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NFL's Redskins Renamed As Washington Football Team
abc.net.au ^ | Jul 23, 2020

Posted on 07/23/2020 6:21:35 PM PDT by Helicondelta

The NFL team formerly known as the Redskins will go by the Washington Football Team for at least the 2020 season, giving the organisation time to choose a new, full-time name.

Gone is the Indian head logo and the name Native American advocates have called a dictionary-defined racial slur.

Here to stay are the burgundy and gold colours that are synonymous with the franchise's storied history.

Executive vice-president and chief marketing officer Terry Bateman, who was hired on Monday to oversee the name change and rebranding process, called the temporary design "a nice link between the history and the future".

"This is an organic kind of move," Bateman said in a phone interview on Thursday (local time).

"We wanted to think it through and really try to figure out what is the best approach for us, for the community, for the fans, for everybody, and came to the conclusion that what we wanted to do was to go slow with the renaming process and really be very thoughtful, very inclusive, respectful and all those things.

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KEYWORDS: generic; notsatire; stupidity
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1 posted on 07/23/2020 6:21:35 PM PDT by Helicondelta
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Hahaha. Alrighty then.


2 posted on 07/23/2020 6:23:52 PM PDT by madison10
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Wait until they receive the letter demanding compensation from the owner of the trademark!!!!!!


3 posted on 07/23/2020 6:24:56 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet
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To: Helicondelta

“Native American Advocates” means white leftists.


4 posted on 07/23/2020 6:26:41 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Fire Fauci)
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To: Helicondelta

Football was founded by white racists and played by white racists in the early days. It needs to be banned!:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_American_football


5 posted on 07/23/2020 6:26:55 PM PDT by cgbg (Masters don't want slaves talking about masters and slaves.)
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To: Helicondelta

That’s mislabeling.


6 posted on 07/23/2020 6:27:10 PM PDT by Ken H (Best SOTU ever!)
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It’s remarkable that this team was so thoroughly unprepared to deal with this. It’s not like this pressure to change their name just came out of nowhere.


7 posted on 07/23/2020 6:27:56 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("We're human beings ... we're not f#%&ing animals." -- Dennis Rodman, 6/1/2020)
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To: Helicondelta

Sort of rolls of the tongue, doesn’t it?

I guess announcers will just say “Washington” instead of “the Redskins.”

Quick - move a team to Washington state and watch the fun!


8 posted on 07/23/2020 6:28:00 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: Helicondelta

By the time they settle on a new name, the NFL will be extinct. (hopefully)


9 posted on 07/23/2020 6:28:47 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents|Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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Washington Silly Nannies

10 posted on 07/23/2020 6:29:38 PM PDT by Fairhairedboy (MAGA)
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WFT.

WTF?


11 posted on 07/23/2020 6:30:02 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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But ... wait ... wasn’t Washington a slave owner?


12 posted on 07/23/2020 6:30:19 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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The Borg, I’d prefer.


13 posted on 07/23/2020 6:30:43 PM PDT by USCG SimTech
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To: Helicondelta

What a dumbass name!


14 posted on 07/23/2020 6:32:14 PM PDT by libertylover (Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
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They can be called the "WashFoottes"

Although "KissSJWButtes" would have been more appropriate.

15 posted on 07/23/2020 6:33:33 PM PDT by Col Freeper (Planned Parenthood: The Abortion Death Cult of Baby Murderers.)
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Yup. I will never watch another NFL game.


16 posted on 07/23/2020 6:33:41 PM PDT by piytar (If it was not for double standards, the Democrats and the left would have NO standards.)
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Dumbasses works for me. Butt i wont see it anyway.


17 posted on 07/23/2020 6:34:08 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Yup


18 posted on 07/23/2020 6:34:49 PM PDT by piytar (If it was not for double standards, the Democrats and the left would have NO standards.)
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“This is an organic kind of move?”
That is a great rename for the Foreskins.
The Washington Organs.
Bateman is hired to do a spin move and fumbles the ball!
The NFL is dead for me, ruined by PC and black thug “culture.” This will free up a lot of time for many ex-fans, save money for the gamblers too.
The NBA is gone and MLB is looking for trouble too. All because the owners and the commissioners could not deal with disrespectful players.
They chose to join them and have shit in their own mess kits!


19 posted on 07/23/2020 6:35:20 PM PDT by BatGuano
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It’s the Washington football team for sale, name it what you want. Who wants to buy a NFL football team right now?

Fire sale


20 posted on 07/23/2020 6:37:31 PM PDT by CJ Wolf ( #wwg1wga #Godwins #150Kclub)
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