Posted on 05/29/2013 1:27:41 PM PDT by matt04
Ten members of Congress are urging the Washington Redskins to change their name because it is offensive to many Native Americans.
The representatives said Tuesday that they've sent letters to Redskins owner Dan Snyder, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Redskins sponsor FedEx, and the other 31 NFL franchises.
The letter to Snyder says that "Native Americans throughout the country consider the 'R-word' a racial, derogatory slur akin to the 'N-word' among African Americans or the 'W-word' among Latinos."
Among the group sending the letters are the leaders of the Congressional Native American Caucus, Tom Cole, R-Okla., and Betty McCollum, D-Minn.
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Washington “Crackers”
Washington “Honkies”
Nobody cares about offending Caucasians. So easy and simple!
Gunner
Washington Fools
Washington Traitors
Washington Thieves
Washington Pond Scum
Mr. Snyder ask them if the letters GFY mean anything to them!!
Idiots.
The federal government is spending over a trillion a year more than they take in, almost exclusively on waste, fraud, and abuse. HHS is about to destroy our medical system. The biggest concern of these leftists is the name of a sports team - a name that doesn’t actually offend real Indians. These people are evil but pathetic.
What an insult to one of the great brands of the NFL!
"We'll never change the name. It's that simple. NEVER — you can use caps."
Yea, why isn't shi-ite like this affected by the 'sequester'?
Would they then be the Washington SAP’s?
You know what? I say change the name.
Know how the Roman God’s died?
The people became increasingly indifferent toward their god’s, talking less and less about them, as they went about their daily lives.
Until, one day, they were no longer talking about them anymore.
As they no longer mattered in their lives and then one day pooohfff!!!
The God’s vanished from even the lexicon.
They were no more.
If the Native Tribes wish to become irelevant and attention to their cause becomes indifferent, then they should never talked about, much less referenced and then one day they too will Pooohff!!!
Everyone will become indifferent to Native Tribes and their people will be irrelevant.
Sorry we hurt your feelings but, when we were at least speaking, even emblematically about your people, you existed and were real.
Now, you are relegated to history.
It’s like when someone called me a hick last week, when they learned I was from Oklahoma.
I laughed and told them I take offense at that.
Hicks are from Arkansas.
I’m a Redneck...
I find the term African-American and Latino highly offensive. These people are neither of those terms either. Does that make me an American-American.
Washington Red Tape
The Washington Internal Revenue Service
Nobody would want to face them.
They obliterate all their enemies.
They will make your life he!!
Rename the congressrats to ‘The Washington A—holes!’
While we’re at, let’s change the name of the Chicago Blackhawks, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Chiefs, Golden State Warriors, Vancouver Canucks.
These politicians have nothing else better to do than this.
I’m speechless again.
How about Washington Potatoes then?
Washington Melongenas
Washington Cheetahs
Washington Redspin
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