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Redskin is a slang term for Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada.The term redskin underwent pejoration through the 19th to early 20th centuries [1] and in contemporary dictionaries of American English, it is labeled as offensive, disparaging, or insulting.
The meaning of the term "redskin" was addressed in two cases challenging the trademark registrations held by Pro-Football, Inc., the team's corporate entity. The challenge was based upon a provision of Federal trademark law (the Lanham Act ) which prohibited the registration of any mark that "may disparage persons, institutions, beliefs, or ...
The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937. [1] In 2020, the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly became the Washington Football Team, before choosing the Washington Commanders as their permanent name in 2022. [1]
The term "Redskins" is now mostly seen, by Native Americans in particular, as pejorative and offensive, [62] [63] [64] as it is the term that was used for body parts used as "proof of kill" when Native Americans were hunted for bounty by colonists on the frontier.
On July 9th, 1932, the team that ultimately would be known as the Washington Redskins was founded.Today, the name is at the center of a hot debate. On July 8th, 2015, a federal judge refused to ...
In October 2015, the Redskins had their largest comeback win in franchise history, coming back to win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31–30 after being down 0–24 in the second quarter. [105] The Redskins clinched the NFC East division title on December 26, when they beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 16, 38–24. [ 106 ]
By RYAN GORMAN Federal officials are considering a proposal to ban mentioning the Washington Redskins on radio and television. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler admitted during a Tuesday press conference ...
The origin of the term "redskin" is debated. It may have first been used by Native Americans to refer to themselves, [13]: 1–4 or by colonial settlers in the context of violence against Native Americans, in particular the paying of bounties for Indian scalps.