Redskin trademark canceled. senators urge name change

[One Brow]

You're feelings are hurt? Curse those negative emotions!

I agree, let's get rid of anything that can possibly hurt anyone's feelings.

Thank you for making it clear that you don't care if we institutionalize pain.

 

[Deleted member 365]

I'm just happy that we've solved all the major problems of this country and now congress can waste time on this...

Eventually Snyder will die, right? Or eventually, he'll have to change it because so many won't by his racist team stuff, right?

 

[fishonjazz]

Please reference the time and place that people were called "Irish" or "Fighting Irish" as an insult or the terms were used to denigrate.

its making fun of irish peoples penchant for drinking and acting uneccessarily aggressive towards others.

its totally denigrating and needs to be changed.

(honestly, idgaf)

 

[One Brow]

its making fun of irish peoples penchant for drinking and acting uneccessarily aggressive towards others.

its totally denigrating and needs to be changed.

I've never seen it used in that context. Can you provide an example?

 

[Hekate]

Can't even believe there was a team named Redskin to begin with.

 

[Nate505]

Can't even believe there was a team named Redskin to begin with.

The early 20th century wasn't exactly known for its racial sensitivities.

I'm for changing the name. I always found it bizarre it was allowed in the first place, and believe it only exists because the Natives themselves haven't made a huge uproar about it. I think most of that is due to their lack of numbers (on a population basis) and lack of media presence they have.

 

[QuinSnydersHair]

I'd be pissed if I was Snyder because I'd feel like I'd be losing one of the top 10 (?) brands in sports, so to speak. That said, I'd also recognize that by changing the name, the merchandising profits that could be made over the next few years could be record-setting and that in due time, these unfortunate days will be long forgotten and a new nickname likely embraced.

 

[TroutBum]

I've never seen it used in that context. Can you provide an example?

I've never seen the term "Redskin" used in a derogatory context, and I'm willing to bet that 95% of the people here haven't either. If the team was called the "Indian Casino Lords" or "Washington Drunk Savages", then I could see a point.

Does this mean my favorite rugby team is doomed?

 

[franklin]

Please reference the time and place that people were called "Irish" or "Fighting Irish" as an insult or the terms were used to denigrate.

You think a bunch of big, strong, brute males before the testosterone era got together and decided to call their team of warriors a denigrating term rather than one that they can be proud take on themselves? You and Numberica need to get your hormones checked today.

 

[8]

Was 'Redskins' racist before white people decided it was racist? Srs question

I think it would speak better about our society if the name just stayed and no one was bothered by it. Like, if everyone could just say, "oh okay, it's just the name of some dumb football team, nothing to see here"

 

[franklin]

You called it.

Notre Dame's gotta change their "Fighting Irish", same with the Cowboys, Celtics, Cardinals, Dodgers, Giants, Steelers, Packers, Cardinals, Saints, Angels, Knicks, TeaBaggers, Libs, Gays, Guys, and Girls. Since we've accepted the idea of government-regulated language and thought police, we all just gotta shut up. Somebody's gonna feel hurt at anything anyone says. Somebody's gonna hate anything. Somebody's gotta make us all good.

Red Man used to hate Paleface, but they could still sit and smoke Peacepipe while lying to one another and making cheating treaties. But at least the redskins had pride in who they were.

And at least we respected them enough to think their name was neat.

Go Utah.

It's okay for the super-non-anti-racists to be proud of their ancestry while trying to erase all trace of warriors who fought to the death against a white army that had them outgunned in every sense of the word. Honestly, sometimes I wonder if these types have that guilty conscience, covering it up phenomenon like the cheating wife who is always accusing her husband of stepping out.

 

[One Brow]

You think a bunch of big, strong, brute males before the testosterone era got together and decided to call their team of warriors a denigrating term rather than one that they can be proud take on themselves? You and Numberica need to get your hormones checked today.

I think a university with a strong Irish presence did not choose a name they thought was insulting to the Irish.