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Originally Posted by packs
So then the Washington Redskins are named the Redskins because they dislike Native Americans?
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Its a relic of the past. No more, no less.
This really isn't that complex. It's defined in the dictionary as a "slur".
None of these other words are slurs by their very definition.
People are afraid of change and they don't like being told that things they like suck.
I understand the resistance, but it won't matter in the end. The name won't last for a lot longer.