{"id":1989,"date":"2014-02-01T15:26:24","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T20:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youthinkwhat.com\/now\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2014-03-09T16:00:49","modified_gmt":"2014-03-09T20:00:49","slug":"the-big-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthinkwhat.com\/now\/the-big-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Game: National Congress of American Indians versus The NFL Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a title=\"Home | NCAI\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncai.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Congress of American Indian<\/a>s, (NCAI), has release a video extending their efforts to eradicate the offensive term Redskin!<br \/>\nWatch the #BigGame commercial the NFL would never air.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<script type='text\/javascript'>\n\t\t\t\tif (typeof jQuery == 'undefined') { document.write('<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/youthinkwhat.com\/now\/wp-content\/plugins\/hana-flv-player\/mediaelement\/build\/jquery.js\"><\\\/script>'); }\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n<style>.mejs-inner img { max-width:100%; 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the Era of Harmful \u2018Indian\u2019 Sports Mascots<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0 published in October 2013:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\" 'Indian'<\/em> sports brands used by professional teams were born in an era when racism and bigotry were accepted by the dominant culture.<br \/>\nThese brands, which have grown to become multimillion dollar franchises,were established at a time when the practice of using racial epithets and slurs as marketing slogans were a common practice among white owners seeking to capitalize on cultural superiority and racial tensions.\"<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>An editorial cartoon, by\u00a0<a title=\"PhilHandsCartoon.com: Editorial Cartoons by Phil Hands\" href=\"http:\/\/www.philhandscartoons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Phil Hands<\/a>, to illustrate, in order to help some better understand what it would be like if the shoe were on the other foot...<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youthinkwhat.com\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/reservHS-Palefaces.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1997\" alt=\"reservHS-Palefaces\" src=\"http:\/\/youthinkwhat.com\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/reservHS-Palefaces-300x221.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthinkwhat.com\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/reservHS-Palefaces-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/youthinkwhat.com\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/reservHS-Palefaces-200x147.jpg 200w, https:\/\/youthinkwhat.com\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/reservHS-Palefaces.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get involved by contacting the Washington Professional Football Team, the NFL and the Washington Post:<br \/>\n<strong>Washington, DC Team<\/strong><br \/>\n@redskins<br \/>\nFacebook.com\/redskins<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.redskins.com\/footer\/contac...<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roger Goodell &amp; NFL<\/strong><br \/>\n@NFL<br \/>\n@NFLcommish<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NFL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington Post<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Washington,DC\u00a0 hometown newspaper is still using the pejorative term in its coverage of the team.<br \/>\n@WashingtonPost<br \/>\n@PostSports<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/washingtonpost<\/p>\n<p>Let them know, today, in 2014, it is time to end the bigotry; it is time to stop the abuse of the\u00a0descendants of the true Americans!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Congress of American Indians, (NCAI), has release a video extending their efforts to eradicate the offensive term Redskin! 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