There's been
a recent controversy surrounding the name of the football team, the Washington
Redskins. But how many people know the history of the Redskins name?
Do you know
the history of the Washington Redskins?
As the issue becomes increasingly contentious — with many claiming the
name is racist or discriminatory and pushing for a change — Glenn Beck tackled
the issue head-on Friday.
“Ninety percent of Native Americans feel that
the name isn’t offensive and shouldn’t be changed,” Beck remarked, echoing a
letter written by the Redskins owner Dan Snyder to fans. “Students at primarily
Native American schools all across America wear the name with pride, and say
now they’re afraid they might lose the name. At Kingston Oklahoma high school,
which is 58 percent Native American, the name ‘Redskins’ has been worn by its
students for 104 years. In fact,
‘Redskins’ was a name first used by Native Americans.”
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“In 1932,
the NFL team moved to the historic Fenway Park and were left under the
leadership of George Preston Marshall. The very next year, Marshall changed the
name to ‘Redskins.’ Why?” Beck continued. “Well that’s a good question for the
president to ask … the name was changed to ‘Redskins’ to honor then-coach Lone
Star Dietz, an American Sioux. So the
name actually pays tribute to a great people.”
Switching to
a deeply sarcastic voice, imitating those who want the name changed, Beck
remarked: “But the people it pays tribute to?
Oh, I guess they just don’t know any better. But Obama does. And Peter
King does. And NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell does. But the majority of the
Indians … don’t have a clue at all. The
speech police using political correctness again to take care of these helpless,
hopeless people so they are never harmed again.
It’s for their own good…”
Beck said
perhaps it’s not those who don’t want the name changed who are out of touch,
but those “who have no connection to the Native American culture, people out
there trying to draw attention to themselves.”
Watch the
complete clip below:
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