Maryland "Freak State" PING!
Posted on 05/28/2013 4:35:23 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Back in the ‘70s a native baseball team from the Chilcotin country in B.C. called themselves the “Wagon Burners”.
Everyone got a laugh.
So, the Washington Bullets changed to the Washington Wizards because of the connection to violence. Now, the Washington Redskins will probably end up giving up the fight to the forces of PC. I guess the Washington Nationals will join the list of surrender monkeys soon enough. After all, “Nationals” is just too jingoistic. Maybe the Washington Multiculturals?
No, Actually it’s the S word for latinos. I had a friend who was Italian and we called ourselves SPIC and SPAN
“But will douchebag manufacturers object?”
Probably. :0)
A few years ago the Miami University Redskins got similar pressure. I suggested that the change the name Miami too so the entire Miami tribe could be erased from the history books. My idea didn't get very far.
What part of "never" do they not get?
You are, of course, right.
Language can, and is used to promote agendas. Politically correct speech is a form of censorship used to advance/channel users into a particular frame of mind. The word propaganda comes to mind......as does thought control.....
The dust up over a pro football team’s name, even though the “Victims” don’t object to its use, is nothing more than left wing bullying.
Sorry, your use of chin is offensive to the Chinese.
What business is it of theirs?
Maryland "Freak State" PING!
I’ve known some Indians and have to say the reddest skin I’ve ever seen was on an Irish guy.
How!
Congress can KMA!
Anyone...absolutely anyone born in the United States is a “Native American.”
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I frequently yell, “I am a native American!”, when some clown on TV uses that term for Indians. (AFAIK, no Indian blood here.)
Me thank you for ping, Kemo Sabe!
ROFL! That one caught me by surprise. :)
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