Redskin

[lazarus]

According to a multitude of Native Historians and historical accounts, the term "Redskin" denotes money paid toward the eradication of Native Americans. An example is provided by Dallas Goldtooth, who posted an 1863 newspaper clipping on his Facebook page that advertised a reward for dead Indians as ‘$200 for every red-skin sent to Purgatory.’ In his post, Goldtooth wrote, “It was only five generations ago that a white man could get money for one of my grandfather’s scalps.”

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I didn't know the meaning of the name until recently. I think a change is coming.

[Gregory Matthews]

I did not know that.

Now I understand better.

[phkrause]

Have many different stories about the "redskin" name, but had never heard that.

[lazarus]

David K. Barnhart, an expert witness in lexicography who wrote on behalf of Pro-Football, Inc., which operates the team:

The word red appears in a large number of terms in English. It should be noted that there is another meaning for redskin descriptive of a variety of potato. In the case of the potato it is because of its color. In the case of the people living in North America upon the arrival of Europeans it was likewise based upon appearance… . The naturalness of the construction of the word redskin is underscored by the presence in the language of other terms with reference to color in describing the appearance of a person’s skin. Blue skin is a 19th Century term used to describe blacks.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2014/06/dan-snyder-and-the-redskins-take-a-loss.html