As a diehard (die, being the operative prefix) Eagles fan, I hope one day that the Washington Redskins are forced to change their name. heh heh
Just stirring up the Friday pot.
“As a diehard (die, being the operative prefix) Eagles fan, I hope one day that the Washington Redskins are forced to change their name. heh heh”
Having Cherokee ancestors, imho names like the Fighting Sioux (or Chiefs, Braves, or Warriors) are not insulting. Nor are teams named after tribes (like the FSU Seminoles.) They are part of American history and culture, and these names highlight POSITIVE aspects of native-Americans from the past.
Redskins IS insulting. That is the one indian team name that does need to be changed.
So now the politically correct debate about Indian nicknames for sports teams is back in the news.
Nobody ever talks about other allegedly insulting names.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish - are they implying Irishmen are violent?
San Diego Padres - deameaning to the Catholic Church, isn’t it?
Boston Celtics - another insult to people of Irish or Celtic origins
Pittsburgh Pirates - after the recent incident with Somali pirates, we’re all reminded that we’re honoring criminals with such a nickname.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - same as Pittsburgh Pirates
Dallas Cowboys - demeaning to the ranchers and cowboys
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - an insult to religion and the concept of angels?????
Kansas City Royals, Sacramento Kings - an insult to royal families everywhere.
San Francisco Giants - an insult to those with the problem of large bodies?
Portland Trail Blazers - we can’t honor this harkening back to the Oregon Trail, because after all, under PC ideology, this entire continent was stolen from the indigenous peoples.
Milwaukee Brewers - we don’t want to encourage drinking and alcoholism. This name has got to go.
Texas Rangers - a nod to the law enforcement agency. But what with police brutality and all that, we can’t have such a team nickname.
Seattle Mariners - demeaning to sailors and the navy.
New England Patriots - too jingoistic. Who are we to claim patriotism as something honorable? We haven’t lived up to our highest ideals so we can’t have such a name. We have no right to call ourselves patriotic.
New York Jets - in the era of global warming, we can’t say anything that is favorable to jet planes.
Buffalo Bills - I understand that the real Buffalo Bill didn’t have a politically correct 21st century worldview. Out he goes.
I’m sure there are other offensive team names out there. You get the idea, there are many objections we can raise.
Don’t get me started on all the animal team names. When PETA weighs in , all of those will have to go also.
Just you wait...you think the “Eagles” are going to get a free pass...:)
I am sure the “Patriots” cannot last much longer as a name either...can’t have THAT!