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I think that Redskin in this case is very similar to Yankee or Queer. All are reclaimed epithets that many people now proudly identify with. We should no more consider "Washington Redskins" as insulting than "New York Yankees" or "Queer Eye". Such "reappropriation" seems to me wholesome and admirable.
I like your point:
Within the Southern United States, "Yankee" is a derisive term which refers to all Northerners, or specifically to those from the region of New England. —from Wikipedia
Good luck changing the Yankees name!!
Canuck is another dual-use team name/insult