The Native American Guardian Association has a petition to change the name of the team back. Apparently the name is only offensive to white saviors and not to Native Americans
I said for years they should keep the name, change the logo. Adopting the redskin potato for the logo would have solved everything and they would not have had to change the name.
When I read a headline about people opposed to racially based HS team mascots here in Wisconsin, I figured the article was getting set to point out that our state harbors not only Indian team nicknames but also (based on a listing at MaxPreps, tinyurl[dot]com/onc4c9w) such “offensive” labels as Bishops, Fighting Cardinals, and Popes (Catholics); Blackshirts (Italy); Buccaneers and Pirates (Caribbean); Cōōns (in Cōōn Valley, GoComics nannybot); Cubans; Dons (Mafia); Elks (service clubs); Fighting Kellys and Irish (Ireland); Flying Dutchmen (Netherlands); Green Mountain Boys (New England, also boys); Highlanders (Scotland); Hurricanes and Thunder (meteorologists); Ledgers (accountants); Norse, Norsemen, Norskies, and Vikings (Scandinavia); Phoenix (Arizona); Rebels (southern USA); Spartans (Greece); Trojans and Fighting Trojans (Turkey); and Wizards (Hogwarts). People who are determined to feel offended should have a field day here in the Badger State.
marilynnbyerly over 1 year ago
Does that kid mean “commando?”
Ratkin Premium Member over 1 year ago
Not so subtle swipe at the NFL.
ronaldspence over 1 year ago
how very woke…
Farside99 over 1 year ago
And the foolishness continues….
SNVBD over 1 year ago
I don’t get it. It’s a pun on “going commando”?
Jayalexander over 1 year ago
Will the new girls flag football be played shirts and skins? I’d watch that.
Flynn White Premium Member over 1 year ago
At first I heard, in order to avoid possible negative issues associated with their name, they were going to change to the Maryland Redskins
Carl Premium Member over 1 year ago
I still think “Washington Football Team” was the best name.
Funniguy over 1 year ago
One day everything on earth may be identified with a bar code or a QR code in the name of political correctness.
atomicdog over 1 year ago
Calling themselves “Commandos” would have made the joke better.
Lee26 Premium Member over 1 year ago
I still like Washington Deadskins.
Frank Burns Eats Worms over 1 year ago
“Skins” is only offensive if they have possession of the ball.
DM2860 over 1 year ago
The Native American Guardian Association has a petition to change the name of the team back. Apparently the name is only offensive to white saviors and not to Native Americans
ira.crank over 1 year ago
I suggested the Washington BIPOC+
paulprobujr over 1 year ago
I said for years they should keep the name, change the logo. Adopting the redskin potato for the logo would have solved everything and they would not have had to change the name.
WCraft Premium Member over 1 year ago
When are sensible people going to stand up and say “enough of this nonsense! You can’t please everybody.”
SavannahJim Premium Member over 1 year ago
Um, I’m not sure that kid READ the whole story.
Bilan over 1 year ago
With the current warming, they may start off as the Skins, but they will be the Redskins in an hour or so.
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 1 year ago
When I read a headline about people opposed to racially based HS team mascots here in Wisconsin, I figured the article was getting set to point out that our state harbors not only Indian team nicknames but also (based on a listing at MaxPreps, tinyurl[dot]com/onc4c9w) such “offensive” labels as Bishops, Fighting Cardinals, and Popes (Catholics); Blackshirts (Italy); Buccaneers and Pirates (Caribbean); Cōōns (in Cōōn Valley, GoComics nannybot); Cubans; Dons (Mafia); Elks (service clubs); Fighting Kellys and Irish (Ireland); Flying Dutchmen (Netherlands); Green Mountain Boys (New England, also boys); Highlanders (Scotland); Hurricanes and Thunder (meteorologists); Ledgers (accountants); Norse, Norsemen, Norskies, and Vikings (Scandinavia); Phoenix (Arizona); Rebels (southern USA); Spartans (Greece); Trojans and Fighting Trojans (Turkey); and Wizards (Hogwarts). People who are determined to feel offended should have a field day here in the Badger State.
T... over 1 year ago
Double meh…
Rich Douglas over 1 year ago
Commodes. But the thing that fills one has sold the team now.
namelocdet over 1 year ago
UGH! Now my childhood team is a comic strip punchline.