Racism In California

A fan once said “There goes the Redskins season” and most times they are right. Although some people find this offensive. Not for the season part but for the name of the teams. For at least two years now fans and simple people have debated whether or not the teams name redskins was offensive to the Native Americans. Some say that it was offensive to the native people, Others disagreed. Having a team named after you is always respectful but in this case it is very offensive to the native American people.

I think many people are blind to the subject of racism because racism of today's world is covert and furtive versus several decades ago when one could be open and public about their acts of racism. Not only is racism causing a discord amongst the citizens of a place that is considered to be a “safe space,” “home of the free and the land of the brave,” and “many opportunities and equal opportunity” for those within its borders and to immigrants who aspire to come here but racism has caused a sense of lost identity amongst many individuals in the African American community. Often looking for ways to figure out who they are aside from what the white man says they are or should be or can do.

Racism has been an ongoing problem for decades, but now it has evolved into more complications rather than black people versus white people and wanting equality.

Offensive names such as the Redskins are insulting to Native Americans. The term Redskins is a disparaging and derogatory name for our Native Americans. Former Redskin player

I disagree with this article and think that Liberty has more important things to report about then NFL team name changes. You make a lot of assumptions and absolutes that honestly you aren’t qualified to make. Sometimes in order for progress to be made change needs to happen. I’m still a little shocked someone actually thought this article worthy of publishing. National protests began in 1988, after the team's Super Bowl XXII victory, prompting numerous Native Americans wrote letters to Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke while others boycotted Redskins products and protested, but Cooke rejected the possibility of change. As a nation, and as a nation who loves sports there are far more pressing issues at had than the Redskins team name. As an alumni I am sad to see this in the Champion. This is a perfect example of how the media has taken a name that has been the name for

Racism is the trend of thought, or way of thinking, which attaches great importance to the notion of the existence of separate human races and superiority of races that are usually associated with inherited physical characteristics or cultural events. Racism is not a scientific theory, but a set of preconceived opinions they value the biological differences between humans, attributing superiority to some according to racial roots. Even in such ethnically diverse country as the United States, racism continues evident against people of different ethnic traits and skin color. According to Steinberg (Steinberg, 1995), racial discrimination has been the most important cause of inequality between whites and blacks in the U.S. Because of that, minorities in American society have been fighting over years for equal rights and respect, starting with the civil rights movement in 1960s. Also, public policies implemented since 1964 in the United States have been instrumental in reducing economic inequality between blacks and whites, such as the affirmative action, a federal program that tries to include minority groups by providing jobs and educational opportunities (Taylor, 1994). From this perspective, does racism still play a dominant role in American values and American society? If so, what are the consequences of this racism that still remain in American society? What is the impact of the Barack Obama presidency on the unending fight against racism in this country?

I can see why people are offended by the name “Redskins,” due to it being kind of a slang word and being a label American settlers grew into calling Indians from India instead of the word, Native American. Majority of the Native americans didn’t find that the the team names to be offensive. “90% of Native Americans didn’t find the team name offensive.”(Crowe 12) The mascots symbolize pretty much everything what native americans and the locations

The big overall issue here is that an overwhelming majority of Native Americans do not consider the issue of the name “Redskins” very important. Most will say they don't mind it, and some will even say they like it. Native Americans will call other natives ‘Redskins’ as well.

Is racism still a problem in America more than fifty years after the Civil Rights Movement, and 48 years after the 1964 Civil Rights Act signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson? How far has America come from the days when African Americans were lynched by fanatical racist mobs and from the days when Jim Crowe laws trumped the laws set forth by the U.S. Constitution? This paper delves into those and other issues involving racism in America. Thesis: American has come a long way from the days of lynchings and prohibitions against African Americans voting or sitting at the lunch counter. There are laws that protect minorities from discrimination in housing and hiring, and great strides have been made. However, racism remains a reality, including institutional racism in America.

Racism has always been a big factor in the United States, less so in the 21st century but ever so present. This issue resulted in the longest and biggest human massacre in history, followed by decades of discrimination and horrific acts of abuse that are a reality until this day.

California banned schools from using the “Redskin” team name or mascot. The National Congress of America said that should be a “shining example” for the rest of the country. This law, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday, goes into effect Jan. 1, 2017. It’s going to affect four public schools using the name, which many people and Indian groups find offensive. The state Assembly approved the California Racial Mascot right after Obama administration told the Washington Redskins to change their name before they could be allowed to move to stadium in Washington D.C. The National Congress praised California for standing up for what’s right. The U.S. patent office agreed that the nickname is basically demeaning to native Americans and canceled the

The primary argument that addresses my side is that this “name” is very racist and disparaging to native americans.In the article “Redskins and Respect:A longlife Washington

The main reason that this team has been reprimanded is for their name. The term “redskins” has been said to be a derogative term for Native Americans. This brings me back to the oversensitivity of people. The public has allowed themselves to be hurt by words. It seems like no one in the United States has thick enough skin to not be offended by a simple word. It is sad to me that people are fighting and dying for their country in the Middle East, but the community is more worried about what names are used in a game. If that wasn’t enough, according to the Washingtonian Magazine, most Native Americans do not find it offensive. The magazine says, “In a surprise to anyone who has followed the controversy over the last two years, only one in ten answered “offensive” to the following question: The professional football team in Washington calls itself the Washington Redskins. As a Native American, do you find that name offensive, or doesn’t it bother you?” (Whiting). If I was the owner of the team, I wouldn’t change the name either. There is no point for him to waste his money on reorganizing the team if the minority of people are offended by

A health issue that effects numerous communities even outside the Bay Area is not being able to obtain medical insurance, the act of racism plays a role. Individuals who are less superior to there acquaintances due to the color of their skin or cultural background. Racism hurts our health not just in communities but as a nation because it prevents majority from the opportunity to live and attain their highest level of health. I say racism because medical insurance is at an all time high, the cost is too much for the average minimum wage worker or low income family to attain. Most families that are of color and don't have a sense of stability lack health insurance. That to me is sad because no matter how poor or disadvantaged an individual is

After living in a place like Bend Oregon for 18 years I haven’t ever noticed a difference between blacks and whites. Bend has been said to be “one of the whitest places to live”, yet I never viewed a city by its race. Being racist to me meant that it was the whites who had a problem with the blacks and whites didn’t want anything to do with blacks. I hadn’t actually seen racism in action from anyone here. Now, after watching the film Crash and reading the essays “Blinded by the White: Crime, Race and Denial at Columbine High” written by Tim Wise and “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” written by McIntosh, my understanding of race, diversity, and communications have changed.