The Racist Redskins

[Pop23]

Washington Redskins Name is So Racist They're Getting Sued Again

Anyone can sue anyone for anything.

The Cleveland Indians is no different than the Fighting Irish

Geez, grow a pair for God Sake.

 

[Lakhota]

One of the Plaintiffs Explains Claim Against Redskins Trademark « CBS DC

 

[mudwhistle]

If the Redskins were bought by a Chinese guy and renamed "Yellowskins" you f*ckers wouldn't say a thing.

See, the real problem with the NFL is that owners and local governments screw the local areas by raising taxes for new Stadiums. Why does that asshole Jerry Jones need Tax Money to build a stadium (1.2 Billion Dollars) that will host only 8 games, 9 if they have a playoff game, 10 if the have home field advantage. (when was the last time THAT happened?)

All that so "fans" get the "privilege" of buying an overpriced jersey?

But go ahead and argue about stupid sh*t like that.

Raising taxes.

Sort of the way those commies in the Democrat Party like to do.

You should love the NFL then.

 

[Pop23]

one of the plaintiffs explains claim against redskins trademark « cbs dc

boring

 

[Gracie]

My husband is yavapai apache. He said the name doesn't bother him at all. It's football. Big whoop. Oops. Should he have used Whoop? How about when he says he's fixing to go on the warpath if something pisses him off? Oops again.

 

[hortysir]

One of the Plaintiffs Explains Claim Against Redskins Trademark « CBS DC

Wouldn't it have been easier to just type "Amanda Blackhorse"??

 

[Lakhota]

I can think of several new names for the Washington Redskins that would be equally offensive to whites.

 

[April]

Washington Redskins Name is So Racist They're Getting Sued Again

With due respect, Lakhota, they're getting sued 'again' because it's fun these days to bank off political correctness, whether it be about race, sexual orientation, the disabled, age, sex, etc. People are suing left and right for the most ridiculous of claims, for their cause.
It's a 'gimmie gimmie all that money and change the name cuz I am offended and hungry' attitude, not because they truly care whether the word 'Redskins' is being used as a name.
Anything for a buck. Greed. Declaring Victory. That is all.
I can think of many other things going on in this country that needs our attention more than whether or not to keep a name of a football team.

 

[Pop23]

Aren't the women of Dallas being demeaned because the teams "the cowboys"?

Like there were no cowgirls?

I'm thinking of suing the sexist creeps!

 

[Lakhota]

Washington Redskins Name is So Racist They're Getting Sued Again

With due respect, Lakhota, they're getting sued 'again' because it's fun these days to bank off political correctness, whether it be about race, sexual orientation, the disabled, age, sex, etc. People are suing left and right for the most ridiculous of claims, for their cause.
It's a 'gimmie gimmie all that money and change the name cuz I am offended and hungry' attitude, not because they truly care whether the word 'Redskins' is being used as a name.
Anything for a buck. Greed. Declaring Victory. That is all.
I can think of many other things going on in this country that needs our attention more than whether or not to keep a name of a football team.

I get your point. However, if one carefully reads the entire OP link, it shouldn't be difficult to understand why many Native Americans (and other races) find the name offensive and racist. Again, if one carefully reads the entire OP link.

 

[Stephanie]

so someone from the DAILYBEAST find Redskins racist and that is it..

it is RACIST

some people are easily led sheep...no thinking required let someone else do it for you

 

[PredFan]

I can think of several new names for the Washington Redskins that would be equally offensive to whites.

Doubt it.

 

[Stephanie]

I can think of several new names for the Washington Redskins that would be equally offensive to whites.

well what's stopping you from posting them?

and you really don't have anything more important to get your panties all wadded up over?

we have to hear about everything that BOTHERS you..so what some article made you see redskin as being racist...?

you people can see racist in watermelon

 

[Pop23]

I can think of several new names for the Washington Redskins that would be equally offensive to whites.

Like the Fighting Irish?

 

[barry1960]

There’s a debate brewing—yet again—about whether the name of Washington’s football team is racist. Of course it is, says Michael Tomasky.

When George Preston Marshall died in 1969, he left some money to his children but directed that the bulk of his estate be used to set up a foundation in his name. He attached, however, one firm condition: that the foundation, operating out of Washington, D.C., should not direct a single dollar toward “any purpose which supports or employs the principle of racial integration in any form.” Think about that. This was not 1929 or 1949. Even in 1960 such a diktat might have been, well, “understandable” in a Southern city such as Washington then was. But 1969; “in any form.”

This is the man who gave the Washington Redskins their name. He was one of the most despicable racists in the American sporting arena of the entire 20th century. He thought Redskins was funny, just as he thought the war paint and feather headdress he made the head coach wear were funny. And this is the legacy that current Redskins owner Dan Snyder wants to uphold?

You’ve been reading about this name lately. More and more people are calling for the team to change it. There is legislation in Congress, based on the fact that under trademark legislation passed in 1946, a corporate “mark” can’t be disparaging of a people or group. Snyder says he’ll change the name approximately never (“and you can put that in all caps”). Most Americans, and most Redskins fans, agree with him. But all that shows is that those Americans and fans don’t know the history. Snyder, presumably, does. He should be ashamed.

Marshall had made a fortune in the commercial laundry business when he purchased the Boston Braves football team in 1932. His second coach was a man whose mother was thought to be part Sioux. Not known to be—thought to be. And on that flimsy basis, Marshall changed the name, in this coach’s “honor” (even though Marshall fired him after two seasons), from Braves to Redskins. It seems telling that “Braves” was somehow not authentic enough for Marshall.

Most famously of all, Marshall was the last owner to accept a black player—fully 15 years after the ban was lifted. And his team drafted an African-American then (in 1961) only because it was forced to by the government—the then-new stadium that we call RFK Stadium today was built on Department of Interior land, which permitted the Kennedy administration to order the lessee (the team) to adhere to federal nondiscrimination policies. In other words, Marshall wasn’t merely a standard-issue racist of the time, like H.L. Mencken or countless others. He was diseased. He seethed with hatred of nonwhite people. And “Redskins” is his handiwork. Because “Braves” wasn’t quite descriptive enough.

Now, I should note: Redskin is not the equivalent of the N word, as some are saying. The N word is in a class by itself, at least in this country, and so that comparison is self-discrediting. I saw Eleanor Holmes Norton on TV the other day make it. She should stop.

However, consider this. According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, “Redskin” is labeled “usually offensive.” Other words to which M-W appends that description are “****,” “dago,” and “darky.” Let’s all imagine, for the sake of argument, that the journeyman coach Marshall wished to “honor” had had a mother of possible Jewish, Italian, or African descent. How long do you suppose the name Washington Kikes, Washington Dagoes, or Washington Darkies would have lasted?

Not long. But “Redskins” lasts only because white people don’t know it’s offensive and don’t particularly care to stop and think about how and why it might be. They don’t know that it refers to the scalps (and skulls and corpses) of Native Americans, butchered by bounty hunters and delivered by the wagon-full to collect their payments from local authorities who’d authorized the kills. This recent poll that 79 percent of Americans aren’t bothered by the team’s name doesn’t impress me. All it means is that 79 percent of Americans need a history lesson.

More: The Racist Redskins - The Daily Beast

I was never offended by the name of the Washington Redskins - until I read this article. I had no idea the team was so-named by such an evil, racist bastard. Now, I despise the name and strongly advocate that it be changed.

Thank you for the history of George pPreston Marshall, a rather dispicable character in the history of the NFL. However the Redskins name has been the team's nickname for 80 years. People identify it with the history of the team, not with racism.

The question is whether the racist overtones of the name Redskins outweighs the rich history of the team and the identification of fans with the team's name. In my opinion it does not. I am not sure if the character of George Preston Marshall is of prime importance in 2013. He is dead and gone.

 

[Stephanie]

this is what this crap article is really all about for the idiot writing it...

Most famously of all, Marshall was the last owner to accept a black player—fully 15 years after the ban was lifted. And his team drafted an African-American then (in 1961) only because it was forced to by the government—the then-new stadium that we call RFK Stadium today was built on Department of Interior land, which permitted the Kennedy administration to order the lessee (the team) to adhere to federal nondiscrimination policies. In other words, Marshall wasn’t merely a standard-issue racist of the time, like H.L. Mencken or countless others. He was diseased. He seethed with hatred of nonwhite people. And “Redskins” is his handiwork. Because “Braves” wasn’t quite descriptive enough.

and get this statement...

Not long. But “Redskins” lasts only because white people don’t know it’s offensive and don’t particularly care to stop and think about how and why it might be. They don’t know that it refers to the scalps (and skulls and corpses) of Native Americans, butchered by bounty hunters and delivered by the wagon-full to collect their payments from local authorities who’d authorized the kills.

thing is kind of crap you get from the Dailybeast people...hate and ignorance, baseless accusations that it ONLY last because WHITES don't KNOW what it refers to and don't care..

anything from this site should be shunned..so should most things posted by the troll who brought this garbage here

 

[Pop23]

Only in America could a sports franchise take a word that at onetime was disrectfull and turn it to something that is respected and looked up to.

Thus is the case with the Washington Redskins and the Notre Dame fighting Irish.

Instead of a law suit there should be a parade for providing such an outstanding service

 

[Mad Scientist]

Maybe they can move to Jacksonville and be renamed the Jacksonville Junglebunnies?

Palm Springs Homos?

Montana Muff Munchers?

 

[Stephanie]

Maybe they can move to Jacksonville and be renamed the Jacksonville Junglebunnies?

Palm Springs Homos?

Montana Muff Munchers?

oh darn...lol

 

[Papageorgio]

With all the issues in America, how is this even an issue?