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qwlauren35

(6,108 posts)
38. I was born in Washington DC
Fri Jul 3, 2020, 04:16 PM
Jul 2020

I am a proud Redskins fan, and have been for 50+ years. Team name means a lot to me. I want a strong, fearless, aggressive, powerful name for my team. Strike fear in the hearts of our opponents.

It matters to me.

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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