Hmmm ....
My tribe doesn’t identify as 'redskins' – this is a derogatory term coined by colonialists often historically used interchangeably with 'savages'
www.independent.co.uk
Opinions from Native Americans/the Indigenous will vary on whether or not "redskin" is an epithet or slur, but I have never seen or heard any of them call it an "
honor" to be referred to as a "
redskin." At the very least, it is a coarse description. The article I posted up above, is from someone who identifies herself as being a Native American, and for what it's worth, she does consider the term "
redskin" to be racist .... with her general point being that white people should stop speaking for them on the matter of what is and isn't offensive to them.
..... and yes, the subject of what an NFL team chooses to use as a nickname, is a trivial matter. Regardless of who it is, Obama or Trump, the President of the United States should have better things to do than get involved in such a matter. Trump had it right in 2013. He should have left it that way.