dear tigger Atlanta braves name goes back to boston braves which concerning the “braves” that dumped tea in boston harbor// what about the ny Yankees [which is a slur on the dutch]// fighting irish?
There was a minor league baseball team in Atlanta called the Crackers but they ceased operations in 1966 when the Braves moved there. The Crackers were there from the early 1900s until then.
“Redskins” is precisely as pejorative as “the N-word”…it describes unafilliated groups of similar ancestry by the color of their skin (not accurately but conveniently), a genetic characteristic that might be termed “racial”. The term has nothing to do with respect or honor and was usually modified (even in popular film/TV shows) by some individuals with "thievin’, murderin’, lazy, drunken…you get the idea. That no one has brought letigious complaint before is only evidence of the lack of perceived rights these folks have had. Just because “we’ve always done it that way” is no reasonable excuse to continue in that practice. Tigger’s names are not racial, but the self-declared (in most cases) names of tribes or Nations – social/political/geographic designators of affiliation – not derogatory epithets for a Race of People. Please exercise the common sense you folks ALL cl;aim to be possessed of.
According to Smithsonian historian Ives Goddard, early historical records indicate that “Redskin” was used as a self-identifier by Native Americans to differentiate between the two races. Goddard found that the first use of the word “redskin” came in 1769, in negotiations between the Piankashaws and Col. John Wilkins. Throughout the 1800s, the word was frequently used by Native Americans as they negotiated with the French and later the Americans
Kip W about 10 years ago
Never mind that. Let’s all go beat up on Colbert for making fun of this clown’s racism!
oneoldhat about 10 years ago
dear tigger Atlanta braves name goes back to boston braves which concerning the “braves” that dumped tea in boston harbor// what about the ny Yankees [which is a slur on the dutch]// fighting irish?
pnorman1 about 10 years ago
There was a minor league baseball team in Atlanta called the Crackers but they ceased operations in 1966 when the Braves moved there. The Crackers were there from the early 1900s until then.
Robert C. Premium Member about 10 years ago
“Redskins” is precisely as pejorative as “the N-word”…it describes unafilliated groups of similar ancestry by the color of their skin (not accurately but conveniently), a genetic characteristic that might be termed “racial”. The term has nothing to do with respect or honor and was usually modified (even in popular film/TV shows) by some individuals with "thievin’, murderin’, lazy, drunken…you get the idea. That no one has brought letigious complaint before is only evidence of the lack of perceived rights these folks have had. Just because “we’ve always done it that way” is no reasonable excuse to continue in that practice. Tigger’s names are not racial, but the self-declared (in most cases) names of tribes or Nations – social/political/geographic designators of affiliation – not derogatory epithets for a Race of People. Please exercise the common sense you folks ALL cl;aim to be possessed of.
ossiningaling about 10 years ago
A tax deductible check.
oneoldhat about 10 years ago
According to Smithsonian historian Ives Goddard, early historical records indicate that “Redskin” was used as a self-identifier by Native Americans to differentiate between the two races. Goddard found that the first use of the word “redskin” came in 1769, in negotiations between the Piankashaws and Col. John Wilkins. Throughout the 1800s, the word was frequently used by Native Americans as they negotiated with the French and later the Americans