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FedEx asks Redskins to change name
Here we go. I think part of the reason we’ve been safe from this kind of stuff is because the Redskins have always been a bigger target. Now that there’s pressure from sponsors Snyder is going to feel the heat like never before. If they go down, make no mistake, the mob will come for us next. |
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And you know some people would be pissed off by a name related to a group of black guys too. |
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07-12-2020, 08:19 PM | #349 | |
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What's considered "derogatory" is the use of the Arrowhead on their helmet, the name of the stadium, Warpaint and the Chop. |
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07-12-2020, 08:22 PM | #350 | |
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I hope that they never change the name and colors of the team but I think it's only a matter of time before they'll have to redesign the logo, rename the stadium and get rid of Warpaint, et al. I have no idea whether that'll be in 5 years or 20 years but I don't think there's any denying that it's going to happen eventually. |
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07-12-2020, 08:24 PM | #351 |
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This is the second DC team to change names in the city of DC
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07-12-2020, 08:26 PM | #352 | |
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07-12-2020, 08:29 PM | #353 | |
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Every time we go to the Super Bowl over the next decade, the media will put the heat on and demand that action is taken over the team name. Those two weeks before the Super Bowl are a dead period for writers and those kind of stories will be everywhere in order to stir discussion and create controversy. |
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07-12-2020, 08:29 PM | #354 | |
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A horse named warpaint...fine, I guess. The chop...sure, I guess that can be considered derogatory...not intended as such, but that's the world we now live in. In today's climate though, all of it will have to go to appease the woke crowd. Because it's not about being derogatory, it's about creating a narrative to make things the way "they" want it. |
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07-12-2020, 08:31 PM | #355 | |
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I'm with DaFace, though. Stay away from any name that involves a human. There's always room to criticize humans. In fact, I'll start with the fact that women weren't allowed to be part of the Tuskegee Airmen. So Washington is glorifying misogyny? It's that easy. Just go with any animal that's not a hawk. |
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07-12-2020, 08:31 PM | #356 |
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The Washington Redskins are changing their name to be more racially sensitive.
They will now be called the Washington RedCoons Everyone likes raccoons right-especially cute Red ones. |
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Cowboys and Patriots literally genocided Native Americans.
Why don't those names have to go? |
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07-12-2020, 08:36 PM | #359 | |
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The funny thing is that it's happened before. We were the Dallas Texans with a very different log through 1962. Obviously the physical move was the big difference there, and most likely the fan base had a near-100 percent turnover as a result, but it's happened before. Now I'm curious. Are there still any Chiefs fans today who were originally Dallas Texans fans? That would be a fun thing to know. |
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07-12-2020, 08:37 PM | #360 | |
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But, if the mascot Chiefs is accompanied by arrowheads, headdresses, a woman in a headdress riding a horse named Warpaint while the crowd is simulating scalping and decapitation, then it's a completely different ballgame. Same with the Cleveland Indians. There's nothing wrong inherently with Indians as a mascot, unless you're making fun of Native Americans and using derogatory imagery. As I mentioned in a related thread, no one would have issue with the name the Cleveland Indians if they changed their mascot to Ghandi or a similar image. |
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