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Why are the Redskins getting so much heat?
Posted on 8/21/14 at 7:53 am
Posted on 8/21/14 at 7:53 am
I hear people trying to make the argument that "you wouldn't walk up to a Native American and call them a redskin"... Of course you wouldn't. But If you walk up to a Native American and call him Chief is that not offensive also?
Posted on 8/21/14 at 7:57 am to JG77056
What up, Brave? How's it going, Blackhawk? Yo, Simonole, hi five! Hey, Indian, how's the sun god treating you?
Posted on 8/21/14 at 7:57 am to JG77056
Please refrain from using that word in the title. Thx.
This post was edited on 8/21/14 at 8:03 am
Posted on 8/21/14 at 7:57 am to JG77056
It's all a bunch of PC bullshite.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 8:00 am to JG77056
What if they can keep the name by changing the mascot to a Jersey Shore kid with a bad sunburn?
Posted on 8/21/14 at 8:01 am to JG77056
I have never once hear anyone use the term Redskin when not referring to the football team.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 8:09 am to JG77056
Washington's Professional Football Team*
Posted on 8/21/14 at 8:25 am to JG77056
On one side we have people who claim that the word is offensive and should be changed.
On the other side we have people who claim that the word isn't really that big a deal and that there is no need to change it.
Somehow the second group is way angrier than the first group.
And that's why "Redskins" is getting so much heat.
On the other side we have people who claim that the word isn't really that big a deal and that there is no need to change it.
Somehow the second group is way angrier than the first group.
And that's why "Redskins" is getting so much heat.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 8:27 am to JG77056
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Why are the Redskins getting so much heat?
Because America is growing more stupid by the day.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 8:45 am to JG77056
Without getting too political, this is the "age of the victim" and there is a willing/complicit Administration and media that will carry the water for any aggrieved group, no matter how small and insignificant, if that group affords the opportunity to continue to sow discontent.
This is what happens when you elect a "community organizer" as president.
This is what happens when you elect a "community organizer" as president.
This post was edited on 8/21/14 at 9:07 am
Posted on 8/21/14 at 8:56 am to JG77056
are irish men all angry little fellas who like to fight? does this properly represent their culture? I am not irish, but I am offended for them.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 9:06 am to JG77056
This isn't just some random crowd riling that's going on, a group has followed the procedures laid out by the US Patent and Trademark office to dispute a trademark, and after a decade of working the system, they got a ruling in their favor and now the Redskins will appeal. This isn't the first time it's happened either.
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The difference between now and 1999 is social media. In 1999 probably the only people that heard about this were Redskins fans that read the local paper daily. Now everybody hears about it and feels the need to weigh in on it, because it's a no brainer to be publicly against racial slurs, and make no mistake, even if decades of being an NFL brand has muddied the meaning of the slur, this is a poorly chosen name by today's standards.
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The Redskins trademark, which has been registered since 1967, was also canceled in 1999, but that decision was overturned in 2003. The team is allowed to enforce its trademark registration while the appeal is being heard.
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The difference between now and 1999 is social media. In 1999 probably the only people that heard about this were Redskins fans that read the local paper daily. Now everybody hears about it and feels the need to weigh in on it, because it's a no brainer to be publicly against racial slurs, and make no mistake, even if decades of being an NFL brand has muddied the meaning of the slur, this is a poorly chosen name by today's standards.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 11:23 am to JG77056
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heat
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red
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skin
no sunscreen I imagine
Posted on 8/21/14 at 11:45 am to JG77056
It makes headlines. That is the main reason. I am tired of hearing these sports casters on ESPN and other sites saying why they won't say Redskins. They are just on the headline bandwagon. I bet they would still say Negro League even though that is a racist word. Where is there stance on that? I need to email some and ask them that.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:17 pm to JG77056
I like walking up to Native American girls and saying "wassup squaw?". Surprisingly, this has yielded pretty poor results so far, but obviously with initial opening bait that strong and tasty, it's only a matter of time.
This post was edited on 8/21/14 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:27 pm to JG77056
Mike Carey (NFL official) refusing to ref games last season. Phil Simms not using it on broadcasts.
How long have these guys been ok with it, and when did they decide they werent?
How long have these guys been ok with it, and when did they decide they werent?
Posted on 8/21/14 at 1:43 pm to JG77056
So much heat.....some rain would probably help. Maybe a dance of some sort?
Posted on 8/21/14 at 2:21 pm to JG77056
It probably doesn't hurt that Daniel Snyder is a complete dick
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