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To me, it's not about being offensive, it's about feeling appropriate shame at our past. Having a team called the Redskins is like having a team called the Doodieheads. It's like a grown man telling you his name is "Billy Boy." It harkens to a less mature time, and we should be embarrassed not at the words themselves, but at our past immaturity. Sometimes you have to change the words just because you want to distance yourself from your past.
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