> The survey, as reported by the Washington Post, asked 500 people who identify as Native American to pick from a list of words which one best described their feelings about the Redskins name. The word most picked was “proud.”<p><a href="https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/08/10/poll-of-native-americans-view-of-redskins-name-finds-proud-most-common-answer/" rel="nofollow">https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/08/10/poll-of-nat...</a><p>I think that Redskin in this case is very similar to Yankee or Queer. All are reclaimed epithets that many people now proudly identify with. We should no more consider "Washington Redskins" as insulting than "New York Yankees" or "Queer Eye". Such "reappropriation" seems to me wholesome and admirable.