Oh Redskins. It never ceases to amaze me how much controversy you can get yourselves into. Your team is bad, your ownership is bad and even your name is bad.
Many people feel that the term “Redskin” is offensive towards Native Americans, making it an offensive trademark, which is illegal. The term “Redskin” refers to either A: the torturing of Native Americans or B: the war paint that they used to wear and the term the used to refer to each other.
The Redskins were originally called the Boston Braves, but their name changed in 1933, before they moved to Washington, D.C.
Many Native Americans feel that the name is offensive, and have brought their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. It’s hard for this case to go anywhere, because they have waited so long to bring this case to trial.
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