Showing posts with label Dan Snyder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dan Snyder. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The Sage's Take: A 2004 poll taken by the highly respected, non-conservative Annenberg Center found only 9% of self-described Native Americans considered the name Redskins "offensive."  Some questioned the mythology of the polls, and whether the sample size was sufficient. Still, the issue seemed no biggie. After all, every spring, a handful of people assemble outside the Cleveland Indians stadium to protest the team's nickname. After a few days, the crowd disperses. Nobody cares. 

In the case of both the Indians and the Washington Redskins, the teams' history suggests that the names were chosen honor particular individuals. These men were associated with the their teams' early years--and were Native American. This is racist, insulting, demeaning?


Redskins Owner Watches Game With Head Of Navajo Nation

By Michael Cantrell, Oct. 13, 2014, Youngcons.com

Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has been the target of a liberal witch hunt over the past year, as race-baiting Democrats led by Sen. Harry Reid have been on a crusade to force the team to change its name, claiming it’s “racist.”

The funny thing is, a large majority of Native Americans have come forward in support of the team’s name, saying it’s a term of honor, but of course, that’s not stopped the race obsessed left from continuing to abuse their power and silence someone’s freedom of speech.

Fortunately, Snyder is a tough guy who stands up for what he believes in, and has decided to take the fight to the PC Police by sitting down and watching his team toss the pigskin around with a special guest.

From The Right Scoop:

The Washington Redskins’ owner fights back against the PC police who are trying to force him to change the name of his football team. This photo was just take a few minutes ago of the Washington Redskins owner, Dan Snyder, watching the football game with the president of the Navajo Nation.


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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Photo:  Comedy Central
By Washington (AFP)  / Yahoo News, Mar. 28, 2014
Social media erupted in outrage and counter-attacks Friday after US comedian Stephen Colbert used language that mocked Asian Americans in what was intended as an anti-racist jibe.
Colbert, who is liberal but parodies a blustery conservative on his late night talk show, took aim at the Washington Redskins football team whose name is considered offensive by many Native Americans.
Colbert mocked team owner Dan Snyder who has announced a fund to support Native Americans while rejecting calls to change the name.
On Twitter and on his "Colbert Report" show on the Comedy Central network, Colbert said: "I am willing to show the Asian community I care by introducing the Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever."
Activists voiced outrage at the remark, which played on mocking imitations of East Asian languages. A conversation, under the hashtag #CancelColbert, was near the top of topics trending on Twitter Friday.
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