Why is everyone getting pissed off about Native American team names now?

meh they would rather operate on emotion

oh..repped


"must spread around" they need to address this

 

Crackardly

 

How about if I wish to refer to a cigarette as a *** or a small bundle of sticks as ***gots?

 

I get it, but mostly I was referring tongue in cheek about this well known story (at least if you lived in DC) http://www.adversity.net/special/*****rdly.htm

 

I can differentiate between a bundle of sticks and someone who is attracted to someone of the same sex. And yes, I understand the basis of ***got and from where the slur developed. With redskin, it was just a few uptight people looking to be offended who changed the meaning of it.

 

It was what American Indians called themselves. No one was offended by the name for half a century until political correctness came along. Now, they're revising history.

And insofar as the Redskins name came to be, they were the Boston Football Braves. When they moved to Fenway, they couldn't be the Braves anymore, and wanted to keep their Indian heritage and honor their coach, who thought himself to be a Sioux, Bill "Lone Star" Deitz. To tie in with the Red Sox, they became the Redskins.

Like I said before, if the Skins change their name, the Redskins will be dead and they'll just be another football team to me.

 

Name change denier.

 

I don't think they're trying to rewrite history, but shape the present.

And it's almost as if your entire devotion to the Redskins is to their name. Which is odd.

 

It's the same thing. They're trying to apply a post-modern interpretation on the moniker of the team. I deny the validity of the criticism.

As for my feelings toward the team, my connection is much deeper; almost as deep as the Blazers. However, to knuckle under to political correctness would be too much for me. I would just pretend the team folded and would find a new club. Frankly, life without Dan Snyder would be much easier.

 

And therefore, so should evvvvverybody else.

Wow. Here's a hilarious thought exercise: what if their projections determined that they would make more money if they dropped the name? If the name change was motivated by pure, unfiltered capitalism, would you still choke on your outrage?

 

In today's clumate?

 

This is the only time change happens. I didn't get the right to vote until White people marched with us.

 

They were just submitting to the PC police! White guilt! Other bullshit arguments!