Posted on 10/15/2014 10:59:21 AM PDT by Zakeet
Opponents of the Washington Redskins name in Minneapolis are pulling out all the stops to bar the team from using its controversial name during its November game against the Minnesota Vikings. Now, a city attorney will explore whether the Mill City has the legal authority to ban the name entirely.
The decision to look into taking legal action was part of two resolutions recently passed by the Minneapolis city council. The first resolution, which passed unanimously last week, officially condemned the racist, offensive name of the Washington, D.C. football franchise. One councilmember said the name is an affront to a sensitive city.
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Thanks. And I think you’ve got just the right suggestion.
The Miccosukee use the word “minneapolis” when describing male native Americans from frigid north as “men with minnie small features caused by cold weather”.
Were they referring to their brains or another part of the anatomy? /Hum.
no wonder the Vikings never won a super bowl; the town must be populated “sensitive” types..
Seems that Minneapolis has bigger fish to fry.
How about “Illinois?” Gonna need changin’.
Don’t forget Indiana!
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