Whats in a Name--This essay talks about the political correctness of NFL team names and some peoples efforts against and for this, this essay is against this issue and is an argumentative paper.
The NFL has been around longer then most people on this earth. The first league was formed in 1920 which was called the American Professional Football Association, which adopted the name "National Football League" in 1922. There seems to be several issues with some of the traditional team names. These names symbolize the Native Americans. Any name can be put into negative context, but the NFL is representing these names with honor and strength.
There seems to …
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…about a particular professional football team. No one in his right mind thinks that the person is referring to Native American Indians in a derogatory form.
To put it another way, if you are talking about Native American Indians, and you use the term "Redskin," it is apparent that you are being insulting. But on the other hand, if you use the words "Washington Redskins," in reality you only cause discomfort to Dallas Cowboy fans.
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