Posted on 08/19/2014 9:40:50 AM PDT by House Atreides
Though the Washington Redskins play for a city on the opposite coast, California lawmakers voted Monday to urge that the National Football League change its name because it is "believed by some to be a racial slur and to promote discrimination against Native Americans."
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I am so glad all other important issues have been solved!
freaking state has nearly existential problems, and they’re worrying about the nickname of a football team.
Thank God we don’t have any problems in California that need to be dealt with so that these morons who were elected to deal with them can stick their noses into the business of a private enterprise in another state!
They have also voted to stop the incoming tide.
so glad they’ve solved all their problems in CA that they have moved on to social justice for a team name change 3k miles away.
I did not know they had that power bestowed upon them by the people.
Tell Cali to go pound sand. They’ve plenty of sand and plenty of places to pound it.
The first sentence of the story is confusing. Do they want the Redskins to change their name, or the NFL to change its name?
;-)
businesses and long time residents are fleeing CA....and this is what their concern is
Why should the "beliefs" of "some" ever be a basis to coerce anyone to do anything?
It’s only confusing if you try to make sense of it.
Just stop trying; it’s California.
They should vote for more rainfall and unicorns.
If you are going to complain about
a football team name, you’re going to
have to change some state names too.
Alabama - Alibamu (local tribe)
Alaska - Alut name for “Great Land”
Arizona - O’odham Indian word for “little spring”
Arkansas - From the Quapaw Indians
Connecticutt - From an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning “beside the long tidal river”
Illinois - Algonquin for “tribe of superior men”
Indiana - Meaning “land of Indians”
Iowa - Ioway Indian tribe
Kansas - Sioux word meaning “people of the south wind”
Kentucky - Iroquoian word “Ken-tah-ten” meaning “land of tomorrow”
Massachusetts - Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, meaning “at or about the great hill”
Michigan - Indian word “Michigana” meaning “great or large lake”
Mimmesota - Dakota Indian word meaning “sky-tinted water”
Mississippi - Indian word meaning “Father of Waters”
Missouri - Missouri Indian tribe
Nebraska - Oto Indian word meaning “flat water”
New Mexico - Mexico, “place of Mexitli,” an Aztec god or leader
North (and South) Dakota - From the Sioux tribe, meaning “allies”
Ohio - Iroquoian word meaning “great river”
Oklahoma - From two Choctaw Indian words meaning “red people”
Tennessee - Cherokee origin Tenasi tribe
Texas - Indian word meaning “friends”
Utah - Ute tribe, meaning “people of the mountains”
Wyoming - Delaware Indian word, meaning “mountains and valleys alternating
Well, then they should also vote to change the name of the Oakland Raiders..........................on second thought, it’s fitting.............okay, the 49’ers, then. It’s about a bunch of white guys raping and pillaging the Earth for gold.....................
Not being a football fan my first thought,on reading the header,was “I didn’t know The Redskins were a California team”.
This P.C. stuff is driving me mad.
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Pray America wakes up
Why has no one yet conducted a poll among Native Americans to see how they feel about the whole thing?
Anyone who isn't Native American has no dog in this fight and needs to sit down and STFU.
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