Washington D.C. Major Wants Name Change for Was. Redskins

NYGiantsman10 · Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 9889

The only correct choice is the Washington Sentinels

Make it happen America

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canadaluvsdalla · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:25 pm Post subject:

@Macklemore I found this topic very interesting to me because a similar incident happened in my town.

Our town's amateur lacrosse team had the team name Redmen with a similar logo that the redskins had, so our town decided to change it to something different because a lot of native indian organizations felt uncomfortable with that name.

We have to stop thinking about ourselves here, I can truly see a lot of people in the native indian community being upset at this name for ages. Someone needs to step up for them.
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Superman(DH23) · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:46 pm Post subject:

it is a joke that the name has stood for this long. Can't remember the guy's name who used to do Tuesday Morning QB on ESPN page 2, but he brought it up every week, especially when the NCAA mandated the name changes if you hoped to host an NCAA event.
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The Cryptkeeper · Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 2464

It really should've been changed long ago and I hope it is now.

On this forum, you'd get a warning for calling Sam Bradford a redskin, but there's a thriving forum for the Redskins.

Makes no sense. History's history. Time to quit living in it and move on. The sooner they make a new name/mascot, the sooner they'll start building value in that. The Washington Bullets didn't go out of business when they changed in to the Wizards.

Jaguarfan · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:54 pm Post subject:

The name is pretty horrendous.
Washington Presidents.
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Harper41 · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:56 pm Post subject:

Rei · Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 202

This has been attempted many many many times already, nothing ever happens. Should it have been changed a long time ago? Yes, but I love this team and I'd be furious if they just now decide to change the name.
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DontTazeMeBro · Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 25188 Location: 321

How bout the Washington Rhinos, Washington Sharks, Washington Cougars, Washington Cheetahs, Washington Ninjas, Snapping Turtles or whatever. Team names don't need to have anything to do with their city and naming them after political offices just seems lame.
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Brodie · Joined: 17 Apr 2012 Posts: 1810 Location: Oakland

Seems like another case of people getting PC because someone else might get offended. I have no problem with a name change but I dont care either way with what happens with the name. If it is a really big issue get the native people to start a petition or something
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RavensTillIDie · Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 12912 Location: N.W.O

I know this seems TOO simple, but why not just change it from REDskins to PIGskins since half the fans in the stadium dress up as pigs anyway...?
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plan9misfit · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:14 pm Post subject:

If the team opts to change its name, why not leave it to the people who own and operate the organization, Daniel Snyder and the other executives? It shouldn't happen because a politician is using political pressure to score some local brownie points. That's almost as offensive as the faux outrage and resentment he's using to get the name changed.
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EliteTexan80 · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:16 pm Post subject: