By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--May 19, 2016
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Bad news, outrage peddlers. We've known for some time that nobody really cares about your efforts to make America clamor for the end of the racist monstrosity known as the "Washington Redskins." It's been a non-issue for most people since day one. However, if you hate that ugly football team, things just took a turn for the worse.
Not only is the majority ambivalent, but a new Washington Post poll has been released and, according to the data, Social Justice Warriors have failed to convince Native Americans that they should care either.The survey of 504 people across every state and the District reveals that the minds of Native Americans have remained unchanged since a 2004 poll by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found the exact same result. Responses to The Post’s questions about the issue were broadly consistent regardless of age, income, education, political party or proximity to reservations. Among the Native Americans reached over a five-month period ending in April, more than 7 in 10 said they did not feel the word “Redskin” was disrespectful to Indians. An even higher number — 8 in 10 — said they would not be offended if a non-native called them that name.The survey also revealed that 9 out of 10 Native Americans are not bothered by the name "Washington Redskins."
Ouch. It must have just killed the Post to be forced to report that.
As you might expect, the Redskins brass is pretty excited by these results. Owner Daniel Snyder has been trumpeting them all day. On the other end of the spectrum, the plaintiffs in the case which seeks to coerce a name change are ...less than thrilled.Suzan Harjo, the lead plaintiff in the first case challenging the team’s trademark protections, dismissed the Post’s findings. “I just reject the results,” said Harjo, 70, who belongs to the Cheyenne and Hodulgee Muscogee tribes. “I don’t agree with them, and I don’t agree that this is valid way of surveying public opinion in Indian Country.”...Funny how progressives never believe in polls when they reveal that no one is getting on board with their P.C. madness.
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