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Hail To A Name change..... Sports/NFL
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Danny for years said he would never consider changing the Washington NFL teams name, but just yesterday, due to pressure from sponsors FedX and Nike, the team put out a statement saying that they are now going through a process of possibly changing the team name.
https://wkow.com/2020/07/03/nfls-washing...0Schefter.
Watch them pick something worse.
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(July 3, 2020 at 2:16 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Watch them pick something worse. I don't know what is worse than a racial slur, but I kinda get it. The Washington Bullets NBA team changed their name because at the time DC was the murder capital of America. Yea, I wasn't too fond of the "Wizards". But in all seriousness, I don't own the team, so it is no sweat off my nose if they end up calling them the Washington Pink Feather Boa's as long as they stop SUCKING.  (July 3, 2020 at 4:23 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(July 3, 2020 at 2:16 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Watch them pick something worse. ‘Wizards’? Seriously? They wanted to disassociate themselves from violence, so they picked a KKK title? Jaysus, why not just change it to ‘The Washington Imperial Dragons’? Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
How about the Prince George County Redskins? I mean honestly, is Washington really that bad?
Who cares about the name?
Football brain damages children. People who support it are worse than racists. RE: Hail To A Name change..... Sports/NFL
July 3, 2020 at 5:21 pm
(This post was last modified: July 3, 2020 at 5:38 pm by Brian37.)
(July 3, 2020 at 5:02 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(July 3, 2020 at 4:23 pm)Brian37 Wrote: I don't know what is worse than a racial slur, but I kinda get it. Not at all. You really are reading too much into this. I grew up around DC and believe me, the "Wizards" was not chosen because of the KKK, it was just a stupid name, like Miami Dolphins. It was like going from the "Washington Nazis" to the "Washington Ladybugs" they overcorrected. I do think the "Wizard" name was more along the lines of fantasy like a si fi movie or Dungeons and Dragons, and not that Harry Potter existed back then. I think most of the name choice was matching "W" as in "Washington" with "W" as in si fi wizard. But if you can find proof that the "Wizard" name was directed to honoring the KKK, please show us a credible link. (July 3, 2020 at 5:15 pm)no one Wrote: How about the Prince George County Redskins? I mean honestly, is Washington really that bad? Come on man, get it right, they are currently the "Landover Maryland Redskins." Right county, but even counties have sub names for locals. Oh and I do miss RFK Stadium. Got to see Gibbs play Landry and Joe Montana and Jimmy Johnson, and Troy Aikman. RFK stadium was fun. They had metal bleachers on both endzones you could stomp on and make fuckload of noise to drown out the play calls of the other teams. Outside team names, I am really fucking sick of every damned sports stadium/arena named after a giant corporation. I miss names like RFK, Candlestick Park, Soldier Field. Back then not everything was so hyper focused on money. (July 3, 2020 at 5:21 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(July 3, 2020 at 5:02 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: ‘Wizards’? Seriously? They wanted to disassociate themselves from violence, so they picked a KKK title? Jaysus, why not just change it to ‘The Washington Imperial Dragons’? I never said the name was picked to honour the KKK. I’m sure it wasn’t, any more than the name ‘Bullets’ had anything to do with violence. But their reason for choosing that name is immaterial (especially since they clearly didn’t mean it in any racist or derogatory sense). But people tend to read things into a name that aren’t there. Not sure if you recall, but you and I had a discussion several months ago regarding the name of the national New Zealand rugby team, the All Blacks. You said something along the lines of that name not being workable in the US because of racist connotations. It’s the same thing with ‘Wizards’. Some people will be bound to read racism in the name, even though that’s obviously not the case. Boru (July 3, 2020 at 5:48 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(July 3, 2020 at 5:21 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Not at all. You really are reading too much into this. I grew up around DC and believe me, the "Wizards" was not chosen because of the KKK, it was just a stupid name, like Miami Dolphins. True. But that most certainly cannot be said about the word "Redskin". And you are talking to a lifetime fan. Back when the "Bullets" considered changing their name I would have argued, "It has nothing to do with violence, but mere speed." But again, at that time DC was the murder capital of America, so it makes sense now. But even with the "Redskins" name. Long ago prior to understanding history that I do now, I would have argued "It means pride and fearlessness and a warrior pride". But again, "Bullets, Redskins", there are simply times in history where doing the right thing matters more than a name. |
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