Sportster 72
Well-Known Member
There are still teams out there that use Native American names such as the Chiefs, Black Hawks, Seminoles, Chippewa's etc. Warriors was a no brainer. As you said Warrior could mean people anywhere.Semi anti-name changer here. I understand why the name was changed, I didn't like it, but I understood it. What I didn't agree with and liked even less was the length that it was taken. I know there were peeps out there saying they needed to do away with the name, the colors and all things related to Native American culture. That imo went beyond what was necessary. The most logical name change to me has always been n always will be Warriors. Every culture/country/peoples that I'm aware of has had what would be called warriors/fighters/protectors. In tribes or clans that would likely would be every male of whatever age they had for when a boy turns into a man. At least one culture in Africa had female warriors and countries would have an army of warriors. Making it benign as the name could be attributed to all cultures and peoples. It flowed easy off the tongue and it retained a connection to the Skins past in a non-derogatory way. They could've designed a cool staggered interconnected double W as the logo and it's a wrap. If that didn't satisfy people, they could kick rocks.
And as the FO has proven to be liars time n time again. The we needed to get away from all things Native American related out of respect or whatever they said the reason was could be bullshit. For all we know. Snyder might demand that his mistresses and side pieces call him the commander while they're fuckin. I can see it now. I command you to pleasure Little Danny orally now says Snyder. Your wish is my command, Commander says ol' girl as she's thinking "Itty bitty danny is more like it with your having a baby's thumb for a dick janky ass. Too bad you can't command this little thing to grow, but I'll call you whatever you want. Long as you keep paying with fat stacks."
Viking women were warriors and Israeli women .... hell American women are warriors now too. There are a zillion tribes, they could have asked for permission to use the name of a tribe. They could have been the Lances, the Tomahawks. There were so many things they could have tried especially if they were going to take a year and a half to choose a name.
My mind is made up, they will always be the Washington Redskins to me.