Posted on 07/12/2021 5:16:00 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The search for the new Washington Football Team name continues, but president Jason Wright has already ruled out some fan-endorsed selections.
In his “weekly brief” announcement on the official team website Monday, Wright discussed how the team would not consider the fan-favorite “Warriors” suggestion as the new team name and logo, which will not have “linkage to Native American imagery.”
“One might look at this name as a natural, and even harmless transition considering that it does not necessarily or specifically carry a negative connotation,” Wright wrote. “But as we learned through our research and engagement with various groups, ‘context matters’ and that makes it a ‘slippery slope.’ Feedback from across communities we engaged clearly revealed deep-seated discomfort around Warriors, with the clear acknowledgment that it too closely aligns with Native American themes.
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Wash. Wimps. Woke. Wusses.
Any one of them would work.
JUST GO BY WHAT YOU ARE...THE PUSSYS...OR PUSSICATS
They play in andover, they should be the “ andover bendovers”.
How about the “Washington Military-Industrial-Complexers”
George Washington’s favorite horse of all was Nelson, a chestnut charger who carried the General safety throughout the Revolutionary War..
Therefore…
Washington Nelson’s
Washington Wankers
Well, since naming a team after something is an insult, what better option than the Washington Whiteys?
Yeo, I like Washington Bureaucrats best. Can’t think of anything better.
With its revolutionary All Huddle All-the-Time Offense & Defense !
Or, Silver, the Lone Ranger's horse.
Even more connected to the team's original name, Scout - Tonto's horse. Of course, Tonto's horse was named Scout in the TV series, but White Feller in the early Lone Ranger novels. Tonto first rode a horse named "White Feller" .
That last option might take us back to "Trigger"
Washington Snowflakes!
I don’t think they were the ones who caused that. It was all white people.
Back in the 60’s, most of us season ticket holders called them the “foreskins” or the “deadskins”...
Washington Wokes
Rainbow Warriors
You’ll fit right in and be celebrated.
The University of Hawaii already took that one.
I think that name is taken by the Univ. of Hawaii.
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