British Parliament wants Redskins to change name or NFL send a different team

[huskers1217]

 

[huskers1217]

note: sorry for the pathetic profitering

and yes, I do believe they know they lost something about 240 years ago which should make them STFU

 

[Cyder]

Fuck the Brits. We agree to this, next thing they'll be quartering their troops in our houses and taxing tea again! It's a slippery slope is what it is!

 

[fordman84]

This adds an interesting twist.

 

[Breed]

This adds an interesting twist.

Why? What makes it so interesting?

 

[ducky]

Snyder should just give up this battle and change the name.

At some point all the owners are going to force him to anyways with all the public pressure that they will receive. Eventually there will be a big enough sponsor that is going to jump on the bandwagon and say change it or no $$$ and Washington will be forced to give in.

 

[huskers1217]

Snyder should just give up this battle and change the name.

At some point all the owners are going to force him to anyways with all the public pressure that they will receive. Eventually there will be a big enough sponsor that is going to jump on the bandwagon and say change it or no $$$ and Washington will be forced to give in.

Says the Vikings fan.....

 

[SoCalWizFan]

Snyder should just give up this battle and change the name.

At some point all the owners are going to force him to anyways with all the public pressure that they will receive. Eventually there will be a big enough sponsor that is going to jump on the bandwagon and say change it or no $$$ and Washington will be forced to give in.

What? Where exactly is all of this public pressure that you are referencing? Most people either like the name or don't care & that appears to include the majority of Native Americans. I have yet to hear about other owners being concerned about this - they are more concerned about things like lawsuits related to head injuries.

The Redskins may be forced to change the name, but I am pretty certain that it won't occur during Snyder's lifetime. The only place where this is major news are TMZ type sports outlets (e.g. ESPN) that hype up this type of topic to fuel their stupid talk shows.

 

[SoCalWizFan]

BTW - I am sure that the Redskins & most of their fans would be thrilled to not have to play any games in London. Who the hell wants to play in that place?

 

[eaglesnut]

Sweet, every team should rename themselves the Redskins for any London games immediately.

 

[eaglesnut]

Says the Vikings fan.....

Come watch the Rapers and Pillagers of Your People vs. the Folk from Another Land

 

[eaglesnut]

Fucking asshole British wankers. First they pay redskins to terrorize our American communities, now this.

 

[clemtheslowson]

Sweet, every team should rename themselves the Redskins for any London games immediately.

I was thinking that when a team (Jacksonville) gets moved London, change the team name to some racially insensitive name. Like the Jacksonville Jihadists.

 

[eaglesnut]

I was thinking that when a team (Jacksonville) gets moved London, change the team name to some racially insensitive name. Like the Jacksonville Jihadists.

That's a perfect name for London.

 

[clemtheslowson]

That's a perfect name for London.

I thought it might be a good fit.


They could have give away Burka day when the team played.

A marketing masterpiece.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Snyder should just give up this battle and change the name.

At some point all the owners are going to force him to anyways with all the public pressure that they will receive. Eventually there will be a big enough sponsor that is going to jump on the bandwagon and say change it or no $$$ and Washington will be forced to give in.

They will always be the Redskins to me. So glad I bought my big Redskins beach towel and freezer beer mug. Even though I'm not a Redskins fan.

 

[ducky]

What? Where exactly is all of this public pressure that you are referencing? Most people either like the name or don't care & that appears to include the majority of Native Americans. I have yet to hear about other owners being concerned about this - they are more concerned about things like lawsuits related to head injuries.

The Redskins may be forced to change the name, but I am pretty certain that it won't occur during Snyder's lifetime. The only place where this is major news are TMZ type sports outlets (e.g. ESPN) that hype up this type of topic to fuel their stupid talk shows.

There are protests here in MN every time the Redskins come to play. There was a bill introduced in Congress to strip the NFL of it's antitrust exemption just at the start of last season (didn't go anywhere but still it was introduced). The simple fact is that there are a lot of people who think the term is racist.

I personally don't care about the name. I would prefer they keep it in fact.

I'm just saying eventually it is going to need to be changed and it will be sooner rather than later. In fact IMO by the time Kurt Cousins plays his last game for the Washington team, they will be called something else.

The world is just too PC for Washington to keep the name for much longer IMO. It's just a headache that the owners won't want at some point. Like I said, all it is going to take is for one large sponsor to get on board with the idea and it will be over. If the head of Gatorade took the stance that the redskins need the name change tomorrow, the Redskins name would be gone by the end of next season.

That's just the way these things work. They bubble slowly for a few years until all of a sudden it reaches full boil. And this thing has been bubbling for the last couple of years to the point where I can't imagine it not reaching the boiling point sooner rather than later.

 

[Cave_Johnson]

There are protests here in MN every time the Redskins come to play. There was a bill introduced in Congress to strip the NFL of it's antitrust exemption just at the start of last season (didn't go anywhere but still it was introduced). The simple fact is that there are a lot of people who think the term is racist.

I personally don't care about the name. I would prefer they keep it in fact.

I'm just saying eventually it is going to need to be changed and it will be sooner rather than later. In fact IMO by the time Kurt Cousins plays his last game for the Washington team, they will be called something else.

The world is just too PC for Washington to keep the name for much longer IMO. It's just a headache that the owners won't want at some point. Like I said, all it is going to take is for one large sponsor to get on board with the idea and it will be over. If the head of Gatorade took the stance that the redskins need the name change tomorrow, the Redskins name would be gone by the end of next season.

That's just the way these things work. They bubble slowly for a few years until all of a sudden it reaches full boil. And this thing has been bubbling for the last couple of years to the point where I can't imagine it not reaching the boiling point sooner rather than later.

Is Kurt Cousins Kirk's future son? If so, that is quite a long ways down the road.

 

[shopson67]

No reason for them to still be called the Redskins. Public pressure or not, it's a deplorable choice of team name. It's a derogatory name for American Indians, and as such should not be used.

If the Giants were actually called the Guineas, there might be some problems you think?

 

[clemtheslowson]

No reason for them to still be called the Redskins. Public pressure or not, it's a deplorable choice of team name. It's a derogatory name for American Indians, and as such should not be used.

If the Giants were actually called the Guineas, there might be some problems you think?

No.

Not in my opinion.

Now it they called them the Cotton Pickers, I might look into it.