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BuryYourDuke wrote:The name isn't changing, nor should it. Any talk of this is just wishful thinking by the liberal Washington media. If you read the Post every day like I do, you realize that they do not report on reality, but on what they wish reality was. This applies to gun control, social issues, economics, etc.Troof. This is just another attempt to put pressure on Snyder and the NFL.
BuryYourDuke wrote:Umm, I'm not sure where you got that info on Snyder. Because the info I've had for years was him saying something to the effect of "I will spend every dime I have, but I'm never changing the name."I worked for the head of his security detail for 6 years. I've actually heard Snyder say, privately, that he's got contingency plans being worked on for whenever public sentiment or a lawsuit leads him to have to change the name. He's toned down the rhetoric about the name publicly as the polls about the name have changed over the years. It's simply smart PR on his part.
lynchburgwildcats wrote:Red Tails makes me think of a cute little Red Panda or Fox, not burly men participating in a violent sport. Might as well just name the team LOLcats so you can make millions of meme merchandise sales.Yeah but the black DC council would like a team named after their own race. It's be like me saying they should be called the Rednecks.
adam42381 wrote:I kind of like the Warriors nickname and branding mentioned above.That would definitely work. Like I said, Snyder won't allow things to get far from the history/brand that the team has established.
jbock13 wrote:Why isn't anyone telling those are offended to just screw themselves? Because that's exactly what most of us think, but apparently are too afraid to say.Because that's the biggest jerk/FU move of all. People have the right to be offended when an ethnic/racial slur is used. You don't have to be offended, but you don't have the right to tell them they can't be. Look up the term "redskin" in almost any dictionary and you'll see that it's typically used in a derogatory way.
jbock13 wrote:Okay, and crackers was at one time offensive, and today it's not. Words change. Definitions change. It's a fact of life.I'm pretty sure the term cracker is still considered somewhat offensive except in Florida where it has a different meaning. Also, I don't know of any major sports teams called the Crackers.
adam42381 wrote:Atlanta Black Crackers were a Negro League Team.jbock13 wrote:Okay, and crackers was at one time offensive, and today it's not. Words change. Definitions change. It's a fact of life.I'm pretty sure the term cracker is still considered somewhat offensive except in Florida where it has a different meaning. Also, I don't know of any major sports teams called the Crackers.
SumItUp wrote:I live in Oklahoma, which has the highest state percentage of Native American population and more tribal headquarters than any other state. One of the top football teams in the state over the last half century is the Union Redskins. The name has support among the Native American population. In Oklahoma, if the tribes want something, they get it.Agreed. I'm 1/4 Cherokee and have no issue with it at all. I still think the name change is inevitable just with the direction society as a whole is going.
For me, it is a non-issue. I don't care if teams keep the Indian names or change them. However, the issue should not be driven by the PC police or attorneys looking to make a buck, but decided by the Native American tribes.
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