Just soliciting opinion. I think the question isn't should he change it, the real question is why not change it? All I've heard is bullshit Nationalist machismo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
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Just soliciting opinion. I think the question isn't should he change it, the real question is why not change it? All I've heard is bullshit Nationalist machismo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gelston
Because he doesn't want to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Back
Last year the NFL's total revenue was $9b. BP's was $240b. Their brand recognition is therefore about 800 times more important than any given team's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tgo01
Never underestimate the excuses people will give for bad behavior.Quote:
I've seen fans destroy cities when their favorite sports team lost a game. I've seen fans destroy cities when their favorite sports team won a game. What are the Redskin fans going to do if the team changes their name? Do we really want to find out? Do we? These fans are likely the descendants of people who gave Native Americans blankets riddled with diseases.
But they still only get paid 80 cents on the dollar compared to white professional rioters. What sense does that make?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wrathbringer
No. If BP changes their logo, who is going to notice? You? If they do are you going to stop buying gas at the gas station because of it? No.Quote:
Originally Posted by Latrinsorm
If your favorite basketball team changed their logo to a pink and purple fairy would you buy that team's products anymore? Could you stand to watch them play a game in those jerseys?
It's why we can't have nice things. People feel threatened and get their back up. Then it becomes a fight. That's why we always have to fight and fight and fight just to get rights.Quote:
Originally Posted by Back
It's totally crazy when you look at it, but it's human nature. ingroup/outgroup psychology. Look how easily gay marriage is accepted now(and it's not totally but it's a lot better). That took years and years of fighting. Looking back on it we can see that it's no big deal but if the gays didn't fight for 40 or 50 years nothing would have changed.
Dan Snyder says it's no big deal, it's not racist, it's a sign of respect blah blah blah....but it's going to change and after it does people will look back and realize that it was no big deal too.
Pretty sure the fans aren't going to riot or stop being fans because a team's name is changed.
Now is a good time to stock up on Redskin memorabilia.
That's what people think all the time before fans do riot for whatever reason. You never know until it happens. Personally I wouldn't want to be walking around with red skin if the Redskins change their name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Back
Yeah I can just imagine the hate crimes on Native Americans by people offended that THEM PEOPLE got the name changed. Blabla. Just saying.
D.C. will look something like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by JackWhisper
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Well thats just psychotic. First we are going to ignore that you are insulted by our team's name then if it changes we are going to kill you because you were offended in the first place?