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re: Why are the Redskins getting so much heat?
Posted on 8/21/14 at 4:37 pm to ballscaster
Posted on 8/21/14 at 4:37 pm to ballscaster
Here's the thing: the term Redskins is not inherently offensive. Yes, some people take offense to it. But it is a neutral physical description. Have we got to the point where describing someones physical appearance, or acknowledging physical appearance is negative and offensive?
Remove all the perceptions youve been told you should have. Is calling someone a description based on their skin (redskin) different than hair (brunette) or height (the Giants) or eye color (old blue eyes)? No its not. Redskin doesnt imply anything negative.
Remove all the perceptions youve been told you should have. Is calling someone a description based on their skin (redskin) different than hair (brunette) or height (the Giants) or eye color (old blue eyes)? No its not. Redskin doesnt imply anything negative.
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Posted on 8/21/14 at 4:44 pm to Hester Carries
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Have we got to the point where describing someones physical appearance, or acknowledging physical appearance is negative and offensive?
looks like it...better yet, if you don't agree with it...you're immoral, you're racist, you're irrational, you're illogical, you're a backwards thinker...stop it with your tantrum!
Posted on 8/21/14 at 4:47 pm to Hester Carries
quote:True of every word ever derived. No offense taken can exist without context.
Here's the thing: the term Redskins is not inherently offensive.
quote:I'm not saying that your opinion is right or wrong here. I am saying that the dictionary says something that is different from your opinion, and the dictionary isn't wrong.
But it is a neutral physical description. Have we got to the point where describing someones physical appearance, or acknowledging physical appearance is negative and offensive?
quote:I've heard WAY more of you than I have of them my entire life, so you can't really assume that I'm acting as I've been taught. It's quite the opposite.
Remove all the perceptions youve been told you should have. Is calling someone a description based on their skin (redskin) different than hair (brunette) or height (the Giants) or eye color (old blue eyes)? No its not. Redskin doesnt imply anything negative.
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