Come up with a new name for the Redskins

[MTK]

I'll take any name at this point if it moves us forward. So exhausted by this "debate".

[nonniey]

Originally Posted by MTK

I'll take any name at this point if it moves us forward. So exhausted by this "debate".

It will never end you know.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by nonniey

It will never end you know.

I think a good portion of fans will be ready to move forward with a new name especially if it's well received.

Some people are just cavemen and can't accept change no matter what.

[JackLord]

Originally Posted by MTK

I think a good portion of fans will be ready to move forward with a new name especially if it's well received.

Some people are just cavemen and can't accept change no matter what.

I respectfully submit that you are being unfairly dismissive.

If all a fan has ever known is the Snyder era, it does not make much of a difference. A rose by any other name is just as sweet and a shoddily run franchise with a new name is just as shoddy.

If you are older (me for example), this requires jettisoning a great deal of history that was seen first hand. I have seen the Skins in 5 Super Bowls and numerous playoff appearances. The franchise has basically had 3 periods of glory and I was there for 2 of them.

It's not being a caveman to regret that all of this will either be forgotten or have an asterisk placed next to it. Sentiment, Pride, Nostalgia, etc are not the attributes of cavemen, MTK. Quite the opposite actually.

And of course there will be a lingering sense of grievance that this was unjustified and forced on us.

May the caveman ask why you are so cool with it? Why are you seemingly happy that this happened to us?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by JackLord

I respectfully submit that you are being unfairly dismissive.

If all a fan has ever known is the Snyder era, it does not make much of a difference. A rose by any other name is just as sweet and a shoddily run franchise with a new name is just as shoddy.

If you are older (me for example), this requires jettisoning a great deal of history that was seen first hand. I have seen the Skins in 5 Super Bowls and numerous playoff appearances. The franchise has basically had 3 periods of glory and I was there for 2 of them.

It's not being a caveman to regret that all of this will either be forgotten or have an asterisk placed next to it. Sentiment, Pride, Nostalgia, etc are not the attributes of cavemen, MTK. Quite the opposite actually.

And of course there will be a lingering sense of grievance that this was unjustified and forced on us.

May the caveman ask why you are so cool with it? Why are you seemingly happy that this happened to us?

I’ve been a loyal fan since I was 10 in 1982. Nobody is erasing the history of this team, it’s all still there, it happened. But times change and here we are facing a new era. I’m excited about the future and will always be proud of the past.

The caveman reference is more about the fans that aren’t going to accept the change under any circumstance.

[nonniey]

Originally Posted by MTK

I think a good portion of fans will be ready to move forward with a new name especially if it's well received.

Some people are just cavemen and can't accept change no matter what.

I think as good a portion will continue to call them the Redskins. We'll wear our Redskins gear, sing the song and call the team the Redskins, which I'm sure will get an angry reaction from the woke.

[MissouriSkin]

Originally Posted by nonniey

I think as good a portion will continue to call them the Redskins. We'll wear our Redskins gear, sing the song and call the team the Redskins, which I'm sure will get an angry reaction from the woke.

And I love it.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by nonniey

I think as good a portion will continue to call them the Redskins. We'll wear our Redskins gear, sing the song and call the team the Redskins, which I'm sure will get an angry reaction from the woke.

I doubt that will happen at the stadium. The team should build the new brand up with gear and media. It isn't about the woke its about rooting for a group of men on a team. Can't believe how hard it is for some people to let go of a brand. And I didn't want it changed. I was 18 in 85 so I grew up with the Redskins glory. But I am 53 now, the team changed its name. So be it. I truly feel sorry for those who can't move their lives past a logo.

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[MissouriSkin]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I doubt that will happen at the stadium. The team should build the new brand up with gear and media. It isn't about the woke its about rooting for a group of men on a team. Can't believe how hard it is for some people to let go of a brand. And I didn't want it changed. I was 18 in 85 so I grew up with the Redskins glory. But I am 53 now, the team changed its name. So be it. I truly feel sorry for those who can't move their lives past a logo.

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Tell the Natives who supported the name and took it as a source of pride that it was “just a logo”. Every Native I know supported the name and the logo and are angry and heartbroken it’s gone. I wear the logo for them.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by MissouriSkin

Tell the Natives who supported the name and took it as a source of pride that it was “just a logo”. Every Native I know supported the name and the logo and are angry and heartbroken it’s gone. I wear the logo for them.

Aren't you a saint.

There was nothing stopping a public outcry from Native Americans in support of the name. They could have been putting banners "this is our team" and gotten publicity for their lands and tribes.

The name is changed. I will wear legacy gear, I will wear wolves gear (or WTF gear). But I won't sit and weep about the woke . Move on. Cherish the memories, root for the team that makes the new ones.

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[mooby]

Originally Posted by MissouriSkin

Tell the Natives who supported the name and took it as a source of pride that it was “just a logo”. Every Native I know supported the name and the logo and are angry and heartbroken it’s gone. I wear the logo for them.

See this just comes across bad. It comes across like you're a leading expert on NA opinions of the name.

Every Native American I know (which is none) aren't pro-or-against the name. I just have to go by what I see in the media. And I see plenty of the woke mob hating against the name, and I also see polls saying 90% of NA's don't care about the name.

In the end, I move on.

[nonniey]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I doubt that will happen at the stadium. The team should build the new brand up with gear and media. It isn't about the woke its about rooting for a group of men on a team. Can't believe how hard it is for some people to let go of a brand. And I didn't want it changed. I was 18 in 85 so I grew up with the Redskins glory. But I am 53 now, the team changed its name. So be it. I truly feel sorry for those who can't move their lives past a logo.

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Oh I'm fairly positive a huge chunk of the home crowd will be wearing Redskins gear for years to come (Unless of course the team bans it which I seriously doubt happens).

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by nonniey

Oh I'm fairly positive a huge chunk of the home crowd will be wearing Redskins gear for years to come (Unless of course the team bans it which I seriously doubt happens).

I am not talking about wearing the gear, I have lots of jerseys and gear I will wear. I am talking about actively rejecting whatever the new team name and brand will be. I am talking about complaining about the woke instead of supporting the team in its current and future form. Obviously, the jerseys and legacy of the Redskins will always be a part of the team history. This isn't Cleveland becoming the Ravens or Colts moving to Indy. Our team's history is an awesome story and the SB's will stand etched with the Redskins name forever.

Saying someone is wearing a Redskins jersey to honor Native Americans is as ludicrous as the woke statement that Redskins was a slur against them. The Redskins were a football team, changed from the Braves when they moved to Washington. The whole sanctimonious claptrap is just ridiculous.