by Dalila
The Redskin logo is offensive because the American Indians suffered a lot and the Washington Redskins seem insensitive to this. The term Red Skin comes from when soldiers would get their knifes and shave their scalps with their hair; which makes the Indians think back about the horrible things that might had happened to their kids and family. The word "Red Skin" became an insult. It would be like using the word "nigger" or "wetback" for a team nowadays.
Some don't really care because it's in the past. But history is powerful and when we deny it, we send the wrong message to Native Americans. I strongly feel that many Indians had a hard time because they didn't had guns just only knifes to kill the soldiers. They had no chance to defend themselves before the genocide. So, why would we ever want to name a sports team after this?
Photo Note:
The use of the Redskins Logo is only meant for educational purposes in our analysis of society.
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