consider the nickname an important issue.

The US capital's NFL club has come under fire in recent years for its reluctance to consider changing the name many find a racial slur toward Native Americans.

Redskins' owner Dan Snyder, who has refused to consider changing the nickname, said the results supported his contention that the nickname is a tribute to Native Americans.

"The Washington Redskins team, our fans and community have always believed our name represents honor, respect and pride," Snyder said in a statement. "Today's Washington Post polling shows Native Americans agree. We are gratified by this overwhelming support from the Native American community, and the team will proudly carry the Redskins name."

But a group called Change the Mascot said the poll adds little to the issue.

"The results of this poll confirm a reality that is encouraging but hardly surprising -- Native Americans are resilient and have not allowed the NFL's decades-long denigration of us to define our own self-image," National Congress of American Indians executive director Jackie Pata and Oneida Nation representative Ray Halbritter said in a statement.

"However, that proud resilience does not give the NFL a license to continue marketing, promoting, and profiting off of a dictionary-defined racial slur -- one that tells people outside of our community to view us as mascots.

"Social science research and first-hand experience has told us that this kind of denigration has both visible and unseen consequences for Native Americans in this country. This is especially the case for children, who were not polled and who are in a particularly vulnerable position to be bullied by the NFL.

"It is the 21st century -- it is long overdue for Native Americans to be treated not as mascots or targets of slurs, but instead as equals."
Source :AFP

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

redskins unoffensive to most native americans redskins unoffensive to most native americans

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

redskins unoffensive to most native americans redskins unoffensive to most native americans

 



GMT 12:13 2018 Thursday ,27 September

Yemen government ends cooperation with UN rights mission

GMT 06:21 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Volkswagen clinches record sales

GMT 11:45 2018 Saturday ,20 January

Salam, German ambassador meet

GMT 10:33 2017 Friday ,10 March

White House presses Iran for info on ex-FBI

GMT 16:30 2016 Tuesday ,23 August

Iraq vows to review foreign energy deals

GMT 22:40 2017 Monday ,09 October

16 killed as gunmen attack Mozambique police
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday