Posted on 08/04/2021 4:26:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The Washington Football Team, which dropped its controversial name a year ago, has banned Native American garb from its stadium.
Washington has banned fans from wearing Native American headdresses or face paint to games at FedEx Field this season, the team announced Wednesday.
Washington will hold a practice at the stadium Friday with approximately 20,000 fans expected. It will be the biggest crowd since the home finale in 2019, which means it will be the largest gathering in the stadium since the organization announced in July of 2020 it was dropping its old name and seeking a new one. It will be known as the Football Team for 2021, with the permanent name being announced "early in 2022," according to team president Jason Wright. He has said they don't want to announce the name until they also have settled on a logo and a new branding of the organization as well as completing the trademark process.
Wright said they have worked with Native American leaders during the process of finding a new name. He recently announced that Washington would not be choosing the name Warriors as its new one. Owner Dan Snyder had applied to trademark that name in 2007 when he was trying to bring an Arena League to Washington.
But Native American leaders told ESPN last summer that would be too close to the former name and therefore unacceptable.
The team has long said it will keep the burgundy-and-gold color scheme, but did away with its cheerleaders in favor of a coed dance team.
Who bothers going to their games anyways?
I recommend everyone show up in face paint and headresses.
do the CHOP!!!
So if a bonafide Native-American wants to paint his face, and wear his tribe’s clothing and accoutrements to represent his culture and heritage at one of those football games, he won’t be allowed to?
I assume with the stadium being in the beltway area, most tix are purchased by lobbyists and vendors to the govt.
Just when you thought the NFL couldn’t screw it up even more, ...
can’t they just claim that they’re trans and that is their makeup?
Correct.
But if they want to pose as a “Guardian of Transportation” they’re good to go.
Why is anyone still watching?
How?
Native Americans themselves are therefore banned from attending. Those that do will be shot.
Retail sales and promotional products don’t need to support the team. How do you market “Washington football team?”
How about the Washington Criminals? Fits the team and the city/district.
Snyder will sell the team before year end.
5.56mm
But Muslims can wear ???
Head scarves are fine !!!
And the war chant
The fans should come as Lawyers … the scariest critters in DC.
My state has seven separate Indian Reservations.
Seven.
This type of ‘thing’ would not go over too well here (MT)...
Proud folks they are. Very proud.
NFL? They still around?
What this country needs is a Transsexual Football league.
Let THEM or their fans be ordered around.
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