Suppose leftists starting saying that conservative radio and TV talk shows were spouting hate speech, they they find what conservatives say to be offensive.
RED will be shamed for being the color of spilled blood and distraught school children everywhere.
Best new name I heard was on Dennis Miller where a caller suggested the sorta anagram “Washington Red Inks”....
The next thing you are going to tell me is that they are going to outlaw Scalping tickets to the games.
5.56mm
As a person of Irish ancestry, I have just now decided that I’m highly offended that the University of Notre Dame calls it’s football team the “Fighting Irish.” Not just “Irish”, mind you, but “FIGHTING Irish.” How offensive to my people! I want reparations! I also think that those of you of Scandinavian ancestry should protest the name “Minnesota Vikings.” Then there’s the Boston Celtics.....
i am a St John’s alum....went through college on a track scholarship....when i was there we were the St John’s Redman and our mascot was an indian in full headress; great track team, good Div II football team and an even better basketball team (final four in 1985, Big East battles w/Patrick Ewing and Georgetown)...
they became politically correct after i left and changed their name to the Red Storm around 1990; since then the once vaunted basketball team has been garbage and the mens track program and football team were dropped due to the discriminatory practice of title 9...
The local college in my hometown had been fielding teams called the Chiefs for half a century. Then, in an orgy of PC self-flagellation, they renamed their teams “Mustangs.”
Every year I get a call from a polite young volunteer on the endowment panel asking if I’d like to make a donation. I — politely — reply that I cannot in good conscience contribute to an institution that so cravenly succumbed to the fashion of the times, but that I would gladly contribute when they change their name back.
The irony is, sports teams compete, or “battle” each other for the “win”, so using Indian related names seem to be a testament and respect shown to Indians as being fierce and respected warriors.
Stereotype? Maybe, but those same liberals say that all Southerners are “racists”.
What are these nanny “bloombergers” trying to do? Push major league sports into no longer keeping score, like they have for sports in schools?
Actually, it smells more like they seek the “lawsuit lottery”, as everyone knows big league sports is big business. This is a bloomburger shakedown cruise, and nothing else.
It’s whie liberals yelling “racism”, again. Seems to me they have “no standing”, whatsoever.
The leagues need to just give them the finger, and say FU. Don’t let that camels nose get into the tent.
Time has come to stand up to those who couldn’t make the team, and run off to cry to mommy.
If the NFL would stop using the shotgun formation and throwing long bombs and insist on saying quarterbacks have rifles for arms maybe their players wouldn’t be arrested for murder.
Only if Paul Brown’s name was Paul White.
Some one should tell the Indians to get a life.....
