Posted on 04/30/2013 4:43:21 PM PDT by markomalley
In fairness, thanks to you and your tax dollars, the citys doing well enough these days that its government can afford to waste time on self-congratulatory concern-trolling of a local sports team. I wonder what theyll do if Hillary gets elected in 2016 and the big-government gravy train keeps on rolling. Frankly, its long past time that the Washington Capitals became the Washington Socialists.
At the very least, the local hoops team should complete its transformation from the Bullets to the Wizards to, at long last, the Background Checks.
Council member David Grosso, an independent elected last year, said he plans to pursue his non-binding resolution because the current name is a derogatory, racist name.
According to Grossos resolution, which he plans to formally introduce in a few weeks, the 13-member council would declare that District residents and their elected representatives should not tolerate commercial or other use of derogatory terminology relating to any peoples racial identity, or which dishonors any persons race, or which dishonors the name Washington.
Washingtons name has been dishonored by association with the word Redskins, the resolution states. Because it is well known in America and in nations afar that American Indians have experienced utmost suffering and disrespect over the years.
In his resolution, Grosso urges the the team to change its name to the Washington Redtails, noting that that was the nickname used by the Tuskegee Airmen.
I cant prove that this tweet is any way related to the above, but its interesting timing:
Even in WaPos online poll, at last check 55 percent were in favor of keeping the name, although that may reflect opinion among the readership of sites linking to their article today more so than the Posts own readership. Anyway, tell the truth: 90 percent of the pushback against changing the Redskins name is resistance to political correctness generally, not a special defense of this particular nickname, right? Yeah, yeah, theyre a storied franchise, theres lots of tradition, etc, but no one thinks Blackskins or Brownskins would fly if someone tried that today. St. Johns University changed their name from the Redmen to the Red Storm in the mid-90s to avoid offending Native Americans, even though (as I recall) Redmen initially came from the color of their uniforms, not from a racial slur. The Skins are going to change their name eventually for the same reason. If theyre holding out now, its mainly because, I think, they dont want to be pressured into making the switch. Theyll do it on their own terms, when theyre ready.
Update: Let the left-wing pants-wetting over RGIIIs tweet begin!
The more this kids opens his mouth, the more I like him.
How about Washington Dolts?
How about the Washington Leeches.
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