Team Names in Sports

In the last couple years there have been a lot of discussion about the Washington Redskin's team name and whether they should change it or not.  The Redskins have stated that they will not change their name, but people are calling for them to change their name.  The San Francisco Chronicle does not use the team name when talking about the team because they feel that "Redskins" is a racist and degrading term towards Native Americans.  It is a term that has been used to degrade Native Americans through history.  I find it very interesting that so many people are taking offense to this issue because a lot of Native American high schools mascot is a "redskin".  It seems that a lot of the Native American does not mind the name staying with the team, but some are taking offense to it.  Also if you look at the Cleveland Indians in the MLB, their logo is of a native american man that is clearly a disrepectful stereotype.  So many people are taking offense to the name that the Washington Redskins should change their name to a name that will not take offense to it.  We took over the Native Americans land and forced them into little reservations to live with themselves and they still have to deal with the football name being named after a racist nickname given to Native Americans centuries ago.  Dan Snyder, the owner of Redskins, can easily change the name and stop taking heat for something that should not be very important to him, but is very important to others.