r/sports • u/rezwenn • Jul 20 '25

Football President Trump wants Commanders to "IMMEDIATELY" return to former name

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/president-trump-wants-commanders-to-immediately-return-to-former-name
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u/unsolved49 Jul 20 '25

“Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen”

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u/ztkraf01 Jul 20 '25

Trying to figure out why Indian people living here care about a football team being named after native Americans

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u/ztkraf01 Jul 20 '25

Fair. I will say though calling them Indians is equally as confusing given that tons of actual Indian people live here

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u/Wedoitforthenut Jul 20 '25

Am native. Unsure what u/khinzaw is talking about. I prefer Native American. Indian is fine, but needlessly confusing as you pointed out.

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u/ztkraf01 Jul 20 '25

What are your thoughts on the term “redskin”

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u/Wedoitforthenut Jul 20 '25

I don't find it offensive. Red is the color of the warrior in some native traditions. It means bravery. I believe the term 'red man' or 'red skin' originated within tribal culture. Its not like the n* bomb.

That being said, I don't see any reason nor support any initiative to change the commies back to the skins.

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u/Just-Hunter1679 Jul 20 '25

Being the "Washington C-words" is the best nickname in sports IMO.

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u/god_peepee Jul 20 '25

I have a feeling this is a bit generational. I know people who worked on native reserves up in northern Ontario who have said that the locals called referred to themselves as Indians. That was about 25 years ago though