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Originally Posted by Mark17

Is it okay with you if Indians refer to themselves as Indians? Because many of them do, including in organizational names.

Or would you, in your enlightenment, also tell Native Americans that they should not refer to themselves as Indians?

I wish more people would go about their lives with a "live and let live" attitude, rather than a superior, "everybody has to change as I decree" attitude.

Why is it the Indian name that gets you this riled up? Something as trivial as the name of a baseball club? Were you this upset when the Devil Rays changed their name? Hmm, something about that Indian name... See, if the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish changed their name tomorrow, most people wouldn't give a damn. They'd say sweet, the Fightin' Devil Rays... and life would go on.

Again, it's not the term "Indian" that's questionable to us. We've been referring to ourselves as Indians for years. It's the fact that we are not a mascot. It is not alright for you to dress up in Native gear, paint your faces yelling out war whoops to mock us. We are not fine with you putting offensive cartoon caricatures on your clothing and wearing it around demeaning our appearances. We've been fighting that battle for many years, so don't pin this on anyone else. This has been the Indian, Native American, American Indian agenda for many years ... have you been listening?. This is not what Native culture is, nor has it ever been that. Many Native cultures to this day are still fighting for basic survival. The simple fact that Native children are still seeing these depictions should make most people say, enough is enough. It's time for this shit to go.

When it comes down to it, it's really a questions of power. When minority groups rise up against the majority, the standard line is "I don't get why you are so offended, we've been doing it this way for years. Why are you playing the victim card? If we give you this, what are you going to ask for next." I'm calling bullshit. 2020 was a shitty year, but one thing it did do was get rid of those racist mascots.

Were you fine with the Redskins name? What other minority race would you be ok with this happening to? Please, fill in the blank for me... The Cleveland ___________