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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When I lived in Hawaii they were just The Rainbows, but I think they added the “Warriors” in the 80s.
The Turnips would be a great name.
Here is some pleasure reading for you.
How about the Washington Yellow Bellies?
Washington A@@holes?
Washington Statists
Call them the SIGNERS.
First of all, Washington owned slaves so that has to go. Second, we must have retribution against whitey for decades of use of the “Redskins” racial slur.
Therefore I suggest “Capitol Crackers”...
Stii won’t watch it...so I do not care. But the “pre-brain dead skins” would fit.
All in due time.
The Washington Pussies. They can put the team mascot on their helmets as a big..........well, you get the idea. After every tackle, the offensive player can jump up and yell,’Me, too!’ at the ref.
When he changed the name to WFT, Dan Snyder made a mistake. He meant WTF.
Turns out Dan’s dyslexic ...
I’ve got the perfect name. Ties in the past with the future.
“THE CAPITOL FORESKINS”. How’s that for a mouthful?
In Milwaukee the Marquette Warriors became the Golden Eagles. The alumni were pissed and nobody had complained about the name, the school just went PC on their own.
DId they stop writing checks ?
If they didn’t the school basically is saying piss off !
the washington bullets is available...
Warriors is terrible.
Because no one was ever a warrior except Indians. (I will not use that offensive term.)
Use some Romans or Spartans or even Japanese “warriors”.
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