Washington Post Bans 'Redskins' From Editorials

[AvgGuyIA]

So you guys just want to bitch about the current name but don't really have an alternative.

There is no alternative. Changing the name will be the end of the franchise. Then 45 black guys and 8 white guys will lose their jobs as NFL players.

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Yeah of course. That's why the NY Highlanders disappeared shortly after becoming the Yankees.

I miss the Highlanders, fuck the Yankees!

 

[Lakhota]

Let's pick a new name for the Washington Redskins. My favorite is Washington Kikes (since owner is Jewish).

Pick your favorite from the following list:

List of ethnic slurs - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

Let's pick a new name for the Washington Redskins. My favorite is Washington Kikes (since owner is Jewish).

Pick your favorite from the following list:

List of ethnic slurs - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Pitifully Lakhota continues to prove that s/he is okay with racist terms as long as they are aimed at the "right" race.

**** is AT LEAST 100 X more offensive to a Jew than Redskin is to an Indian, in fact I have posted links to comments from Indians who LIKE to be associated with the Redskins. Can you Lakhota link to any comments from Jews who like to be associated with kikes?

Pitiful.

 

[Lakhota]

Here's an interesting read for Redskins fans:

The Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder - Washington City Paper

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

Does anyone else realize that by using Lakhota's very own "logic" in this thread, the fact that she is racist towards Jews means she is also racist towards blacks and Indians?

Why are you so racist Lakhota? I mean you are the ONLY person in this thread using racist terms.

 

[Anathema]

So, your "memorabilia" is more important than the racist legacy of George Preston Marshall?

Yes. I'm not buying a new jersey, hats, etc..... I know an individual in CT who has probably $10,000 in memorabilia. Some if it dates back to the 1950's. If the team changes its name that's quite a bit of trash to throw out.

 

[Anathema]

Here's an interesting read for Redskins fans:

The Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder - Washington City Paper

Seen it and read it before. It's 4 years old. I have few issues with Snyder and they all have to do with him changing from the guy he was in 1999 into the more NFL - APPROVED version we see today.

 

[LogikAndReazon]

Let's play who is the most easily offended, pussified liberal of the day....

 

[Lakhota]

"On an issue like this, public opinion is just a distraction. The reason the Redskins should change their name has nothing to do with what anyone thinks now, in the second decade of the 21st century. The reason the Redskins should change their name is the same reason they should have changed it decades ago – the same reason they never should have picked the name in the first place. The word "Redskin" has a well-established history as a racist epithet, and such words have no business being sung and chanted in support of a professional sports team. Simple as that, and it has nothing to do with tradition or fan pride or whether anyone's still offended by the name today. If the word has ever been used to ridicule or belittle human beings on the grounds of race, what's the good reason to keep it alive in a glorifying context? Changing it would harm literally no one. It would be an act with no motive but basic human courtesy." – Dan Graziano, ESPN

Redskin slang - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

A Redskin Is the Scalped Head of a Native American Sold Like a Pelt for Cash - Esquire

It's Official: Redskins Is Racist but Will the Team or NFL Listen - The Daily Beast

Redskin is racist. Redskin is offensive. Just like Donald Sterling, Dan Snyder will eventually surrender.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

"On an issue like this, public opinion is just a distraction. The reason the Redskins should change their name has nothing to do with what anyone thinks now, in the second decade of the 21st century. The reason the Redskins should change their name is the same reason they should have changed it decades ago – the same reason they never should have picked the name in the first place. The word "Redskin" has a well-established history as a racist epithet, and such words have no business being sung and chanted in support of a professional sports team. Simple as that, and it has nothing to do with tradition or fan pride or whether anyone's still offended by the name today. If the word has ever been used to ridicule or belittle human beings on the grounds of race, what's the good reason to keep it alive in a glorifying context? Changing it would harm literally no one. It would be an act with no motive but basic human courtesy." – Dan Graziano, ESPN

Redskin slang - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

A Redskin Is the Scalped Head of a Native American Sold Like a Pelt for Cash - Esquire

It's Official: Redskins Is Racist but Will the Team or NFL Listen - The Daily Beast

Redskin is racist. Redskin is offensive. Just like Donald Sterling, Dan Snyder will eventually surrender.

You're the biggest racist I've seen here

 

[Nosmo King]

Why would anyone in show business (and the NFL is show business) want to hold onto a name that is now toxic in the public arena? Why would Conservatives want to applaud an owner who wants to hold onto a toxic brand? Well, the answer to that is simple. Conservatives don't mind stepping on the throats of anyone who is not White to make a lame point about "freedom".

But the Washington owner wants people to buy merchandise with the Redskins name and logo. He wants folks to dress up and support his team. He wants the profits from the merchandise sales. But he wants to continue to insult others while he revels in the support from bigots like Conservatives who fail yet again to see the damage they bring with their shallow, little old fashioned bigotry.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

Why would anyone in show business (and the NFL is show business) want to hold onto a name that is now toxic in the public arena? Why would Conservatives want to applaud an owner who wants to hold onto a toxic brand? Well, the answer to that is simple. Conservatives don't mind stepping on the throats of anyone who is not White to make a lame point about "freedom".

But the Washington owner wants people to buy merchandise with the Redskins name and logo. He wants folks to dress up and support his team. He wants the profits from the merchandise sales. But he wants to continue to insult others while he revels in the support from bigots like Conservatives who fail yet again to see the damage they bring with their shallow, little old fashioned bigotry.

LOL nice rant.

Do you really think only conservatives cheer for the Redskins on Sundays?

 

[Nosmo King]

Why would anyone in show business (and the NFL is show business) want to hold onto a name that is now toxic in the public arena? Why would Conservatives want to applaud an owner who wants to hold onto a toxic brand? Well, the answer to that is simple. Conservatives don't mind stepping on the throats of anyone who is not White to make a lame point about "freedom".

But the Washington owner wants people to buy merchandise with the Redskins name and logo. He wants folks to dress up and support his team. He wants the profits from the merchandise sales. But he wants to continue to insult others while he revels in the support from bigots like Conservatives who fail yet again to see the damage they bring with their shallow, little old fashioned bigotry.

LOL nice rant.

Do you really think only conservatives cheer for the Redskins on Sundays?

I think only Conservatives support the idiot owner. Conservatives claim it's about 'freedom' while they sneer at the Native Americans.

 

[Clementine]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post says it will stop calling Washington's football team the "Redskins" on its editorial page.

The paper's editorial board announced Friday that it will refrain from using the term that it says "unquestionably offends not only many Native Americans but many other Americans, too."

The board noted that it has been speaking out against the Redskins name since 1992. Redskins spokesman Tony Wyllie said the announcement was therefore "no surprise" to the team.

Several major newspapers have stopped using the name altogether.

Redskins owner Dan Snyder has vowed never to change the name, saying it honors Native Americans.

Washington Post Bans Redskins From Editorials

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.

The Racist Redskins - The Daily Beast

Progress is slow - but it's still progress. The man who named the Washington Redskins team, George Preston Marshall, was a diseased racist. His racist legacy should die.

It's their newspaper, they can do what they want. I hope the Redskins respond by denying them access to the team

That's a ridiculous thing to 'hope.'

Indeed, the right's response to this non-issue has been overall ridiculous and inane.

It's funny to hear a liberal call it a non-issue. Fact is that it was never an issue until the left made it one. It's the liberals who started this debate and now don't like it when people disagree.

If it's not an issue, why is the left so upset about a name? Majority of Native Americans are fine with it, so the left should let it go already.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

Why would anyone in show business (and the NFL is show business) want to hold onto a name that is now toxic in the public arena? Why would Conservatives want to applaud an owner who wants to hold onto a toxic brand? Well, the answer to that is simple. Conservatives don't mind stepping on the throats of anyone who is not White to make a lame point about "freedom".

But the Washington owner wants people to buy merchandise with the Redskins name and logo. He wants folks to dress up and support his team. He wants the profits from the merchandise sales. But he wants to continue to insult others while he revels in the support from bigots like Conservatives who fail yet again to see the damage they bring with their shallow, little old fashioned bigotry.

LOL nice rant.

Do you really think only conservatives cheer for the Redskins on Sundays?

I think only Conservatives support the idiot owner. Conservatives claim it's about 'freedom' while they sneer at the Native Americans.

The "native Americans" are perfectly okay with the name , as has been PROVEN in this thread.

 

[Lakhota]

Why would anyone in show business (and the NFL is show business) want to hold onto a name that is now toxic in the public arena? Why would Conservatives want to applaud an owner who wants to hold onto a toxic brand? Well, the answer to that is simple. Conservatives don't mind stepping on the throats of anyone who is not White to make a lame point about "freedom".

But the Washington owner wants people to buy merchandise with the Redskins name and logo. He wants folks to dress up and support his team. He wants the profits from the merchandise sales. But he wants to continue to insult others while he revels in the support from bigots like Conservatives who fail yet again to see the damage they bring with their shallow, little old fashioned bigotry.

Exactly. Liberals are dragging NaziCons kicking and screaming into the 21st century. History will thanks us.

 

[Lakhota]

 

[LogikAndReazon]

What an hysterical Douche.....

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

Hey racist, how come its okay for you to use racist terms in reference to Jews? Can't believe other liberals aren't okay yes I can believe other liberals aren't calling you on it.

 

[Lakhota]

Time for a name change.