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Originally Posted by JackLord
What is wrong with it being related to the old name?
We were the Redskins for a long, long time and in 2 different cities. We were also briefly the Braves. We have a longer history than most teams. One would think it reasonable that we cannot sever everything related to that history.
We have jettisoned the links to Native Americans. The mob got what they wanted, but that's it.
Using "Red" is just phonetics. Nothing objectionable about that.
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Everything you say is true.
What I'm saying is the organization is going through this rename and after two years they aren't going anywhere near a name that can remotely cause the chance of more accusations which could create the potential for having to do another name change. WFT doesn't want to look like a bigger bunch of buffoons than they already are.
The colors are the link because if they really wanted to totally sever old ties they change to red, white, blue and call themselves the Americans or something like that. Even WFT is smart enough to know that would be too much for the fans that are left to swallow.