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The Washington _________ Why Slate will no longer refer to Washington’s NFL team as the Redskins.
Slate ^ | 8/8/13 | By David Plotz

Posted on 08/09/2013 8:16:00 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks

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The PC Police have arrived.
1 posted on 08/09/2013 8:16:00 AM PDT by Clint N. Suhks
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To: Clint N. Suhks

Imagine if Paul Brown’s name was Paul White? The Cleveland Whites? Pass the popcorn.


2 posted on 08/09/2013 8:17:49 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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To: Clint N. Suhks

Who reads The Slate? Who cares what they think or want?


3 posted on 08/09/2013 8:18:27 AM PDT by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
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To: Clint N. Suhks

I recommend the Redskins change their name to Foreskins.


4 posted on 08/09/2013 8:18:59 AM PDT by Pietro
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To: Clint N. Suhks

Who cares? Really?


5 posted on 08/09/2013 8:19:22 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Democrats: Robbing Peter to buy Paul's vote.)
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To: Clint N. Suhks

At some point, protests will be lodged against the New England Patriots for their offensive name.


6 posted on 08/09/2013 8:19:32 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (21st century. I'm not a fan.)
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To: Clint N. Suhks
I am very offended by their insensitive use of the sacred word "slate."
7 posted on 08/09/2013 8:19:39 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
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To: Clint N. Suhks

They were always here.


8 posted on 08/09/2013 8:20:18 AM PDT by Yorlik803 ( Church/Caboose in 2016)
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To: Clint N. Suhks

Risking the wrath of many here in Dallas, I might just have to become a Redskins fans.


9 posted on 08/09/2013 8:20:23 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Clint N. Suhks

The team chose the name “Redskins” because it’s wimpy?


10 posted on 08/09/2013 8:20:23 AM PDT by onedoug
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I think Giants is an offensive term to shorter people. /sarc.


11 posted on 08/09/2013 8:21:50 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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The PC Police have arrived.

Well they already got rid of the "Bullets". And what about the "Nationals", doesn't that endorse Nationalism and Jingoism? Can't have that.

12 posted on 08/09/2013 8:22:05 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Clint N. Suhks

Some of my ancestors were redskins (Huron), and the Washington team name is OK by me!


13 posted on 08/09/2013 8:23:48 AM PDT by sima_yi ( Reporting live from the far North)
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I like to eat redskin peanuts. I guess I’m racist.


14 posted on 08/09/2013 8:24:01 AM PDT by twoputt
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To: ConservativeStatement

The 49ers were racist miners abusing celestials in Old California!


15 posted on 08/09/2013 8:24:11 AM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever.)
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To: Clint N. Suhks

Change the name to the Washington Thin-Skinned Panty-Wastes.


16 posted on 08/09/2013 8:24:17 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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So the Redskins are targeted because they have an offensive nickname but an ordinary, acceptable image of an American Indian on their logo.

The Cleveland Indians, meanwhile, have an inoffensive nickname but are targeted because they use a silly caricature of an American Indian for their logo.

Man, this is getting tiresome. Will the last whining Injun please turn out the lights when you leave the room?

17 posted on 08/09/2013 8:24:53 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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To: Clint N. Suhks

Liberalism is a mental disease.


18 posted on 08/09/2013 8:25:02 AM PDT by mort56
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At some point, protests will be lodged against the New England Patriots for their offensive name.

Of at least subject their tax filings to extra scrutiny and audits.

19 posted on 08/09/2013 8:25:14 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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As a Dallas resident, I may have to join you


20 posted on 08/09/2013 8:25:19 AM PDT by And2TheRepublic (People like freedom of speech, but only when it's sweet to their ears.)
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