Thread: Should the Redskins change their name?

Originally Posted by CrazyHorse

Ethnic slurs should be a requirement if the NFL expands to other countries.
Tijuana Wetbacks
Hong Kong Chinks
London Limeys

CH, you are from NA decent. Do you find the Redskin name offensive?

How about the Holland Homos? The Dutch guy I know is a queer.

San Francisco Butt Pirates
Oakland Essays
San Diego Drug Mules
Seattle Hipsters
Arizona Tweekers

Iowa Longtoothers

Originally Posted by broncofaninfla

This is what you get when you mix liberals and football.

Actually, that's just the beginning. You also get penalties for running backs that lower their heads, penalties for "taunting", penalties for "Touching The Brady", penalties for making the receiver go ouch, the "Rooney Rule" and everyone wearing pink shit for an entire friggin month. You also get terms like "encroachment" when "offsides" is a perfectly good word.

Originally Posted by Rex

Iowa Longtoothers

No. Iowa Cornholers.

Originally Posted by sneakers

yes or no

Absolutely, unequivocally, NO!

Talk about opening a can of worms.....just to accommodate some libtards whose sole and true purpose is to cause trouble and rile up the troops....or the tribe!

Hell, then it would be KC having to change their name. South Dakota, or is it NDak....the Fighting Sioux. Golden State Warriors..! Atlanta Braves....Cleveland Indians How many others can we think of?

Originally Posted by Mr Bojangles

Absolutely, unequivocally, NO!

Talk about opening a can of worms.....just to accommodate some libtards whose sole and true purpose is to cause trouble and rile up the troops....or the tribe!

Hell, then it would be KC having to change their name. South Dakota, or is it NDak....the Fighting Sioux. Golden State Warriors..! Atlanta Braves....Cleveland Indians How many others can we think of?

Just think for a second, how many of those other than possibly the Indians are not racial insults. I actually commend that the Fighting Sioux have fought to keep that name. I do not believe that this is an all or nothing issue, and shouldn't be treated as such.

Originally Posted by Thnikkaman

Just think for a second, how many of those other than possibly the Indians are not racial insults. I actually commend that the Fighting Sioux have fought to keep that name. I do not believe that this is an all or nothing issue, and shouldn't be treated as such.

Exactly. The Seminole tribe likes identifying with FSU and there's nothing wrong with that. But if you called them the Redskinned Seminoles they probably would be more inclined to take issue. It seems like a common sense thing to me.

We just need to come up with the proper name for a color that actually describes the genetic tone of their skin. Maybe just get a color-wheel from the paint store or something.

Here's some good examples:

Potter's wheel skins
Rosy Apple skins
Sangria skins
Deep Pointsettia skins


That's all there is too it. It's just color matching.

Originally Posted by Thnikkaman

Just think for a second, how many of those other than possibly the Indians are not racial insults. I actually commend that the Fighting Sioux have fought to keep that name. I do not believe that this is an all or nothing issue, and shouldn't be treated as such.

Here's why I disagree.

No matter what the issue, no matter how straightforward, logical or universal, there will always be some who have to find fault and beotch about it. And when I say 'some' I mean the vocal minority who rise up to complain about everything....and because they are the minority opinion, they should not be making policy or holding someone else hostage to their minority POV.

It is pointless for us to debate what is or isn't, should or shouldn't, be offensive to someone else.......put ten people in a room and ask them for their opinion on something...anything!....and you'll get at least 6 different opinions, regardless of how simple the question.

Originally Posted by Thnikkaman

Just think for a second, how many of those other than possibly the Indians are not racial insults. I actually commend that the Fighting Sioux have fought to keep that name. I do not believe that this is an all or nothing issue, and shouldn't be treated as such.

I'm a pacifist from Dublin......Should I feel aggravated, insulted or slighted by Notre Dame?

Originally Posted by Mr Bojangles

Here's why I disagree.

No matter what the issue, no matter how straightforward, logical or universal, there will always be some who have to find fault and beotch about it. And when I say 'some' I mean the vocal minority who rise up to complain about everything....and because they are the minority opinion, they should not be making policy or holding someone else hostage to their minority POV.

It is pointless for us to debate what is or isn't, should or shouldn't, be offensive to someone else.......put ten people in a room and ask them for their opinion on something...anything!....and you'll get at least 6 different opinions, regardless of how simple the question.

Well, "Redskin" is a racial slur, regardless of whether you have an opinion on whether or not the Washington FC should be allowed to use it as a mascot.

Originally Posted by Mr Bojangles

I'm a pacifist from Dublin......Should I feel aggravated, insulted or slighted by Notre Dame?

No, because Irish is a nationality. "Redskin" is a racial slur.

Originally Posted by Mr Bojangles

Here's why I disagree.

No matter what the issue, no matter how straightforward, logical or universal, there will always be some who have to find fault and beotch about it. And when I say 'some' I mean the vocal minority who rise up to complain about everything....and because they are the minority opinion, they should not be making policy or holding someone else hostage to their minority POV.

It is pointless for us to debate what is or isn't, should or shouldn't, be offensive to someone else.......put ten people in a room and ask them for their opinion on something...anything!....and you'll get at least 6 different opinions, regardless of how simple the question.

It's not about whether people are offended or not really, it's about how Redskins is a racial epithet. Even so, I mean, it's not hard to draw a goddamn line between some idiot who complains about the Houston Texans being offensive and somebody who complains about Redskins being offensive.