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paleotn

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20. A modest proposal....

Fri Jul 3, 2020, 09:58 AM

Jul 2020

Change the name to the Washington Rednecks. Their mascot can be some middle aged guy, tattered shirt, Confederate flag, overalls, hasn't seen the inside of a dentist office since the 90's, entire family strung out on meth and pills. Give the other side a taste of stereotypes and slurs. There would be screaming and caterwauling the like of which we've rarely heard, but I doubt they'd actually learn anything from the experience.

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Nike Pulls Redskins Online Merchandise, Hours After FedEx Demands a Name Change [View all] greyl Jul 2020 OP

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