Anonymous #1 11w

Entire Native American communities wanting the representation back but okay

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Anonymous #4 10w

This sounds like a gotcha until you actually look into it with knowledge of Native American history in Virginia.

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Anonymous #4 10w

The primary opposition to the name came from Native American organizations and tribal governments in the west, Midwest, and in New York State. Why is this important? Those are the Native American communities who retain more of their ancestral culture, who retain the sacredness of their traditional symbols, and who are the primary victims of racial stereotyping.

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Anonymous #4 10w

The Virginia tribes, like the Patawomeck (who I assume are most likely who you are bringing up) are very different. They are highly assimilated, having lost most of their ancestral culture and identity by the early 1900s. They began embracing it again after the 1920s primarily to escape Jim Crow segregation. They tend to be very socially conservative, and their primary priority is just having people consider them to actually be Native American. Because of this, they often embrace stereotyping.

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Anonymous #4 10w

If they were called the Washington Patawomecks, then sure they get to determine what is appropriate. But the name was a stereotype impacting all Native American people, and impacting more traditional communities more heavily than highly assimilated ones

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Anonymous #1 10w

Buddy I ain’t reading all that. Idgaf about the history, I care about what they say now. Sorry

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Anonymous #4 10w

Conservative doesn’t give at about history, checks out.

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Anonymous #4 10w

Typical uneducated rightoid tbh 🤭

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Anonymous #1 10w

Half a dozen tribes have officially called for the rename but yeah 1 single small tribe is supposed to undo all that

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Anonymous #1 10w

Local regional tribes are all that matters for the rename. It’s not entirely political, as much as yall want it to be

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Anonymous #4 10w

It’s not called the Washington patawomecks now is it. The Seminole tribe of Florida gets dibs on the Seminole team. And it’s what the private corporation chose to rename.

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Anonymous #1 10w

Well #1 that’s a stupid name and #2 yeah that’s why FSU has it.

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Anonymous #4 10w

FSU has entered a partnership with the Florida Seminoles where the Seminoles determine how the team is represented to ensure respect

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Anonymous #4 10w

You think a slur is a better name than the local tribe 🤔

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Anonymous #1 10w

Only in the early 2000s, after it had been used for 30 years prior lol

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Anonymous #1 10w

If it’s such a slur, then people including tribes wouldn’t be wanting it back now would they

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Anonymous #4 10w

Half a dozen tribes called for it to be removed because it’s a slur.

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Anonymous #1 10w

We’re past woke 1 buddy. Go skins

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Anonymous #4 10w

If the locals are all the matters, the Patawomeck chief wanted the team to be renamed the Washington Potomacs. But I have a feeling you suddenly stop caring about what the local tribes want…

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Anonymous #4 10w

The Florida Seminoles changed it after student protests and they modified the mascot to be less offensive upon the consultation of the Seminole tribe. I have a feeling you’d be against that too.

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Anonymous #4 10w

Bro’s probably from fuckin Ohio I’m the one here actually from Virginia my guy

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Anonymous #1 10w

Ahh makes sense now, average Virginian comments, yall closer to the titans or panthers gtfo lol

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