Washington Redskins announces team will review nickname

[Patrick Chewing]

Here are a couple alternatives:


The D.C. Snipers

The D.C. Drones

[Nanners]

This teams RACIST name has been allowed to exist for too damn long... the fact that any team would name their team after a racist slave owner like George Washington is absolutely disgusting!

No justice, no peace!

[1987_Lakers]

It's official. They are retiring the logo and name.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...kins-name-logo

[~primetime~]

wow

as a huge NFL fan...kinda sad about this

but at the same time, it's just a team name...nothing super meaningful...bullets to wizards, I'll get over it

[Patrick Chewing]

wow

as a huge NFL fan...kinda sad about this

but at the same time, it's just a team name...nothing super meaningful...bullets to wizards, I'll get over it

It's not just about changing the name as some sort of new business plan or direction. It's about the outside pressure from the mob forcing an organization to change its name. Big difference.

[1987_Lakers]

During that time, a letter signed by 87 investors and shareholders with a total worth of $620 billion was sent to sponsors FedEx, PepsiCo and Nike, asking them to stop doing business with the team unless the name was changed. When that was reported in an Adweek.com story on July 1, multiple people -- including current and former employees -- echoed the same thought: It's over. Most, if not all, were unaware that a possible change was already in the works.

On July 2, FedEx issued a statement saying it had told the team it wanted the name changed. The other sponsors later released statements saying the same. Amazon said it would stop selling Redskins merchandise. Walmart and Target said it would stop selling their gear in stores. And, according to The Washington Post, FedEx said it would remove its signage from the stadium unless the name was changed for the 2021 season

Damn, looks like the owner had no choice.

[Patrick Chewing]

Also, did you know that people gave the owner of the Wizards shit back in 1997 for picking the name "Wizards"?? Cause a rank in the KKK is Grand Wizard and D.C. has a majority Black community.

So you see, people find a way to be outraged over anything. If the Redskins change to Redtails, how soon do you think they'll be crying to change that name too cause of the Native American connotations??

[Facepalm]

It's not just about changing the name as some sort of new business plan or direction. It's about the outside pressure from the mob forcing an organization to change its name. Big difference.

Fatrick Chewing is FUMING

[~primetime~]

Also, did you know that people gave the owner of the Wizards shit back in 1997 for picking the name "Wizards"?? Cause a rank in the KKK is Grand Wizard and D.C. has a majority Black community.

So you see, people find a way to be outraged over anything. If the Redskins change to Redtails, how soon do you think they'll be crying to change that name too cause of the Native American connotations??

ehh...you might have a point with other things but for the redskins this has been in the talks for years, decades even.

I think most NFL fans knew this day would come eventually...let's be real, it's a racist name...there are ways to spin it to make it not racist, but theyre all reaches imo

[Patrick Chewing]

ehh...you might have a point with other things but for the redskins this has been in the talks for years, decades even.

I think most NFL fans knew this day would come eventually...let's be real, it's a racist name...there are ways to spin it to make it not racist, but theyre all reaches imo

It only changed this year cause this is the year of the Woke Mob and Cancel Culture. If it didn't bother people that much back then, why now?


The appropriate thing to do was hold periodic polls for fans to choose the name. Not for some green-haired freaks in Seattle to make the decisions for them.

[~primetime~]

It only changed this year cause this is the year of the Woke Mob and Cancel Culture. If it didn't bother people that much back then, why now?


The appropriate thing to do was hold periodic polls for fans to choose the name. Not for some green-haired freaks in Seattle to make the decisions for them.

It did...it comes up every fcking year

[Hey Yo]

[Patrick Chewing]

I bet you if you polled their fans and if you polled Native Americans, the name stays the same. You disagree?


I mean, we just didn't have a spiritual awakening in 2020 where everything needs to change now from the Redskins to Aunt Jemima to Uncle Ben, etc.


So if it came up every year, it clearly wasn't as offensive to those people that matter as the woke mob and media make it out to be. Otherwise, the name would have been changed years ago.

[~primetime~]

I bet you if you polled their fans and if you polled Native Americans, the name stays the same. You disagree?


I mean, we just didn't have a spiritual awakening in 2020 where everything needs to change now from the Redskins to Aunt Jemima to Uncle Ben, etc.


So if it came up every year, it clearly wasn't as offensive to those people that matter as the woke mob and media make it out to be. Otherwise, the name would have been changed years ago.

you said all this exact same shit 6 fcking years ago:
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...1#post10508234

[~primetime~]

also there aren't many Native Americans left to poll on this issue...we almost killed them all