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Washington Post Calls On Patriots To Change Offensive Name
Babylon Bee ^ | 06/19/2020

Posted on 06/19/2020 4:31:29 PM PDT by DFG

The Washington Post published an editorial today calling on the New England Patriots to change their team name due to its association with the United States of America.

The article called for the Patriots to change their team name immediately to something that doesn't imply they are proud of their country.

"The negative associations with the horrible country of America should be left in the past," the editorial board wrote. "This name is very offensive to austere religious scholars in other countries, liberals, and Canadians. We must call on the NFL to do better, to be better."

"They must change the name to something that signals that they are not proud to live in this country."

Suggestions for the new name included The New England Colonizers, The New England Oppressors, and The New England Sorry For Being Americans.


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: babylonbee; compost; football; newengland; patriots; satire
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1 posted on 06/19/2020 4:31:29 PM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

There was a time when I would have cared...


2 posted on 06/19/2020 4:34:01 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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To: DFG

The Left wants complete confusion and everyone to Bow to their insane demands


3 posted on 06/19/2020 4:34:17 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: butlerweave

This is satire. But still wouldn’t be surprised.


4 posted on 06/19/2020 4:37:34 PM PDT by Hildy (Don't get bitter, get better.)
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To: DFG

The sad thing is that if they really did demand this Bob Kraft, the owner of the Patriots, would cave.


5 posted on 06/19/2020 4:38:07 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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To: DFG

Washington Post should change their name being named after a slave owner. I’m just sayin’


6 posted on 06/19/2020 4:41:07 PM PDT by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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To: DFG

I demand that the Washington Post change their name t Washington Compost.


7 posted on 06/19/2020 4:41:10 PM PDT by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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To: DFG

This actually happened with my Alma Mater. We were the Stony Brook Patriots and they changed the named to the SeaWolves. They said it was because the school was becoming D1 and they wanted a mascot but the left wing faculty definitely had a lot to do with it.


8 posted on 06/19/2020 4:42:48 PM PDT by Catphish
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To: DFG

Satire today, reality tomorrow.


9 posted on 06/19/2020 4:43:35 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: DFG

They almost had me on this one.


10 posted on 06/19/2020 4:46:12 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
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To: DFG

The Bee.

Thank you for not putting on the sarc tag!

First Bee post to get me rattle!!!

Loved it! Fun.


11 posted on 06/19/2020 4:48:19 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: Gay State Conservative; butlerweave

Please tell me there aren’t still FReepers who don’t know about the Babylon Bee...


12 posted on 06/19/2020 4:48:58 PM PDT by mumblypeg
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To: Hildy

Nothing is Satire with the Left


13 posted on 06/19/2020 4:51:16 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: DFG

I mentioned this yesterday in the thread about a high school in Mass. with Rebels as the now defunct nickname.


14 posted on 06/19/2020 4:51:52 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement (We are NOT all in this together.)
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To: DFG

The left is good at the “heads I win, tails you lose” game. A Minuteman mascot is glorifying a white man with a gun. An Indian warrior mascot is demeaning.


15 posted on 06/19/2020 4:53:06 PM PDT by GMMC0987
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To: DFG

Crap. Glad I saw the link.

BB, you are way too good at this.


16 posted on 06/19/2020 4:53:45 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Captain Compassion

“Washington Post should change their name being named after a slave owner. I’m just sayin’”

Nevermind Washington. I’m more offended that they named the paper after a whipping “post”. /s


17 posted on 06/19/2020 4:56:29 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: Hildy

This is satire...for now.


18 posted on 06/19/2020 4:58:07 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Captain Compassion

My first thought reading this thread!


19 posted on 06/19/2020 4:58:24 PM PDT by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement!)
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To: DFG
We must call on the NFL to do better, to be better.

No worries!

The NFL is in a death spiral.

They won’t be around much longer.

20 posted on 06/19/2020 5:02:28 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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