Washington Redskins will NEVER change name

[Dwaar]

Or the engines. The Washington engines. How's that for a play on words what have you will?

Or the Raidskins!

[Jarvan]

The NCAI stands behind it, and they claim to represent more than 250 member tribal government and thousand of individual members. Do you have anything besides how you feel to back your claim?

I know someone that belongs to the "Nielsen Family", and they primarily watch Espn, and the history channel. But Nielsen considers them the spokes people for what... 6k people?

Hell, I can claim to speak for all the American Irish/Ukrainians. Doesn't mean many if any of them give a shit about what I say.

[Thondalar]

People are offended! Stop what you're doing, cater to the offended!

This is it exactly. No single person's opinion can be "more important" than anyone else in our society. That's how it's built. Some people are going to be offended no matter what you do. Some people are making it up, some people are not. If we "cater to the offended", we open the door for the sort of pettiness mankind is legendary for.

Whether you like it or not, there's no law against racial slurs. Nor should there be. If they offend you, don't hang around people who use them. It is not, never has been, and God willing never will be the job of (this) government to tell it's citizens what they can and cannot say.

[Back]

This is it exactly. No single person's opinion can be "more important" than anyone else in our society. That's how it's built. Some people are going to be offended no matter what you do. Some people are making it up, some people are not. If we "cater to the offended", we open the door for the sort of pettiness mankind is legendary for.

Whether you like it or not, there's no law against racial slurs. Nor should there be. If they offend you, don't hang around people who use them. It is not, never has been, and God willing never will be the job of (this) government to tell it's citizens what they can and cannot say.

You're right. And it's our right to speak out against stupid assholes who use slurs.

[Thondalar]

You're right. And it's our right to speak out against stupid assholes who use slurs.

It most certainly is. How many irate letters have you sent Mr. Snyder?

[Back]

It most certainly is. How many irate letters have you sent Mr. Snyder?

I'm glad you agree. Because how government works is the majority of people elect other people to make, enforce, and interpret laws, in a nutshell. So when you say stupid shit like "It is not, never has been, and God willing never will be the job of (this) government to tell it's citizens what they can and cannot say." I get the feeling you aren't understanding how it all works.

We aren't living in a dictatorship where rules are handed down arbitrarily or at the whim of some despot.

[Latrinsorm]

This is it exactly. No single person's opinion can be "more important" than anyone else in our society. That's how it's built. Some people are going to be offended no matter what you do. Some people are making it up, some people are not. If we "cater to the offended", we open the door for the sort of pettiness mankind is legendary for.

Whether you like it or not, there's no law against racial slurs. Nor should there be. If they offend you, don't hang around people who use them. It is not, never has been, and God willing never will be the job of (this) government to tell it's citizens what they can and cannot say.

Tell that to John Adams.

[Jeril]

We aren't living in a dictatorship where rules are handed down arbitrarily or at the whim of some despot.

You make it sound as if the source stops arbitrary laws from being passed, have you not read anything about stupid state laws?

[Tgo01]

So when you say stupid shit like "It is not, never has been, and God willing never will be the job of (this) government to tell it's citizens what they can and cannot say." I get the feeling you aren't understanding how it all works.

Except, y'know, unless you're defaming someone or inciting violence with your words then Thondalar is 100% correct.

[Warriorbird]

Were you one of those people in GS that did stuff like trade spellies for someone to open your boxies and give the TSC empaths huggies after they gave you healies for your owies?

He was making fun of Candor which is a time honored GS action.