As someone who doesn’t care too much about Sportsball…why are they so dead set against changing the damned name?
I always thought ‘Redtails’ would be good. Or ‘Pigskins’. My wife’s favorite team is Washington, and always sings the ‘Hail to the Redskins’ song if they win (which is seldom). Substituting ‘Redtails’ for ‘Redskins’ would sound similar and would go in the song easily. I would think the change would cause a boom in merchandise sales and would make the owner even more millions. Win-win for everyone.
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One can’t help but wonder if team ownership is stupid in addition to being insensitive. Change the name. Change the team colors. Sell millions of dollars worth of new crap to your fans.
This isn’t rocket science. It’s Sports Economics 101. It’s a potential windfall that just landed in your laps, for crying out loud.
Change the name. Cash in. Everyone is happy.
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Stupid, arrogant…
And, oh, by the way…
expected
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Ah the best! I’m done commenting for the day.
Not to mention the run on ‘old’ merchandise by idiot racists. win-win
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From what I understand the term ‘Redskin’ was first used willingly by the original inhabitants of this continent in their dealings with the newly arrived ‘Whiteskins’. But, since it has been used in an offensive manner by others, I understand the objection to the football team’s name. What I don’t understand is why Indian is acceptable since this is not India even though Columbus and other explorers were looking for India and wrongly called the first people they met Indians. As for the term Native American, that means anyone that is native to or born in America (North, South or Central) regardless of skin color. And America comes from the name of an Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci.
I’ve read that “Indian” comes from the Romance language: “In Deos”
Derpity derpity derp goes the Washington NFL team…
If Native Americans really wanted to get confrontational, they’d form their own semi-pro football team and call it the NY K!kes, sit back and watch the controversy and hypocrisy go to nuclear levels.
The Washington Gridlocks
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You could substitute a bowl of peanuts, too.
If they had any brains, they’d have their PR firm do a contest to pick a new name.
That turns it into a big positive.
Bet the “Redskin” owner/mgt also thinks ‘blackface’ is just the sincerest form of flattery.
FOX update: “Racist Indians rebuff kind Washington Redskins’ plea for acceptance.”
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Um, you DO realize that D.C. is probably one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, right?
All races, nationalities, religions, and political groups living together in one place. I know people from D.C. and they’re good people.
Hell, Dave Chappelle is from there. Born and raised. I know his sister, and she’s amazing too. As is his whole family.
All of the knowledge the Washington management has about Native Americans comes from watching John Wayne movies…sewwww’… this could seem like a pretty reasonable thing to do.
Has “The Washington Lobbyists” been taken? …Oh…OK!
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Just you wait, 'enry 'iggins, they’ll bribe some Native American tribal guy to bless the team name. Put him on the payroll as a “consultant”.