Anti Redskins ad will air tonight during NBA Finals

I've never heard such hyperbole!

 

Does somebody have a gun at your back forcing you type rhetoric like this or do you actually believe it?

 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>It's only a matter of time until Daniel Snyder is forced to do the right thing and change the name.</p>&mdash; Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorReid/statuses/479277808536289280">June 18, 2014</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Yeah, buddy. Nothing screams "land of the free" like the federal government deciding what a sports team can be named.</p>&mdash; TheH2 (@TheH2) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheH2/status/479411560084176896" data-datetime="2014-06-18T23:53:17+00:00">June 18, 2014</a></blockquote>
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U.S. law will never dictate that the Redskins must change their name.

The law may eventually make the name less profitable, but the "barrel of a gun" will never be used (unlike how it was used to protect the trademark, however).

So, you can stop your belly aching now.

 

I have it's almost a direct quote from Atlas Shrugged.

While those that spend time in the D&D are accustomed to Commodore's conservative viewpoint we can still respect him but to actually quote Ayn Rand to make a point just lost him some serious credibility.

 

That's a clown question bruh...

 

Do you?

 

Actually the federal government isn't deciding. They are responding and defending a culture within this nation that they govern. Native Americans vote too and contribute a lot of money to campaigns.. Daniel Snyder only counts for one vote. But the NFL and Native American casinos are making money hand over fist and neither pay as much taxes as they should (I don't believe the Casinos have to pay any and generated over $18 billion one year)... And then the NFL charges us high prices and expect citizens to pay for a percentage of the stadium.

I think there are other things you could be upset about. But if Washington has to change their name. So should Cleveland.

 

Cleveland? Browns? Well crap, you're right. Never thought of it like that.

 

Lol no. But as white as they come! Lol

 

Fixed

 

The Cleveland Browns are named after Paul Brown. I was speaking of the Cleveland Indians...

 

Yeah I know, was a weak attempt at humor. Dont be surprised when a group does organize against the Browns because it may imply something else. Its a slippery slope once you start down it.

 

Notre Dame Fighting Irish drunk that lives down street says the Irish are offended......

 

It's really not a slippery slope (which is weak anyway, everything can be arbitrarily deemed a slippery slope). The name should never have existed, was offensive from the very beginning, and sticks out like a sore thumb in the world of sports team nicknames that suck and should be changed.

There's not a lot of analogues to it, which is one of the reason why it's such an absolute no brainer to change it, and most sane people would have done it a long time ago.

 

not sure if serious, but what's offensive with indians? where as redskins was used as a racial slur

 

Point taken. Just like I said in an earlier post. Oklahoma means "Red People" so is that going to be changed as well...???

But the Native American government and the NFL don't pay taxes like the rest of us hard working Americans so I'm not losing any sleep over it.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/fts/bismarck_200504A16.html

Native Americans are not from the West Indies or India so they are not Indians. Most Natives like to be referred to by their tribe btw. And have you seen the goofy looking mascot Cleveland has... So why stop with Washington...

 

FREE MARKET!!!

Rocket River

 

I would not be surprised to see Chief Wahoo go away. In fact, I'm not certain they're wearing him on their hats anymore...I think they just wear the C for Cleveland.