Dezaad
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Re: Would you call a Native American "redskin" to their face?
In answer to your question, I wouldn't.
You are being honest when you take the OP to be about name calling rather than about making the choice between using Native American or redskin? You really think the OP was referring to name calling?
Yes, I'm being honest about this.
Please be honest back. How many times have you walked up to a total stranger and called that person a name based on an obvious physical attribute or ethnicity since you've been an adult?
I also wouldn't call someone a "Native American". I don't meet someone named "Vito Minelli" and say "Hey, an Italian!". Do you? If I meet someone with an obvious British accent, I don't say "Hey Limey" or "Hey Brit". Do you?
In answer to your question, I wouldn't.
You are being honest when you take the OP to be about name calling rather than about making the choice between using Native American or redskin? You really think the OP was referring to name calling?