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WHAT'S IN A NAME

I love football, always have. I played and my sons all played. In fact I had a tear in my eye watching my youngest sons last game. Good old Cordova football. Today the Washington Post had an article involving the Washington Redskins franchise and Native Americans. It seems some Native Americans would like to see the name changed and its logo banned. Suzan Shown Harjo a Cheyenne activist and District resident who has led the action said the trademarks should be taken away because they insult them and hold them up to ridicule. Maybe I'm to far removed but I thought you named a team after something you respected or had strength i.e. Lions, Braves, packers, da bears, dolphins, er. Well maybe not the dolphins. I wouldn't be upset with the Washington whiteguys or Washinton Anglo-Saxons that has a nice ring to it. But I wouldn't be to surprised if they will have to change their name and get rid of the logo. Then the only thing that will remind me of Native Americans will be all the casinos I guess Ms.Harjo thinks that would be a better image.

posted by pappy @ 12:31 AM