Posted on 09/30/2014 3:43:12 PM PDT by foreverfree
The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether to punish broadcasters for using the moniker of the Washington NFL team, the Redskins, a word many consider a slur to Native Americans, the agency's chairman indicated on Tuesday.
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Tyranny.
It’s as if a bunch of leftist press, pundits and politicians got together sometime in 2013 and said: “Hey, let’s see just how much political muscle we have; let’s start a full-on campaign to change the Redskins’ team name.”
In a few months: Hey, conservative, tea party, and republican are offensive. Ban its mention on the airwaves.
The Braves?
The Chiefs?
The state of Oklahoma?
etc
etc
etc
WOW!!! when libTARDS get an idea in their little pea sized brains they won’t let it go.
It is getting crazy out there in libTARD land.
I guess what little lord obozo wants, little lord obozos minions will give him.
If this happens, the REDSKINS should move out of DC and to LA, you know that game tickets and suites are a big deal in that libTARD town.
The FCC will ban REDSKINS but not ni-—— biotch and ho.
How long before they try to ban CRITIZISM of obozo and ALL of government?
They need to remove the sainted name of "Washington."
Keep the name, just change the mascot to a potato. See how the leftards and the “native Americans” like that one....
Northern OH voted overwhelmingly for Obama. His Cayahoga Cty margin was nearly double his statewide margin.
Can’t wait to see what they do up there when the Libs go after Chief Wahoo like they did the Redskins. Esp with 2016 coming up.
Using the name Washington for our nation's capitol is besmirching the name of Washington, who sacrificed a lot for this country and loved this country.
A more appropriate name would be Colossus, Leviathan or Skynet City.
It’s only going to piss off those who are concerned about tyranny without a corresponding increase in voting participation from those who might want the team to change the name.
If they are going to change their name, I say call them the Washington Thinskins. It’s a great poke in they eye without an explicit disparagement of any identifiable group.
And the liberals would know exactly what it means every time the team is mentioned.
*A Red Indian Thought He Might Eat Turkey In Church
Good Chist!!!!
This is so unconstitutional that it embarrassing to have to even state such an obvious fact!
Really? The FCC needs to tell teams what they should be named? FU FCC...
(Don't forget -- I'm a native American. My antecedants. originally from Europe, have been bearing native children here since at least the 1740s.)
I think they should do it. But dont stop there. Remove all names in reference to Native Americans, that includes teams, cities, states, etc. Completely remove all references so that the Native Americans will not be offended.
Then watch as the next group who is offended wants the same thing. It will get really silly.
“We don’t need no stinking 1st amendment.”
Colossus... then they could rename the Redskins to the Failures...
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