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Budi

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3. This one. 'Redtails' a most honorable name.

Thu Jul 9, 2020, 01:48 PM

Jul 2020

The Redtails was the nickname for the Tuskegee Airmen. Three of the first five accepted into the program were from DC.

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"Redskins" NFL name change is going to happen. Two leading contenders are..... [View all] underpants Jul 2020 OP

The Karens Kaleva Jul 2020 #1

I wouldn't. Aristus Jul 2020 #2

The mascot would be a white woman with a cellphone in her hand. Quemado Jul 2020 #11

Gotta admit, that's a fearsome image gratuitous Jul 2020 #17

.. roamer65 Jul 2020 #65

This one. 'Redtails' a most honorable name. Budi Jul 2020 #3

Agreed GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 #21

The Warriors is a cool name but already sort of taken by Golden State. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #4

Lots of sports names overlap. I like Warriors! OrlandoDem2 Jul 2020 #12

Not A Barrier, I'd Think ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #13

I think Snyder owns it already (link) soothsayer Jul 2020 #20

😂The Lobbyists team logo could have be a drawing NewDayOranges Jul 2020 #42

Originally: Philadelphia Warriors of course!! PCIntern Jul 2020 #87

Hey PC, I'm from Philly originally - who were the Warriors? HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #95

The Warriors were the original NBA team after PCIntern Jul 2020 #96

The South Philly Hebrew Association? HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #98

I liked the idea of naming them the Americans. Drunken Irishman Jul 2020 #5

Same here. Mosby Jul 2020 #16

I like Redtails. Ohiogal Jul 2020 #6

I'd stay away from that one BannonsLiver Jul 2020 #15

The Petunias lame54 Jul 2020 #30

Link to "cultural and historical appropriation" please! nt USALiberal Jul 2020 #52

You Mean RobinA Jul 2020 #99

Redtails? maxsolomon Jul 2020 #7

Go Tails! Sneederbunk Jul 2020 #8

Something like "DC FC" would work. maxsolomon Jul 2020 #10

"FC" is used in soccer team names, not American Football team names jmowreader Jul 2020 #50

They're both "football". maxsolomon Jul 2020 #53

I can hear the Skins fans now underpants Jul 2020 #9

Better than "Redskins", of course, but "Warriors" is a bad idea. Goodheart Jul 2020 #14

I don't agree with warriors either. It's still using Native Americans. Solomon Jul 2020 #18

Literally anyone is a warrior and the word is not a slur. OrlandoDem2 Jul 2020 #22

It depends on the mascot JonLP24 Jul 2020 #29

"Warriors on the warpath" jayfish Jul 2020 #39

No one will take this seriously. I'm just glad that a slur won't be a nickname. OrlandoDem2 Jul 2020 #44

The poster is right JonLP24 Jul 2020 #48

Washington is making a change to its logo. OrlandoDem2 Jul 2020 #60

I don't care if anyone loses sympathy for the movement JonLP24 Jul 2020 #66

I don't disagree with any of this actual post. OrlandoDem2 Jul 2020 #72

I Don't Have To Take It Seriously. jayfish Jul 2020 #74

Tell that to Marquette TheFarseer Jul 2020 #57

Washington is eliminating Indian imagery. OrlandoDem2 Jul 2020 #63

It can be any warrior soothsayer Jul 2020 #23

Not if they're still using arrows, feathers and headdresses. Solomon Jul 2020 #69

Arrows are fine. Codeine Jul 2020 #77

Agreed. Too close to the offensive name they're replacing. Budi Jul 2020 #26

I graduated from a Reservation high school where the sports teams are "Warriors" PufPuf23 Jul 2020 #43

What leads you to imply only Amerindians are/have been warriors? LanternWaste Jul 2020 #45

Imply that "only" Native Americans can be warriors? I didn't. Goodheart Jul 2020 #49

Exactly that is why Snyder trademarked it awhile ago JonLP24 Jul 2020 #51

I'm Native American and I disagree. denbot Jul 2020 #62

That's not the same idea as "Warriors" Goodheart Jul 2020 #70

Potomacs would be badass! OrlandoDem2 Jul 2020 #73

The Washington Bureaucrats TuxedoKat Jul 2020 #94

Geez. I knew this post was going to exist treestar Jul 2020 #91

WHy not "Red-tailed Hawks" jcgoldie Jul 2020 #19

Yeah and we have them here soothsayer Jul 2020 #25

pic denem Jul 2020 #36

Gawd that's beautiful. Goodheart Jul 2020 #38

Redtails, yes! tapper Jul 2020 #24

Change the logo to a potato (or peanut) and keep redskins soothsayer Jul 2020 #27

I hate the use of the word "warriors" to describe anything Victor_c3 Jul 2020 #28

The Washington Reagans mac56 Jul 2020 #31

The Washington Dutches Dave Starsky Jul 2020 #59

If we're going that direction, just call 'em the "Shit-For-Brains"....... lastlib Jul 2020 #89

"Corporate Lackeys" Doc_Technical Jul 2020 #32

What about Red Hornets? denem Jul 2020 #33

I prefer "Redtails" with its dual imagery of WWII heroes plus predator birds Goodheart Jul 2020 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author denem Jul 2020 #34

How about the "Washington Whites", in honor of one of our most famous USSC justices? Goodheart Jul 2020 #35

The Washington Lobbyists. coti Jul 2020 #40

That would work for a World Team Tennis franchise. Goodheart Jul 2020 #41

My vote qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #46

Redtails is awesome vercetti2021 Jul 2020 #47

I agree Awsi Dooger Jul 2020 #71

I also like red tails. Especially with his double meaning. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #54

Auburn is also the Plainsmen underpants Jul 2020 #76

Yeah. I almost added it that but thought it too obscure GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #85

Warriors was the first name that came to my mind. That was my HS sports teams' name. Fla Dem Jul 2020 #55

I'm not fond of the "Warriors" name jmowreader Jul 2020 #56

I thought the same of Warriors underpants Jul 2020 #58

Love that movie... cabot Jul 2020 #79

Groundhogs scarytomcat Jul 2020 #61

Washington Redtails is a great name! Music Man Jul 2020 #64

How about the Swamp Rats? roamer65 Jul 2020 #67

A name that might work is the Presidents jmowreader Jul 2020 #68

I think Redtails is by far the best name. Elwood P Dowd Jul 2020 #75

I heard on the radio that 2 or 3 "investors" or "stakeholders" underpants Jul 2020 #78

The Washington Wypipo ibegurpard Jul 2020 #80

The Washington Honey Badgers. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2020 #81

That's very generous of you underpants Jul 2020 #82

Don't mention it. It's my patriotic duty. nt Buns_of_Fire Jul 2020 #83

Isn't the obvious choice this warrior1 Jul 2020 #84

Howzabout MurrayDelph Jul 2020 #86

The problem with "Warriors" is the NBA team of the same name Algernon Moncrieff Jul 2020 #88

Plus they might play that Pat Benatar song underpants Jul 2020 #90

The Washington Pundits? Iterate Jul 2020 #92

Redtails has too many ass connotations. Dave Starsky Jul 2020 #93

PIGSKINS theaocp Jul 2020 #97

Washington Wheels would be my choice, 100% safe and have contest for logo, win/win! Brainfodder Jul 2020 #100