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In all seriousness, can you imagine actually being a fan of this team?

 

  • Racially offensive nickname
  • Greediest, most corporately soulless owner on the planet (and that's saying a lot)
  • Incompetent management at all levels
  • Next to no history of winning over the last 25+ years
  • Terrible ridiculous overpriced stadium experience
  • Located in possibly the worst place to live in the entire country
  • Dwayne Haskins is your QB
  • Hired Retread Riverboat Ron Rivera
  • Zero hope for future improvement
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37 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

Native Americans are being oppressed in this country? Really? Where exactly? All I see is people getting rich owning a share of your local casino. And....Good for them!

 

You clearly haven’t driven deep through a reservation lately.

 

also;

 

https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/dakota-man-exposes-vile-history-of-redskins-tNK0J1kxGkOao8FaHk4a7w

 

“Redskin” was an expression for  Native skins traded  in  to collect bounties. It’s a sick word with even worse connotation. A nation of people literally treated like animals.

 

There is no equating to “Chiefs” or “Seminoles” whatsoever, no matter how you try to justify it.

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1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:

 So despite a steady call for many years by countless public and private citizens, editorials, millions of column inches in newspapers and the internet all over the world, it's only "severe pressure" when Coke and Fedex make these types of marketing moves and "demand" a name change?

 

Pretty much. If you don't see that I guess you don't understand tbe world of economics.

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The Washington Redskins have a long and proud history imo.  The name wasn't meant to be disparaging, they wouldn't name their own team something they thought was nasty or mean.  But it isn't a good name, it wouldn't be considered acceptable to call American Indians as Redskins.  Right?  Not now or before really.  So regardless if the name wasn't meant to be disparaging, it still is when taken by itself.  

Really the the bad thing about changing a team name/mascot is they usually end up picking something nobody is really happy with.  
Bullets to Wizards? meh. 

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If we're truly talking about that which is offensive to Native American sensibilities what about "Buffalo Bill"?  Here was a man who helped decimate the food supply of Native Americans, allegedly killing over 4000 bison in 18 months to feed Union Pacific railroad workers, which itself helped push the manifest destiny of removing Native Americans from their ancestral lands. Yes, I find Buffalo Bills just as offensive as Redskins. It too needs to be changed!

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2 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 So despite a steady call for many years by countless public and private citizens, editorials, millions of column inches in newspapers and the internet all over the world, it's only "severe pressure" when Coke and Fedex make these types of marketing moves and "demand" a name change?

 

I giess today's news that the Redskins are now considering a name change was from all those private citizen complaints and editorials and not from yesterday's threats!

 

What a coincidence, huh?

 

LOL

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Long overdue.

 

I grew up near and currently live in the D.C. metropolitan area and remember Native Americans protesting the name back when Cooke was still the owner.

 

I pay zero attention to those who oppose the name change.  You're wrong.  That's the end of it.

 

I've always thought that Washington Warriors had a nice ring to it.  Red Tails, as mentioned on page 1, is a great name too.

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I found this: Interesting. I think this name change would tie in with history and be an easy off the tongue football moniker "Washington Warriors"

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When owner Daniel Synder was in the early stages of setting up an arena football team in Washington, he trademarked "Warriors" with an arrow logo. The league would later go under, and the Redskins would use the spear logo in 2002. 

Dave McKenna of the Washington City Paper outlined that history:

Snyder bought the DC franchise rights for the AFL shortly after taking over the Redskins. He said back then that he was going to name the indoor team the Warriors, and registered trademarks for that name and for an arrow-and-feather logo and helmet design.

If the Redskins were forced to change, wouldn't "Warriors" be another easy switch?

The logo wouldn't have to change drastically, nor would the colors. Just the name.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1528090-if-washington-redskins-must-change-team-name-whats-the-best-fit

3 minutes ago, Chicken Boo said:

Long overdue.

 

I grew up near and currently live in the D.C. metropolitan area and remember Native Americans protesting the name back when Cooke was still the owner.

 

I pay zero attention to those who oppose the name change.  You're wrong.  That's the end of it.

 

I've always thought that Washington Warriors had a nice ring to it.  Red Tails, as mentioned on page 1, is a great name too.

great minds think alike, and so does yours and mine lol. we posted nearly simultaneously ?

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