Offensive is offensive, either way it’s diced, despite having the backing of “tradition” and “how it’s always been done.”

For 82 years, players on Washington’s football team have proudly worn the name “Redskins,” and now America is on the brink of a decision point. Fueled by a debate from ESPN, everybody from football-watchers to casual listeners are voicing whether Washington should change its football name or not.

It’s a pretty cut and dry issue. The term has been used as a derogatory slang for Native Americans, and the idea that it is displayed proudly on role models for America is insulting. In the year 2013, it is astounding there are still derogatory terms blatantly advertised as good things.

The Washington Post conducted a phone survey in July 2013 of people living in the Washington area on their feelings about the name and the idea of it changing. Those who said the name should not change totaled 66 percent of those surveyed.

However, 56 percent of people who did not want the name to change still believed it was an inappropriate term to describe Native Americans.

In addition, the survey also asked if the team were to change the name, if it would make a difference to the fans. A resounding 82 percent of people said it would not make much of a difference.

If Washington owner Daniel Snyder is worried about losing revenue from changing the name, he should not worry too much. According to the survey, a majority of the people will not be too thrown off by their name change.

This is the year 2013. By this point it should be obvious that racial slurs should not be accepted – especially not as a team’s mascot.

This is a simple issue of what is right and what is wrong, and this name is wrong.

Even though the name is not in current use as a racial slur, it still has the same background and roots as other offensive terms, and there is no way a football team would use those terms as their mascots.