Washington Post poll shows Native Americans unbothered by Redskins name

[Gas2No99]

Washington Post poll shows Native Americans unbothered by Redskins name

John KeimESPN Staff Writer

A new Washington Post poll found that 90 percent of Native Americans aren't offended by the Washington Redskins' nickname and an overwhelming majority consider it an unimportant issue.

The Post polled 504 people who identify primarily as Native American from across the country, including those who lived on reservations and those who were not part of a tribe.

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  Dan Snyder'€™s resolve strengthened by latest poll on Redskins name

The general population appears to care more about the name than Native Americans. A 2014 ESPN poll found that 23 percent of the population favored a name change.

Thursday's findings by the Post match an Annenberg Center survey taken in 2004. The Post poll also found that 78 percent deemed the Redskins' name an issue that is either "not too" or "not at all" important.

Suzan Harjo, the lead plaintiff challenging the team's trademark protections, rejected the new results, saying it was an invalid way to surveying those in Indian country.

"I don't accept self-identification," Harjo told the Post. "People say they're native, and they are not native, for all sorts of reasons. Those of us who are leaders in Indian Country ... know who we are representing. We also know if we are representing a minority view. And this is not the case here. Our experience is completely the opposite of the Annenberg poll and this one. I just reject the whole thing."

Redskins owner Dan Snyder has maintained that he won't change the team name, which once again became a prominent issue after the 2012 season. Snyder has never budged from his stance, and team president Bruce Allen said last summer that Washington would not change the name even if it helped them secure a new stadium in the District of Columbia. The Redskins are looking for a new stadium site, though their lease is not up until 2027.

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

The Redskins are turning to the Supreme Court in an attempt to keep their name. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

The Post also included stories from 12 Native Americans. Of that group, two were firmly opposed to the name.

"It's antiquated as much as it's offensive," Clark Lee Walker, a Comanche from Austin, Texas, told the paper.

But the majority agreed with Rusty Whitworth, a Confederated Salish and Kootenai who lives on Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.

"Ah, heck, just let them keep it. It ain't hurting nobody," he told the Post.

A statement from Change the Mascot reiterated its stance following the Post poll.

"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 the 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."

The poll found that of Native Americans who identified as liberal, 80 percent considered the name inoffensive. Moderates were at 92 percent and conservatives at 96. Of college graduates, 85 percent were not offended, compared to 91 percent of those who attended some or no college.

In 2013, a Post poll found that 28 percent of D.C. residents wanted the name changed.

[SenorGato]

Similar to how it's young white people who are most offended by the lack of black people on Seinfeld, maybe?

[Warfish]

I'm a middle-aged white man from Europe, and I loathe the name, and the historic connotation that IMO cannot be separated from it.

IMO if it was a similar term of ANY other minority, it would have been gone a long time ago.

[no psls]

Enough of this redskin bullsh*t . If someone doesn't like it , TOUGH sh*t !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Spoot-Face]

The Cleveland Indians logo is waaaaayyyy more offensive than the Redskins' name; like it was taken straight out of some old, rejected Walt Disney cartoon.

Either way, this whole shebang makes me laugh at the Skins and their fans.

Lol.

 

[LIJetsFan]

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[Jet9]

This is back in the news? I guess we're about to have another economic disaster happen soon. The Fighting Irish thing doesn't bother me as someone with an Irish heritage, and thier logo is a straight up stereotype. This is such a made up white person issue. I'm not sure when it became a thing where people had this made up 'right' to not be offended. 

[Jet9]

I can't wait for some group to get offended by the name Vikings. They did some seriously messed up sh*t in real life, you know. In fact, I'm offended. BAN IT!

[Bleedin Green]

This thread is so getting locked.

[jetsons]

1 hour ago, Gas2No99 said:

Washington Post poll shows Native Americans unbothered by Redskins name

John KeimESPN Staff Writer

A new Washington Post poll found that 90 percent of Native Americans aren't offended by the Washington Redskins' nickname and an overwhelming majority consider it an unimportant issue.

The Post polled 504 people who identify primarily as Native American from across the country, including those who lived on reservations and those who were not part of a tribe.

EDITOR'S PICKS

• 

  Dan Snyder'€™s resolve strengthened by latest poll on Redskins name

The general population appears to care more about the name than Native Americans. A 2014 ESPN poll found that 23 percent of the population favored a name change.

Thursday's findings by the Post match an Annenberg Center survey taken in 2004. The Post poll also found that 78 percent deemed the Redskins' name an issue that is either "not too" or "not at all" important.

Suzan Harjo, the lead plaintiff challenging the team's trademark protections, rejected the new results, saying it was an invalid way to surveying those in Indian country.

"I don't accept self-identification," Harjo told the Post. "People say they're native, and they are not native, for all sorts of reasons. Those of us who are leaders in Indian Country ... know who we are representing. We also know if we are representing a minority view. And this is not the case here. Our experience is completely the opposite of the Annenberg poll and this one. I just reject the whole thing."

Redskins owner Dan Snyder has maintained that he won't change the team name, which once again became a prominent issue after the 2012 season. Snyder has never budged from his stance, and team president Bruce Allen said last summer that Washington would not change the name even if it helped them secure a new stadium in the District of Columbia. The Redskins are looking for a new stadium site, though their lease is not up until 2027.

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

The Redskins are turning to the Supreme Court in an attempt to keep their name. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

The Post also included stories from 12 Native Americans. Of that group, two were firmly opposed to the name.

"It's antiquated as much as it's offensive," Clark Lee Walker, a Comanche from Austin, Texas, told the paper.

But the majority agreed with Rusty Whitworth, a Confederated Salish and Kootenai who lives on Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.

"Ah, heck, just let them keep it. It ain't hurting nobody," he told the Post.

A statement from Change the Mascot reiterated its stance following the Post poll.

"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 the 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."

The poll found that of Native Americans who identified as liberal, 80 percent considered the name inoffensive. Moderates were at 92 percent and conservatives at 96. Of college graduates, 85 percent were not offended, compared to 91 percent of those who attended some or no college.

In 2013, a Post poll found that 28 percent of D.C. residents wanted the name changed.

ONLY Dumbass Progressives aka Libtards find ANTHING offensive about the Redskins name  :/

[Warfish]

20 minutes ago, Jet9 said:

This is back in the news? I guess we're about to have another economic disaster happen soon. The Fighting Irish thing doesn't bother me as someone with an Irish heritage, and thier logo is a straight up stereotype. This is such a made up white person issue. I'm not sure when it became a thing where people had this made up 'right' to not be offended. 

A. You're being "Irish American" is likely 95% American, 5% Irish 5+ Generations ago, like most Americans who claim to be "Irish".  Also, confusing "heritage" with actual ethnicity/race.  Being Irish is nationalism, not race.

B. The Irish were never wholesale slaughtered or put in camps/reservations by the U.S. the way Native Americans were.  Look at actual Ireland for how actual Irish feel about their oppressors (the Brits).  Be assured, a British Sports team that used a slur for the Irish would not be tolerated and would result in actual violence.

C. The term Redskin has a horrible history of violence and murder.  Fighting Irish has no such implications.

A "white person issue" is trying to equate the experience of Native Americans with that of the Irish in America.

 

 

[JetBlue]

28 minutes ago, Jet9 said:

I can't wait for some group to get offended by the name Vikings. They did some seriously messed up sh*t in real life, you know. In fact, I'm offended. BAN IT!

If I am mistaken weren't the Vikings I mean like their name?  I don't think any native Americans called themselves "redskins", I could be wrong though. 

[Spoot-Face]

37 minutes ago, Jet9 said:

I can't wait for some group to get offended by the name Vikings. They did some seriously messed up sh*t in real life, you know. In fact, I'm offended. BAN IT!

IKR?

I totes agree with your greatness. The Vikings being notorious murderers, rapers, and plunderers is totally the same as the Native Americans being systematically murdered, raped, and plundered. Only a Libtard would think different.

It just sux that the "Lamestream Media", i.e. "Max", is gonna lock this thread and silence the truth.

[Spoot-Face]

29 minutes ago, Warfish said:

A. You're being "Irish American" is likely 95% American, 5% Irish 5+ Generations ago, like most Americans who claim to be "Irish".  Also, confusing "heritage" with actual ethnicity/race.  Being Irish is nationalism, not race.

B. The Irish were never wholesale slaughtered or put in camps/reservations by the U.S. the way Native Americans were.  Look at actual Ireland for how actual Irish feel about their oppressors (the Brits).  Be assured, a British Sports team that used a slur for the Irish would not be tolerated and would result in actual violence.

C. The term Redskin has a horrible history of violence and murder.  Fighting Irish has no such implications.

A "white person issue" is trying to equate the experience of Native Americans with that of the Irish in America.

 

 

Stop making sense, you progressively dumb Libtard.

[Spoot-Face]

40 minutes ago, Bleedin Green said:

This thread is so getting locked.

And I'm so escalating it.

[Beerfish]

Rusty Whitworth, a Confederated Salish and Kootenai who lives on Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. "Ah, heck, just let them keep it. It ain't hurting nobody," he told the Post.

 

A human with common sense, so few these days.  He probably likes Fitzpatrick as well.

[faba]

This is heading for where we do not want to go-political 

[The Crusher]

1 minute ago, faba said:

This is heading for where we do not want to go-political 

I was still counting.