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On 2/1/2022 at 7:43 AM, Greg S said:

And yet the NFL has Snoop Dog (cop hater whose lyrics promote killing cops) as the halftime show. That is OK but we can't have the name Redskins.

Not only are these songs 30 years old, the lyrics were in response to the very very well documented corruption of LAPD in the early- to mid-90s. Kinda different from a racist sports team name. But false equivalency will make you feel more righteous. 

1 minute ago, quinnearlysghost88 said:

Not only are these songs 30 years old, the lyrics were in response to the very very well documented corruption of LAPD in the early- to mid-90s. Kinda different from a racist sports team name. But false equivalency will make you feel more righteous. 


 

here’s some light reading: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampart_scandal

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2 minutes ago, PastaJoe said:

I thought an appropriate name would have been the Red Tails to honor the Tuskegee Airmen, as the majority of players are black.

 

You are fusilli.  The league (players) is 70% African American and you're saying that the WFT, alone, should choose a team name honoring them?

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I figured no matter what they picked there'd end up being a ton of faux outrage anyway. 

 

People were going to hate whatever was chosen, so looks like they just picked something safe.


Aside from being generic, the only thing I'd be upset about is the lack of a cool & unique helmet logo. Everything else is just "fine," & boring.

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1 hour ago, Gugny said:

 

You are fusilli.  The league (players) is 70% African American and you're saying that the WFT, alone, should choose a team name honoring them?

It’s a start. It would honor the airmen not the players, which would show a recognition of black contributions to America by a team that represents a city with a large black population. There are teams named after white people; Buffalo Bills (Cody), (Paul) Browns, and the Vikings.

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1 hour ago, PastaJoe said:

I thought an appropriate name would have been the Red Tails to honor the Tuskegee Airmen, as the majority of players are black.


 

go chasing tails….or tail chasers 

 

 

 

 

 

History lesson here…

 

this name has been asked to be changed for a long time

 

speculators have copyrighted and trademarked many of these potential team names that would have cost washington to pay millions to get rights to from speculators.

 

they could not legally force these owners to give them up.

 

 

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How great would it have been if they went to all the Tribal leaders and got permission to use the former team name. In all honesty though I was really enjoying calling them Washington Football Team. Commanders sound like a minor league team name. Maybe it'll make sense around the same time as the Rams power point numbers.

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