It's Tradition!

Should the Washington Redskins change their team name?  Of course not.  The Washington Redskins have been around since 1932, making the name a tradition to many supporters around the United States.  Hundreds of thousands of fans have pulled for the 'Redskins' at games, and have never known their team by any other name, so why change it now?  In an open letter to fans, Daniel Snyder, the owner of the Redskins, says, "After 81 years, the team name 'Redskins' continues to hold the memories and meaning of where we came from, who we are, and who we want to be in the years to come." The tradition of a football team and its fans that has been around for almost a century is far more important than the tradition, honor, and respect of a race and culture that has been around for millennia. Admittedly, the term 'Redskins' is a derogatory term, but a very large majority of the fans of the Redskins are not directly offended by the name.  And with good reason!  According to Merriam-Webster, the term 'Redskin' is only "usually offensive."  Usually.  Therefore, there is no need to change the team's name.  To understand the original rationale behind the team's name, people just need to look past the offensive mascot and try to grasp the meaning behind it.  In the same way that the Savannah Spics honor and respect people of Latin descent, Washington is honoring Native Americans through its football team's mascot (obviously the Savannah Spics are not a real sports team, but you get the point).  For example, below is a photo of a traditional Native American chief, wearing a ceremonial headdress, celebrating with wine after a successful day of hunting.

In comparison, here is a photo of an average Redskins fan

Or maybe the photos are supposed to be switched?  Hmm, Who cares?  The point is that the Redskins are obviously holding Native Americans in the highest light possible, with the utmost respect.  What Native American wouldn't want to be portrayed in this way?

I hope I have made it obvious enough that this is a very sarcastic response to the topic at hand, and that I believe that the Redskins should have to change their name immediately, as it is ridiculously racist and offensive.  Dan Snyder is an ignorant piece of trash for claiming that the team name 'Redskins' holds the memories and meaning of where "we" came from, who "we" are and where "we" want to go in the future.  All I can hope at this point is for Mr. Snyder to someday realize how ignorant he is and change the name to something less offensive like "poop heads" or "morons."