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I agree fully.  There's nothing inherently pejorative about the term.  ""Redskin"" and ""Pale Face"" even enjoy a certain amount use as terms of affection between the two races.  I imagine that there are some Native Americans who dislike the term (just as some, maybe even more understandably, hate the word ""Indian""), just as there are some who find the terms white, black, and yellow offensive.  (Though ""yellow"" is probably a special case, since it is sometimes associated with cowardice, there are still some contexts in which few if any people would be offended by it, such as in ""all people, whether White, Black, Red, or Yellow, should be treated equally"", in which the usage is very explicitly non-derogatory.)

Although, this may depend on the area or the individuals involved.  For example, a Native American would probably not be offended by being called a  ""Redskin"" by a White friend who he knows to be anything but a racist, but might strongly object to being called a ""Redskin"" by a member of the KKK.  Likewise, in areas where Native Americans are the largest racial ""minority"", there has probably already been a long history of mutual cooperation and friendship between the Whites and ""Redskins"" of the area (and many Whites who very proudly boast a Native herritage), who would not immediately think any word was intended pejoratively unless given good reason to do so.  I know in my area, where racism against Mexicans and Asians is somewhat common (and sadly, even expected), the idea of racism against Natives is strange and alien, since the Whites and the Redskins here have such a long history together and such a strong respect for one another.  Although that might also have to do with the fact that most of the cities in my area were founded by Scottish and Irish immigrants who were treated as outcasts in the rest of the U.S., so the Whites who settled here in the early years knew first-hand how hurtful prejudices and stereotypes could be.

In any event, it's not really accurate (and more than a little ignorant) to say that the word ""Redskin"" is a pejorative, when it is clearly not an offensive word in all contexts, and may even be, as mentioned above, a term of as a term of affection.  00:01, August 16, 2005 (UTC)"