Did you know dog meat is served in restaurants in South Korea? I didn't. In the United States and most western countries, Fido is a family companion and while it's not ethical to judge another culture by our standards, anyone who doesn't at least (humanely) butcher the animal first is acting without proper care. South Korea relies on western consumerism for their economy and needs to be aware that we do not accept the practice of skinning and boiling dogs alive. Originally shared by April Benney Over 6,000 restaurants in South Korea are still serving dog meat even though it is now illegal. In many Asian countries dogs are boiled alive or skinned alive when slaughtered. It's an unbelievably horrendous & torturous way to die. I know a lot of you hate seeing this kind of posts on G+, but the Asian industry slaughtering dogs & cats is how I first got involved in animal rights & it will always be my main animal welfare concern. It's intolerable what is happen...
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Why? I was a census worker in New Mexico and an RN in Arizona. I am by no means an expert, but there are few things you notice. Many of the tribes in the Southwest take serious pride in their warrior heritage and entirely support anything that supports that perception. Others honor the differences (namely the Navajo) and embrace them. I have found that the northern and northeastern tribes are far more sensitive to such issues.
With respect to the article, I had a hard time following his logic with how his experience meant that the NFL should change the team name. If anything, what I got out of it was "people should want to be Indians" which an NFL team is more likely to provoke than being called "The Calvary".
Would you want that? Change the name of the "Redskins" to the "The Cavalry"? Seems a bit odd to suggest such a thing.
At the same time, the NFL is entirely a white man trying to make money and I see the relative evil that is.
I think ultimately I think I fall into the "we have bigger problems than worrying about NFL team mascots" since I have been up close and witnessed how bad it is to live on a reservation for most tribes. If you ever wanted to see what life was like in a 3rd world country, go no further than the vast majority of reservations in the southwest.
It's one of those strange "it's a privilege to be able to care" privileges that so many do not have.
But, look at it from a different angle. Would a team name called "Blackskins" be considered racist?
Probably. I consider both of them to adjectives, myself, but most people will call it racist. If it's racist to have a "Blackskins" then why is it not racist to have a "redskins?"