The Washington Redtails? The odds-on favorite to replace 'Redskins' gives a nod to the Tuskegee Airmen of WWII - and the trademark holder says team owner Dan Snyder can have it for free

UK Daily Mail ^ | July 14, 2020 | Alex Raskin

[C19fan]

A betting favorite has emerged to replace 'Redskins' as the new name for Washington's NFL franchise, but although the alternative is already trademarked, there is some good news for team owner Dan Snyder: He can have it for free. Martin McCaulay, a 61-year-old actuary from Alexandria, Virginia, has been registering alternatives for Washington's football team for the last six years as a bit of a hobby. Among his current trademarks is the name 'Redtails,' which is the top choice being offered by online bookmakers, including BetOnline.ag, which put the odds at 3-to-1. Furthermore, the team's starting quarterback, Dwayne Haskins, has voiced his support for 'Redtails,' the nickname for the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American pilots who flew 1,578 combat missions for the US Army Air Forces in World War II en route to three Distinguished Unit Citations.

[faucetman]

Yeah, Right! EVERYONE KNOWS THAT! /s

Here is a thought. In whatever setting, boardroom, classroom, subway, bus, dinner table.... somebody says or suggests something STUPID or WOKE, LAUGH OUT LOUD. I mean a real belly laugh. Followed by “you weren’t actually serious were you? If they say yes, belly laugh again.

It’s time to start SHAMING these imbeciles.

[faucetman]

Instead of “foot ball, you bet” it’s football, who cares.

[blueplum]

why does every wyt symbol being destroyed have to be replaced with a black-centric term ?

how about Washington Tips? (from Tipperary)

That name would more accurately reflect the historical background of DC, Foggy Bottom and Swampoodle

[fortheDeclaration]

Dishonoring to those brave men to have their name put on a team through intimation.

[Vermont Lt]

This is such crap.

Team nicknames are just that, fun informal names. They aren’t supposed to be “woke.”

[faucetman]

The Washington Redtails? You mean “Red” as in INDIANS or RED Men, or RED SKINS?

Yeah Red Tails, good idea. /s

[Vermont Lt]

Biased again even numbers. Why do they have to be “odd?”

/sarc

[vpintheak]

The problem is a colorless, gray, boring, and mindless world; is that you will offend anyone for anything at any time. Colors, actual physical colors, are offensive these days.

[eyedigress]

I vote Swamp Things.

Put a pic of Adrienne Barbeau on the helmet.

[Huskrrrr]

The Washington Red-Inkers.

[MortMan]

Apparently they don’t, although baboons can also sport blue in their rumps.

[Repent and Believe]

Breaking (fake) news: The Washington Thinskins!

Or how about the Washington Sceerdeecats

Or how about the Washington thought police?

Wait a minute! They can’t use Washington’s name; wasn’t he one of those evil inferior white folk?!

How about the USSR Secret Police instead of the Washington Redskins?

Or how about the Rwandan Machettes?

There ya-go, team, just a few ideas you might accept.

[DouglasKC]

So we're going to take away the honor from a group of a brave noble minority and give it to another group of brave noble people from another minority.

Good luck. That will last about 5 years before the Marxists feign outrage.

[This I Wonder32460]

Redtail Hawks ?

[Songcraft]

Redtails team photo...

       

[Fresh Wind]

[petitfour]

Well, at least one person knew what I meant. lol

I really hope they do not choose Redtails because I will never be able to associate that name with anything other than fertile female baboons. hahaha

[Palio di Siena]

My vote is for “the DC 3’s”.
They could have a cool airplane logo.

[RinaseaofDs]

I can get behind this. Redtails were bad assess. Never lost a bomber.

[HotHunt]

If they're hung up on the "red skin" color, which all these liberals seem to find offensive, change the name to the Redheads. I know a few redheads and I doubt they'd be offended.