beasts."2 The people or person who decided to use the name the Indians was not thinking of the long-term controversy it was going to cause. "As a group of professional mental health providers, we are in agreement that using images of American Indians as mascotsis damaging to the self-identity, self-concept and self-esteem of our people." These names might seem powerful and forceful but in the long run they have put a culture down and made the fell less of a person. Not only using the name of Indian is wrong but using Redskin is also degrading.The Washington Redskins have used the name "redskins" for the last 67 years, and maybe the sports fans have just been accustom to the word. Maybe they should just learn what the word means. Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines the word redskins in the following manner: "American Indian, usually taken to be offensive." The word originated in the 1600's when bounty hunters exchanged the dead bodies of Native women, children and men for money. Since the bodies were too much trouble to transport, the bounty hunters started skinning their victims and exchanging the skins for money. Thus the term redskins were invented. "The unified voice of American Indians has been effective. Most recently, a federal trademark panel ruled to revoke the Washington Redskins' federal trademark protection, because the trademark was considered "disparaging" to the American Indian people"3 When the Redskins have to change their name maybe they will think about the Yellowskins. Since most of the population is Caucasian why couldn't we have the name changed. If we have been using the Redskins, which degrade the American Indians, while we don't think so, why shouldn't we use the Washington Yellowskins? This change would not only cause uproar in society, but may even cause a major boycott. But why should this change of name cause a boycott? Because Americans only care about one person and that is themselv...
