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Team Name Should Be Offensive Or Not Offensive To The Modoc Culture

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Many things done nowadays are considered racist. There are things certain people can do that others cannot. There are some names that some people can call other people that others may find offensive. The Washington Redskins, an NFL football team, are being sued because someone in the Modoc tribe is speaking up about how the name “Redskins” is offensive to the Modoc culture. There is a debate about whether the team name should be changed or not. The Washington Redskins should change their name because the name is coming down to the kids in school, the dictionary defines “Redskins” as offensive, and their name offends many Native Americans. Children in their adolescent ages are being affected, especially the children in the Modoc tribe. Adolescents that can comprehend what is going on are making fun of the children that they know in the Modoc tribe. In “The Huffington Post”, an online …show more content…

This dictionary is not the only other dictionary to agree with that definition. For example dicitionary.com defines the term “redskins” as often disparaging and offensive. Googling the term “Redskins” it is showed up as offensive. Oxford Dictionaries defines “Redskins” as dated or offensive. In an online article on slate.com “Redskins: The Real History of the Word Redskin. It’s Not What You Think”. It talk about how people don’t find if offensive because they don’t know the real meaning of the word “Redskin” (Skinner). Someone cannot tell you something is offensive or not when they don’t even know that the real meaning behind the word is. This needs to be the breaking point for the NFL football team the Washington Redskins because it is define in many dictionaries as offensive, dated, or disparaging. The many dictionary definitions and people not knowing the true meaning of a word before they use it is an example of why The Washington Redskins should change their

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