The name of a certain pro football team in Washington, D.C., has inspired protests, hearings, editorials, lawsuits, letters from Congress, even a presidential nudge. Yet behind the headlines, it's unclear how many Native Americans think "Redskins" is a racial slur.
Perhaps this uncertainty shouldn't matter 鈥?because the word has an undeniably racist history, or because the team says it uses the word with respect,Maglia Juventus Bambino, or because in a truly decent society, some would argue, what hurts a few should be avoided by all.
