No, teams like the Kansas City Chiefs and the Atlanta Braves should not have to change their name because of the roots they have in Native American history. Many people argue that because of the way the Native Americans were treated in the past we should not be allowed to use names that make references to them as a people for things like sports teams. I disagree with this because despite what was done in the past they are simply names for teams. If anything I think it is good that teams pick these names because sports are Americas past time and people worship many of these teams and the players that play for them so in a way it is almost an honor to have you name used for something that everyone in America loves and watches. While doing research I found this quote which I found explained my point quite well:
“Go out on the street and ask people, "What do you think of the Redskins?". If they give you an answer about a football team, then the name represents a football team. If they give you an answer about Native Americans, then the answer represents them. The football team took a derogatory and turned it into an honorable name.”
Yes, some names that were used for these teams are derogatory but many of these teams like the Redskins have turned these terms into less derogatory terms and made them honorable like the quotes says.
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