President barack Obama says he will "consider changing" the name of the Washington redskins if he has a football team when he was spirited debate involves a lot of people think that a word offend the native americans. Obama said in an interview with the Associated Press that the name of the team as the indians offend "a large number of people."He said that although the fans get attached to the name, nostalgia might not be a good enough reason to let them in place. "I don't know whether our attachment to a particular name should cover the real legitimate concerns, the people have about these things," he said in an interview, it is in the White House on Friday. An avid sports fan who roots for his hometown Chicago bears, Obama said, he doesn't think football fans are deliberately trying to offend the American Indian in Washington. "I don't want to belittle wonderful Washington Redskins twill letter number kits reds fans, are all here. They love their team, and rightly so," he said. But he seems to be down on the edge of the criticism from the name of the football team, notice the indians "feeling is very strong" mascot and the team's name, description of negative stereotypes about their heritage. Team boss, Dan snyder, vowed to never give up the name. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said last month that alliance Washington Redskins twill letter number kits should pay attention to the names of those who offend, change the position of a delicate Goodell, who have more strongly support this name in his previous statements this year. Lenny j. davies, a lawyer said, Indian team's fans do not intend to belittle or despise anyone." "Name" Washington redskins "is 80 years old. This is our history and heritage and tradition," Davis said in an emailed statement, he also think he is a supporter of barack Obama."We reds fans sing" long live the redskins every Sunday as a word of honor, not despise." Other professional sports teams have Indian name, including the Kansas city chiefs of football and baseball warriors in Atlanta and Cleveland indians.Davis says fans and hockey team Chicago black hawks in his statement, said the reds fans' love our team and its name, just like the fans, we do not intend to belittle or no respect for a race or ethnic group." Many colleges and universities have changed the name, refer to the native americans.St John changed the mascot from redmen red storm, marquette golden eagle is the opposite of the warrior and Stanford now shift, from India to cardinal. Redskins name attracted a new round of debate in recent months, Washington and local leaders have called for a name change and some media avoid to use the name.The name is the theme of a protracted legal challenges from a group of indians trying to prevent the team from having the federal trademark protection. Congress introduced a bill for the same goal, but it seems unlikely. -- -- -- --- Do you want to heat transfer Washington Redskins logo on t shirts or personalized apparels to support them? Come to e-mall-sportswear.com, they will help you out with iron on transfers you need. And all you need to do is just to heat apply those t shirt transfers with a home iron and heat press machine (recommended). You and your friends are going to like them.
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