Update (9/26): A commenter, whose post I deleted, called me a liar because the story states that some Indians are offended by “Redskins”, but my title reads, “Only White Liberals…” I thought it was obvious that I was exaggerating in the post title for effect. I excerpted the story and linked to it so everyone could see that some Indians are offended by the word. My point is that white liberals are at the forefront of this stupid stuff, and the survey shows the majority of Indians are not bothered by the name. If my intent wasn’t clear, I hope it is now.
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Just as I thought:
A poll of American Indians found that an overwhelming majority of them are not bothered by the name of the Washington Redskins.Only 9 percent of those polled said the name of the NFL team is “offensive,” while 90 percent said it’s acceptable, according to the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey, released Friday.
Annenberg polled 768 Indians in every state except Hawaii and Alaska from Oct. 7, 2003, to Sept. 20, 2004.
The survey found little disparity between men and women or young and old. However, 13 percent of Indians with college degrees said the name is offensive, compared with 9 percent of those with some college and 6 percent of those with a high school education or less. Among self-identified liberals, 14 percent found the term disparaging, compared with 6 percent of conservatives.
I blogged about something similar: American Indian vs. Native American.
White liberals puzzle me with their paternalistic, presumptuous and often preposterous schemes, thinking they know what’s best for everybody else. I’ve had a few lecture me on how racist conservatives are. Can you believe it? I better go to bed before I say something I’ll regret in the morning.
By the way, I’m not a Redskins fan. I’m a Carolina girl!
