... NFL team that uses a racial slur as its team name, Redskins. 

First let's look at the dictionary's definition of the term.

The Merriam-Webster's Dictionary says:
Redskin - Usually offensive: American Indian

It says, "usually offensive."  Our nations capital's football team has a team name that is "usually offensive" according to one of our own very popular dictionaries.

Where did "Redskin" originate?

The term Redskin began hundreds of years ago, long before a football was even invented. Bounties were placed on Native people.  Bounty hunters would go out and...

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