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thesquanderer

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15. Maybe Cleveland Indians could change their logo to an image of Gandhi and promote peace!
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 08:32 AM
Jul 2020

Although Native Americans were named Indians by accident, the word was not used as a slur like Redskin. So I don't find it as bothersome... but I'm not NA. I wonder what percentage of NAs find it offensive, compared to those who find Redskin offensive? To me it's kind of like the difference between Negro (a word not intended as an insult, whose political acceptability changed over time) and the N word (which was always offensive).

Whoa! That's a swift power play there. Budi Jul 2020 #1
'For most of the modern (1980-present) statehood movement, the new state's name elleng Jul 2020 #3
"Washington, Douglass Commonwealth" - LOVE IT! lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #50
Probably Columbia obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #9
But still named after Cristoforo Colombo? Dennis Donovan Jul 2020 #10
An African American city named after the first slaveholder in America, and a slaveholder who ran the lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #51
What is Snyder going to say now? B Stieg Jul 2020 #2
He'll notice because it's mow about money rpannier Jul 2020 #6
Why not rename the team in honor of the owner... olddad65 Jul 2020 #46
I like it! B Stieg Jul 2020 #47
Long overdue Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #4
Turns out "financial pressure" was the solution all along! Grokenstein Jul 2020 #5
With most owners it is rpannier Jul 2020 #7
not all though..... getagrip_already Jul 2020 #33
Heh. truthisfreedom Jul 2020 #8
It's a good start. Wednesdays Jul 2020 #11
The Florida State Seminoles Lowell Jul 2020 #13
It makes the game chants no less despicable. Wednesdays Jul 2020 #49
And don't forget BumRushDaShow Jul 2020 #14
That racist chant bothers me more than anything else Clash City Rocker Jul 2020 #18
The Kansas City Chiefs fans apparently do that nonsense too BumRushDaShow Jul 2020 #19
Every team with a Native American name does it Clash City Rocker Jul 2020 #24
Pretty much BumRushDaShow Jul 2020 #25
Maybe Cleveland Indians could change their logo to an image of Gandhi and promote peace! thesquanderer Jul 2020 #15
As an Ojibwe, the name Indians isn't as offensive as the NFL team, but the logo, tomahawk catbyte Jul 2020 #16
What would be the odds Wednesdays Jul 2020 #48
Chief Wahoo is no longer the official logo of the Cleveland Indians Auggie Jul 2020 #17
Sadly, some people now think Ghandi may have been a racist, so maybe not Clash City Rocker Jul 2020 #23
Man. At some point I think we are just going to have to let go of all "revered" history... thesquanderer Jul 2020 #31
Epic FAIL re: the Seminoles obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #21
The bar for "Epic FAIL" seems to be getting low. I'd have just said "mistake." thesquanderer Jul 2020 #22
There's also political pressure in them to change the name Clash City Rocker Jul 2020 #12
A modest proposal.... paleotn Jul 2020 #20
Go Rednecks! BarbD Jul 2020 #32
You are a hater. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #36
Sorry, no hater of the Washington franchise.... paleotn Jul 2020 #43
Any ideas for a new name and logo for the Redskins? patphil Jul 2020 #26
Screw you. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #35
Oh, come on. patphil Jul 2020 #37
I was born in Washington DC qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #38
I'm sure it matters a lot to you. patphil Jul 2020 #41
I saw someone suggest a good alternative qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #55
Great! patphil Jul 2020 #58
Yeah... games require fear. LanternWaste Jul 2020 #42
Do you watch football? qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #57
The team name doesn't strike fear, a good team does ChubbyStar Jul 2020 #44
Team ability qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #56
3..2..1.. cue vids of Magats burning brand new $150 Air Jordans again... jcgoldie Jul 2020 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jul 2020 #28
Long overdue. Bravo FedEx & Nike. TryLogic Jul 2020 #29
About fucking time... LudwigPastorius Jul 2020 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #34
Pansy name? ChubbyStar Jul 2020 #45
I apologize. qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #53
"Pansy"? Really? obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #52
I apologize qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #54
Snyder could purchase a license from the Globetrotters. Marcuse Jul 2020 #39
Just do it. dalton99a Jul 2020 #40
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