"I'd really like to talk to you about the Colts and the Broncos..."
Posted on 10/08/2013 6:38:19 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
The Oneida Indian Nation held a “Change the Mascot” symposium at the Georgetown Ritz-Carlton Oct. 7. The discussion was held in a packed Fahrenheit restaurant. At the same time, the same hotel is also hosting the NFL’s fall league meeting of owners and officials, which begins tomorrow.
Speakers included Ray Halbritter, the National Representative of the Oneida Indian Nation, D.C.’s Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn.
“Washington’s team name is a painful epithet that was used against my people when we were held at gunpoint and thrown off our lands,” Halbritter said. “When marketed by a professional sports team, it is a word that tells Native American children they are to be denigrated.”
Halbritter also cited President Barack Obama’s comments over the weekend that appeared to support changing the name of the Washington Redskins. “It elevated the visibility” of the Oneida Nation’s cause, Halbritter said.
In a fiery speech, Del. Norton said, “Dan Snyder tried four times to trademark the name (Redskins) and failed. The name should go down in the dust bowl of history.” Norton went on to say that under previous ownership the “team was forced to integrate itself” and did so “only because they were playing on Federal land.” She added, “Snyder should not wait to be compelled to do the right thing.”
Rep. McCollum said that when “Washington comes to play in Minnesota on Nov. 7,” the team will be “met with a large presence and our name change mascot.”
Those on the panel also included psychologist Michael Friedman, David Borgstrom, president of the Cooperstown, N.Y., school board, and two students from Cooperstown, who led the effort to change the school's mascot from "Redskins" to "Hawkeyes."
Some NFL officials were invited to the discussion, but none attended.
And what about Cleveland Browns??? Offensive to brown skinned peoples???
Golden State Warriors has got to go.
Sacramento Kings and LA Kings are offensive to royalty everywhere.
Chicago White Sox is racist. Praising something white??? Can’t have that.
Halbritter is looking out for his Turning Stone Casino in Oneida NY,
Washington Whore (For those who go down for a price).
Washington Whores (For those who go down for a price).
OK. That’s it. No more silverware from them. I mean it, I’m done.
Don’t laugh too much about changing the name of Washington.
A number of years ago, New Orleans changed the name of George Washington School. Since he owned slaves, and New Orleans has a mostly black student population, it was decided that it hurt the self esteem of black students to attend George Washington School. It was renamed after an historic African king, which presumeably helped the student self esteem, as they are black and the African king was black.
No word though on whether student achievement improved at the renamed school.
I’m offended by the Twin Arrows Indian Casino blocking the view of the SACRED San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff. It’s time to tear that unsacred eyesore down.
Yep, I hear ya.
The word “cracker” is offensive to white people. It should be replaced with “saltine”.
Syracuse ORANGEMEN
Us Southern Ireland descendants are considered ‘Green’.
The GREEN movement -
Irish should ‘resent’ being associated with a bunch of Radicals.
PADDY WAGON -
Suggests that the Jail transport is full of Irishmen.
IRISH PENNANT
Suggests Irish are unkempt.
SPENDS LIKE A DRUNKEN SAILOR
Suggest Pols once had a Legitimate, Glamorous life or job.
Mascot and name changed to just Orange in 2004. So now we beat up a fruit Saturday.
Eleanor Holmes Norton , one of the biggest pieces of scum in the Nations Capitol, A racist through and through, and she ugleeeeey too.
For most of history, having a reputation as brave warriors would have been deemed a compliment, not an insult. This is all so silly.
- Washington Barackskins
New suggested names for the Washington Redskins:
* Washington Whimps”
* Washington Wusses”
* Washington Deadskins” (that’s already a bad season name)
* Washington Surrenderers”
* Washington Foreskins” - Hey, Jews like football too!
How about a boycott of the Oneida Nation casinos? Would put them out of business in a month. Then back on the big whiteman’s dole from Washington, DC. No more taxpayers’ wampum. Let them eat jerky for being such jerks.
Mascot and name changed to just Orange in 2004
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Was aware etc...
Been ‘following’ The ‘Cuse since late 50’s when Jim Brown carried the load at the Cotton Bowl followed by Ernie Davis (both #44) and a young running back named #88 (John Mackey) as Swartz said he was as good as Brown and Davis and twice as good as either on...OR is that another ‘Urban Legend’?
Just following the Rush lead of being absurd to show absurdity OR the Govt lead of if there is NO problem, just create it - enough people will follow along and they don’t let ‘facts’ get in the way of a good tale
Per IowaHawk: The Sh1tville Redskins.
What does Elizabeth Warren say?
“a painful epithet that was used against my people when we were held at gunpoint and thrown off our lands,”
I had no idea the Native Americans experienced a government shutdown also. I wonder if we could get a professional sports team called “the teabaggers”. History does repeat itself. Lol
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