Skins getting heat again over name issue

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by mooby

Another domino falls.

I dislike Washington Warriors though. It sounds dumb. Guessing something along the same lines as Capitals/Nationals would happen, the question is what though.

Is Bullets taken?

[Randall Nestor]

Just my opinion, but if I were Dan Snyder and I did change the name it wouldn't be anything that has to do with Indians at all. The Native Americans that don't see it as racist need to speak up about how they feel. Taking down statues that have been up for years. Where is this going to end. It's not. The majority of people don't see it as a racist name, but the people who do speak out and the one's who don't feel it is racist, don't. Just my opinion.

[Schneed10]

Middle finger to the law, brother, grippin' my balls.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

If you are at a bar, and you overhear someone say “some redskins just walked in,” would you think they were talking about a football player, or a Native American? Would ANYONE who heard that think they were talking about anything other than a football player?

There was a time in the past where the word was a slur. But, unlike the n-word, LITERALLY NO ONE uses the word as a slur anymore. NO ONE. The “racial slur” definition of the word is extinct.

The overwhelming majority of pressure to change the name comes from white liberal men who, instead of doing anything meaningful to help minorities who are suffering REAL injustice, instead want to write a blog or tweet about the how awful the redskins team name is. It’s a way for them to assuage their “white guilt” from the comfort of home without actually doing anything. Well, I’m a very left leaning liberal white man who says this is absolute bull shit.


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[KI Skins Fan]

Take a cue from former HC Jim Zorn and rename the team "The Maroon, Black, and Yellow."

[skinsfaninok]

Its just time guys, the name will never be accepted anymore, Dan is a POS if he doesn't change it

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[Chico23231]

Don’t give in to the mob...

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Don’t give in to the mob...

Love the Redskins but it's the right thing to do. Would anyone here like a team called Blackskins or Brownskins? Even whiteskins.

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[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Love the Redskins but it's the right thing to do. Would anyone here like a team called Blackskins or Brownskins? Even whiteskins.

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Blackskins or Brownskins are not terms that have any other historical use or reference. And I would not give a fuck if they named a team Whiteskins, Crackers, White Trash, Hicks, Hillbillies, Honkys, Peckerwoods, Trailer Trash, etc.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

Blackskins or Brownskins are not terms that have any other historical use or reference. And I would not give a fuck if they named a team Whiteskins, Crackers, White Trash, Hicks, Hillbillies, Honkys, Peckerwoods, Trailer Trash, etc.

Washington Mollywhoppers

Our team slogan can be "tomorrow we're gonna pecker slap those Cowboy sons of bitches"

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by mooby

Washington Mollywhoppers

Our team slogan can be "tomorrow we're gonna pecker slap those Cowboy sons of bitches"

I like it. Mollywhoppers is original. Way better than the Warriors.

[mooby]

I defend the name, but to be clear on where I stand regardless of my affinity for the name I recognize it's likely inevitable that it will be changed. When the corporate sponsors hop on the bandwagon, the tide is turning and even though it's 50/50 whether Dan ignores this in hopes it goes away in time, I think enough people and companies have hopped on to make keeping the name a losing battle. This has become bigger than a small minority of Native Americans being vocal about it, they've gained the support of almost the entire Democratic party (myself and a few others excluded), and the support of local/federal officials who hold the keys to RFK, and now they've gained the support of Fedex and Nike (who is no longer selling Redskins merch on their website). It's hard to defend something when public pressure becomes overwhelmingly negative, and while I don't think we've reached that point yet I do think the pressure is steady rising.

And for those of you think we're going to just change the name, but keep the logos and the colors and continue with a new Native American theme, you're crazy. Native Americans are not going to sign off on anything having to do with them. The new name will have to be a clean break, something totally different to get the sponsors to come back. Guessing the name and colors (if Dan is starting to reconsider ofc) will be something patriotic/DC related.

[calia]

Originally Posted by mooby

I defend the name, but to be clear on where I stand regardless of my affinity for the name I recognize it's likely inevitable that it will be changed. When the corporate sponsors hop on the bandwagon, the tide is turning and even though it's 50/50 whether Dan ignores this in hopes it goes away in time, I think enough people and companies have hopped on to make keeping the name a losing battle. This has become bigger than a small minority of Native Americans being vocal about it, they've gained the support of almost the entire Democratic party (myself and a few others excluded), and the support of local/federal officials who hold the keys to RFK, and now they've gained the support of Fedex and Nike (who is no longer selling Redskins merch on their website). It's hard to defend something when public pressure becomes overwhelmingly negative, and while I don't think we've reached that point yet I do think the pressure is steady rising.

And for those of you think we're going to just change the name, but keep the logos and the colors and continue with a new Native American theme, you're crazy. Native Americans are not going to sign off on anything having to do with them. The new name will have to be a clean break, something totally different to get the sponsors to come back. Guessing the name and colors (if Dan is starting to reconsider ofc) will be something patriotic/DC related.

Could well be right although I think the could keep the team colors and do a completely different name. That the stadium sponsor has made the request is going to be really problematic for Dan, and the FedEx CEO is a part owner of the team. This all seems inevitable and I wouldn’t be surprised to see a new team name soon. Or at least an announcement that the team will commit to one soon.


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[MTK]

Washington Warpath

Let’s go

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Originally Posted by MTK

Washington Warpath



Let’s go

Perfect!