GimmeTheBall!
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You should damn sure be offended by Rowdy since you wear your feelings on your sleeve. The trouble with this country is that a portion of the population minds other people's business and assumes that those people are not capable of speaking for themselves. Yes, I am convinced that 90% of the Native American population is not offended by the word. That is the percentage that comes up when poll after poll is taken. Is there any other segment of the population that should be offended, but isn't?
Rowdy does not offend me. I am sure he doesn't offend others. He is more embarrassing that nffensive. Yet, he seems to be positive and endearing. Maybe he is offensive to you. Not me.
But let me say to you:
The American way has never been "let the others fend for themselves" as you would half it. It should be "I am offended that words and caricatures might offend others and those who might not be able to speak up." That was the genesis for the civil rights movement, the suffrage movement and other movements that sought to liberate and make conditions better for all americans.
But by your statements, I guess you are convinced that no one should speak up for the disenfranchised. Too bad.
Also, you list polls. Poll after poll. Yet I see the photo of an American Indian woman protesting the the name Commanders as she stands near the stadium.
I guess your poll won't back her up. I will back her up, nonetheless.