because I don't consider "The Redskins" to be a racist comment. It's the name of a sports team, not a commentary on a group of people.
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because I don't consider "The Redskins" to be a racist comment. It's the name of a sports team, not a commentary on a group of people.
Screw it... scrub the name. Give the babies what they want. And bill the NFL.
Wipe all of it and change the name to something that has zero to do with Indians. Change all of the names. Even force the FSU Seminoles to change it regardless of what the Seminole tribe says.
Wipe all of it and change the name to something that has zero to do with Indians. Change all of the names. Even force the FSU Seminoles to change it regardless of what the Seminole tribe says.
Whining? Seriously?
I'm saying change it now. It is clear the libs are tossing you a bone to make themselves feel so awesome. They could give two bleeps about Native Americans. Just look how Liz Warren stepped all over Native Americans and all you can do is whine about a name that was never meant to be derogatory and it wasn't until this PC wave started taking a vice grip on Merica.
Change the name and don't forget to kneel in thanks before your lib masters.
What "libs?" You really think this came from the White House?
It's symbolic. If symbols aren't important, what's the deal with the flag? Or the Eagle, Globe & Anchor?
Maybe you missed the part where I said disagreed with the PTO's actions. Or maybe not, but you're sure talking like you and I are on opposite sides here.
It has nothing to do with your disagreement on the PTO's action.
Ok... it's symbolic now. Somewhere along the lines certain Native Mericans picked this fight. Now all the pols, media, and lib elites are all lined up with this waste of time and they will pull this silliness until they change their name.
So fine. I've evolved. Scrub it and all Native Merican identity from it. Leave no trace.
Don't forget to pay homage to your pale faced leaders... they will be expecting gratitude.
Not bill the NFL. Bill the federal government. I can see this being the inevitable outcome is the government will pay Snyder some obscene amount of money (taxpayer money of course) so he will change the name. Then he will do so and make new gear to sell and make even more money (none of which will make it back to the government of course). It's the American way. It's just a question of when.
You're a fan of rich leftists aren't you?
White girl is that you?
Pretending you're a Native American to get plush jobs and elected to the US Senate.
That's ok... as long as you're liberal.
She be the Redskin.
Rumor has it that the Redskins are going to change the name to the Squaws.
Why so bitter? Do you have a problem with calling black people "black" or "African American" instead of "colored" or "Negro?" Both of those were once perfectly acceptable, even polite terms. "Redskin" isn't, and never was. It is, and has always been, the semantic equivalent of "n*gger."
It's not about "honouring" Indians. All but the most radical of us have no problem with "Indians" or "Braves" or "Chiefs." We just don't like "Redskins" because it has always been a pejorative term.
And all the excuses given are, not to put too fine an edge on it, bullsh*t. "Honouring our fighting spirit" my red a$$. We weren't all warriors. And we aren't frozen in 1890. And we aren't all dead.
I can hear it now. "Well, what about the Vikings?" Vikings were not a people, they were a profession. They were traders when necessary, pirates and raiders when the opportunity arose. The Norse and the Swedes and the Danes and the Normans were Norse and Swedes and Danes and Normans. Only those who went viking were Vikings.
We don't like being stereotyped, any more'n anybody else does. Yet we put up with it. "Indians." "Braves." "Chiefs." All we ask is that you leave out the one name that to our ears is like "n*gger" to a black person's ears.
I guess that's too much to ask, if your hostile, bitter response is anything to go by.
not me, but we do have another example you fitting the bill.