9 in 10 Native Americans not offended by Redskins name

A 2014 national ESPN poll found that 23 percent of respondents said that the term “Redskins” should be retired, which is far more than the 9 percent of actual Native Americans in the Post poll who say they are offended by it. Only 9 percent said the name is offensive and 1 percent had no opinion.

The results of this poll are consistent with previous polls showing that most Native Americans aren’t bothered by the team’s name, nor do they consider it an important issue facing their community.

Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins.

The survey hasn’t convinced some critics, like Suzan Harjo, who is suing the Redskins to prevent them from obtaining a trademark. That decision was overturned in 2015 by the The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Last summer, a poll by YouGov and the Huffington Post found 50 percent of Americans thought the term was not disrespectful towards Native Americans, compared to 36 percent who thought it was.

When taken in conjunction with other surveys, what’s clear is that the Post survey indicates that people who are not Native American object to the “Redskins” name more than twice as much as actual Native Americans. Yeah, that’s also a bust.

“Uh, the trademark got pulled, so I’m totally free to use the name actually”, Eric Cartman said.

Just over half of the respondents are football fans, according to the poll. The Change the Mascot campaign issued a statement hours after the Post ‘s findings were published.

Will that make a difference to the social-justice warriors?

Opponents of the name include a range of political, religious, media, and activist organizations, including some associated with Native American causes. They argue that he must act if even a small minority of Indians are insulted by the term – a dictionary-defined slur.

Of course, it’s hard to claim that 504 people speak for an entire race, and prominent leaders in that community have spoken out against the results of this poll.

In response to the poll.

Since he’s been in Washington for the past three decades, Reid has been vocal on the Washington team name.