Posted on 08/19/2014 9:40:50 AM PDT by House Atreides
Though the Washington Redskins play for a city on the opposite coast, California lawmakers voted Monday to urge that the National Football League change its name because it is "believed by some to be a racial slur and to promote discrimination against Native Americans."
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I am so glad all other important issues have been solved!
freaking state has nearly existential problems, and they’re worrying about the nickname of a football team.
Thank God we don’t have any problems in California that need to be dealt with so that these morons who were elected to deal with them can stick their noses into the business of a private enterprise in another state!
They have also voted to stop the incoming tide.
so glad they’ve solved all their problems in CA that they have moved on to social justice for a team name change 3k miles away.
I did not know they had that power bestowed upon them by the people.
Tell Cali to go pound sand. They’ve plenty of sand and plenty of places to pound it.
The first sentence of the story is confusing. Do they want the Redskins to change their name, or the NFL to change its name?
;-)
businesses and long time residents are fleeing CA....and this is what their concern is
Why should the "beliefs" of "some" ever be a basis to coerce anyone to do anything?
It’s only confusing if you try to make sense of it.
Just stop trying; it’s California.
They should vote for more rainfall and unicorns.
If you are going to complain about
a football team name, youre going to
have to change some state names too.
Alabama - Alibamu (local tribe)
Alaska - Alut name for Great Land
Arizona - Oodham Indian word for little spring
Arkansas - From the Quapaw Indians
Connecticutt - From an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning beside the long tidal river
Illinois - Algonquin for tribe of superior men
Indiana - Meaning land of Indians
Iowa - Ioway Indian tribe
Kansas - Sioux word meaning people of the south wind
Kentucky - Iroquoian word Ken-tah-ten meaning land of tomorrow
Massachusetts - Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, meaning at or about the great hill
Michigan - Indian word Michigana meaning great or large lake
Mimmesota - Dakota Indian word meaning sky-tinted water
Mississippi - Indian word meaning Father of Waters
Missouri - Missouri Indian tribe
Nebraska - Oto Indian word meaning flat water
New Mexico - Mexico, place of Mexitli, an Aztec god or leader
North (and South) Dakota - From the Sioux tribe, meaning allies
Ohio - Iroquoian word meaning great river
Oklahoma - From two Choctaw Indian words meaning red people
Tennessee - Cherokee origin Tenasi tribe
Texas - Indian word meaning friends
Utah - Ute tribe, meaning people of the mountains
Wyoming - Delaware Indian word, meaning mountains and valleys alternating
Well, then they should also vote to change the name of the Oakland Raiders..........................on second thought, it’s fitting.............okay, the 49’ers, then. It’s about a bunch of white guys raping and pillaging the Earth for gold.....................
Not being a football fan my first thought,on reading the header,was “I didn’t know The Redskins were a California team”.
This P.C. stuff is driving me mad.
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Pray America wakes up
Why has no one yet conducted a poll among Native Americans to see how they feel about the whole thing?
Anyone who isn't Native American has no dog in this fight and needs to sit down and STFU.
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