Washington Redskins will NEVER change name

[Methais]

This looks fun, I wanna try.

I'm not gay. I mean I wish I was, but I'm not.

FIXEDZ0RZ

gangster rap

Gangster


Gangsta


You'd know more about the streets if you hung out wit Atlanteax more often.

[Taernath]

I fully agree that I am neither of those things. Happily so, in fact. While we're at it, I don't ever recall claiming to be either of those things.

But you are registered as a Libertarian, correct?

I voted Independent, though registered as a Libertarian I've voted for both Democrats and Republicans in the past. I've thought about registering as one or the other just to vote in Primaries, but I can't bring myself to do it.

[Thondalar]

But you are registered as a Libertarian, correct?

Umm...yes. That comment had nothing to do with me being a Libertarian. Read back the last page of the thread and you'll see what I was responding to.

[Tgo01]

Redskins president fires back at Senate.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Redskins President Bruce Allen said in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday that the football team's nickname is "respectful" toward Native Americans.

On Thursday, half the U.S. Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to change the Washington club's name, saying it is a racist slur and it is time to replace it.

The franchise responded by releasing Allen's letter.

"Our use of `Redskins' as the name of our football team for more than 80 years has always been respectful of and shown reverence toward the proud legacy and traditions of Native Americans," he wrote.

The letter references research that "the term Redskins originated as a Native American expression of solidarity." It notes that the team's logo was designed by Native American leaders and cites surveys that Native Americans and Americans as a whole support the name.

Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has refused to change the name, citing tradition, but there has been growing pressure including statements in recent months from President Barack Obama, lawmakers of both parties and civil rights groups. Last month, Reid took to the Senate floor to say Snyder should "do what is morally right" and change the name.

In a letter Thursday, 49 senators mentioned the NBA's quick action recently to ban Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life after he was heard on an audio recording making offensive comments about blacks. They said Goodell should formally push to rename the Redskins.

"We urge you and the National Football League to send the same clear message as the NBA did: that racism and bigotry have no place in professional sports," read the letter, which did not use the word "Redskins."

Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida wrote his own letter saying he doesn't believe that retaining the Redskin name "is appropriate in this day and age."

In a written response Thursday, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said "the intent of the team's name has always been to present a strong, positive and respectful image."

Reid and Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington led the letter-writing effort. All senators on the letter are Democrats. Cantwell spokesman Jared Leopold said Republicans were not asked to participate.

The senators noted that tribal organizations representing more than 2 million Native Americans across the U.S. have said they want the Redskins name dropped.

Despite federal laws protecting their identity, "Every Sunday during football season, the Washington, D.C., football team mocks their culture," they wrote. "The NFL can no longer ignore this and perpetuate the use of this name as anything but what it is: a racial slur."

[Parkbandit]

At first you have daddy issues and now you're trying to declare that anybody who opposes you is gay. I can't tell whether it will just raise your therapy bills or you're going to develop a gangster rap alter ego.

First you accuse me of not being able to be decent and then you accuse me of being a racist fictional character.

Dude, seriously... the toll for the "high road" you wish you could travel on is something you cannot afford.

Don't bother getting on it... it's obviously not for you.

[cwolff]

I understand that decency is above you too Archie Bunker.

Archie Bunker's such a perfect comparison....and that shit was 40 years ago.

[Tgo01]

Archie Bunker's such a perfect comparison....and that shit was 40 years ago.

I guess in this scenario you're Meathead; a pseudo intellectual who doesn't contribute anything to society while mooching off of his father-in-law, admitted he was a huge hypocrite by refusing to get a vestocomy when his wife was worried they couldn't afford anymore children while at the same time calling men in India irresponsible by refusing to get a vestocomy for the same reason, whose wife eventually ends up leaving him for another man because all Meathead did was talk down to her and treat her like she was stupid and whose only black friend admits he prefers Archie's company over Meathead's because Archie is honest with his feelings and opinions whereas Meathead uses him as a conduit to the black community and to help assuage his own white guilt.

Y'know, your typical liberal

[JackWhisper]

So should the Vikings change their name? GOD, that's so mean!

[Candor]

Actually given the Redskins ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, I think there are other names they should call themselves. But I guess that's off topic.

[waywardgs]

So should the Vikings change their name? GOD, that's so mean!

DON'T YOU FUCK WITH MY VIKINGS YOU RAT BASTARDS.

ps "Vikings" isn't a racial slur.