re: Why didn’t Dan Snyder rename his team the bandits or outlaws?

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"Commanders" is the most boring generic nickname in sports.

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Commanders vs. Cowboys. .I mean, the fricking mob ruined something historic (not just in football but America's history.... and every kid playing outside)....Cowboys and Indians.

I really don't think ancestors of Native Americans give a shite (they have bigger problems but the government weighs in on a PR stunt...and now all Natives are all good and prosperous on the Rez because the Washington Football team has changed their name.

I saw a random poll where most Natives loved the Washington Redskins because it kept them relevant and it was their team. America has done a remarkable job of making a people on this Continent, the minority of minorities... No say, no voice in government....(Elizabeth Warren doesn't count of course). At least give Native Americans the Redskins! .The term was never seen by them as a pejorative. In fact there's historical texts that they coined the phrase to describe themselves to white settlers.