Cleveland Indians will remove Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms

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(01-31-2018, 06:29 PM)Millhouse Wrote: I stand corrected by this. According to a Washington Post poll back in 2016, 9/10 Indians weren't offended by the word Redskins. And per article it says that has remained unchanged since 2004.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/new-poll-finds-9-in-10-native-americans-arent-offended-by-redskins-name/2016/05/18/3ea11cfa-161a-11e6-924d-838753295f9a_story.html?utm_term=.8413e226154e

This brings up an interesting dynamic: If a population doesn't consider a term used to describe them to be a slur, can it be a slur?

For instance was a survey taken of a population of Native Americans when Trump uttered Pocahontas or did it seem to upset more middle-aged white men?