Posted on 06/19/2014 7:59:45 AM PDT by Hoodat
I visited the Olympic Penninsula in May.
There is an indian reservation there, on the Pacific Ocean. The tribe highschool sports teams are the Red Devils.
That un pc slur is both ethnic and religious. But...... on the tribal national lands, it is probably not subject to the offense spewed by other tribes.
Why would anyone object to be called a “packer”? Everyone knows it is something to be celebrated.
Hey it’s time that the NY & SF Giants change their as it is offensive to midgets and short people.
FYI..on a lighter note...read the article...it’s a hoot..
They took all the handles.
The Scots had chiefs and arrowheads. There are no Indians on their logo.
as a Christian, I’m offended by New Orleans using the name ‘Saints’ for their football team. Everyone knows that NOLA is on the complete opposite side of Christian saints.
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Have you forgotten the San Diego Padres?
The Democrats should be forced to changed their name as well as we all know they are not democrats but Socialists!
Depends on how good or bad their season is going.....
That would be the Human Rights Campaign
The Viking Kittens!
National Society of Williams demands Buffalo change its team name.
Crayola demands Cleveland change its team name.
Protestants demand New Orleans change its team name.
Cash buyers demand San Diego change its team name.
PETA demands Denver, Atlanta, Seattle, St Louis, Cincinnati and almost every high school in the US change their team name.
American Propeller Aircraft Enthusiasts demand New York change it team name.
Short People Everywhere demand New York change its other team name.
As a 40-year Viking fan of Swedish extraction, I would submit that the team's play does that on its own.
There's a reason the Packers wear Green And Yellow. (ducking)
And as an American of Swedish descent I am offended as well. Mostly because they were so awful last year. Free tickets to a game or a jersey might ease some of my offense!
Norseman is discriminatory. I would recommend Norseperson.
As someone sometimes afflicted with premature ejaculation, it the “Sooners” name adopted by the University of Oklahoma offends me. If reports are true that nearly 35% of men in the US have at times faced this challenge, sufficient constituency clearly exists for the USPTO to take action against the University of Oklahoma similar to what they have done with the Washington Redskins. The University should be made to adopt a name more socially acceptable, one that does not offend so many people. Say perhaps the Oklahoma “Laters”... cause they are always talking about “next year.”
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