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First, Indians are not red, unless of course, they have sunburns. Secondly, the term actually refers to a shortened version of redskin - a very great insult and derogatory term. Third, the term has its origins in colonial times where the common belief was to kill the Indian in such a way that their skins ran red with their blood.
To attempt an improvement of his answer: Many "normal" terms have been made derogatory by usage for example: "Fagg0t" used to mean "to collect a bundle (of some material) or, that material when it is collected in a bundle" however in normal usage today it means something very offensive. Red Skin or Red Indian is the same thing, while innocent on its face (to most) those words can (and have) gotten people in large amounts of trouble as they are considered offensive.
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Is 'redskin' a racist term?
"I think what you have to do is look at where the term Redskin was originated. There's some that give the term Redskins a negative connotation to indicate that it was created by the white man, to offend the Indians. But in reality, the term Redskins came from the Indians. And they referred to themselves often times, in treaty negotiations and meetings with the early settlers, as Redskins. "So it's not a term that the white man created. It's actually a term that the Indians themselves created. I just think we have people in this country that try and gin up problems that don't exist." "Now, our investigation into the term goes back pretty far - to 1608 - when John Smith was traveling from Jamestown to meet with the Indian people, and he remarked in his diary that when they're born, they're as white as we are. It's only as they age that their skin darkens. "And we believe that that was a reason for that. We use a bug repellent, for lack of a better term, that was made up of animal fat and the dye of the Puccoon plant. And coincidentally, the Puccoon dye, when it's crushed and dyed, is red. And so for years, the Indian people were rubbing this red dye into their skin. And some of the other early settlers remarked that their skin turns red. So, was that a comment meant to denigrate the Indian people? I don't think so. I don't think the name was created by George Preston Marshall to be offensive." "And if you look at the logo, there's nothing offensive about the logo. I think one of the great things about the logo is that it's an Eastern Indian, and they didn't go to the full warhead headdress and things. It was never intended to be offensive. I think that sometimes, we're a little too touchy in our society these days."
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