MattFancy Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Be fair, the Orioles are only called the O's because they never win. Hey watch it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Be fair, the Orioles are only called the O's because they never win. sad but true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorhead Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Hey watch it! You tell him.And take away. Back to OP and question. :saber: and It's not a 0 it's a O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Evidente Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 On a similar story the Tampa Bay Devil Rays started calling their team the Rays for a similar reason and all of a sudden they won a world series. Tampa Bay won a World Series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikbug Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I had a guy last weekend come up to me in a bar and told me he took offense to my Redskins hat. I think he said he was 80% Native American or something. I told him about the pride thing and even how many native american's I know that are die hard fans. He wasn't hearing it. He also was a giants fan so go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Skins Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Tampa Bay won a World Series? my bad on that. They made it to a world series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallsux Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 No. When Native Americans start caring about it, then I'll care too. But there is no reason to get up in arms about changing a name that does not offend the vast majority of the people that name represents. But ya know, let the politically correct once again stand up & make their demands. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 No. When Native Americans start caring about it, then I'll care too. But there is no reason to get up in arms about changing a name that does not offend the vast majority of the people that name represents. But ya know, let the politically correct once again stand up & make their demands. :doh: To play devil's advocate, perhaps you don't hear any complaints because they are in fact such an underwhelming minority now. Less people equals less attention in the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallsux Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 If I'm around casual football fans, non-football fans, or fans of another team, I use to full name because otherwise they would have no idea who I was referring to. You must think that everyone outside of Redskins Nation is a complete moron. :hysterical: I think a lot of time, saying 'Skins rather then Redskins is a natural progression of our language. Everything gets abbreviated or shortened to sound "cooler". The Cowboys=the boys, the 49ers=9ers, the Buccaneers=the Bucs. I don't think there is anything subconscious about it other then a one syllable nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I had a guy last weekend come up to me in a bar and told me he took offense to my Redskins hat. I think he said he was 80% Native American or something. I told him about the pride thing and even how many native american's I know that are die hard fans. He wasn't hearing it. He also was a giants fan so go figure. What was his BAC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallsux Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 To play devil's advocate, perhaps you don't hear any complaints because they are in fact such an underwhelming minority now. Less people equals less attention in the media. No, what I mean is, that most Native Americans themselves don't take offense to our name or logo. Not that they are voting with the rest of the nation. In that case, they would never even show up on the map if every last one of them said yes. I haven't seen any recent polls, but the last time I saw a poll about it, something like 80+% were not offended by the name or the logo. In fact, many of them said that they appreciated it because teams like us & other teams that use NA symbols & nicknames are all that keeps their memory alive in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnhay Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 People need to stop getting offended by stupid things. I'm not white I'm Caucasian you jerk! It's just silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfWashington Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Does this bother any of you guys on ES? The Team has been named the REDSKINS since 1937 ... The team has been named the Redskins since 1933 (the Washington Redskins since '37). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 You must think that everyone outside of Redskins Nation is a complete moron. :hysterical: Well you know, if they choose to cheer for a team that's not the Redskins.... It also doesn't help that, being outside Pittsburgh, the team most people support is the "Pixburgh Stillers," to which I can only laugh smugly at getting 2 words wrong in a row.:hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81artmonk Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Only an extreme fringe of social zealots, want the name removed. Overall, I'd say that most people don't care, and fans like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskins0756 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Simple we've had the name over 70 years and people don't automatically associate it with a derogatory word for Native American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Skins Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 nm. Wrong thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 If it were ever to change I'd keep calling them the Redskins like nothing happened. I hope others would do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Skins Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 If it were ever to change I'd keep calling them the Redskins like nothing happened. I hope others would do the same. I can understand that, kinda similar to the Wizards/Bullets. I honestly think the most logical thing is to just change the name to Skins and possibly change the logo. Then people can continue calling us the Redskins, but it wouldn't be our official name any more. Kinda like the NY Knickerbockers, who are now known as the NY Knicks, but are sometimes referred to as the Knickerbockers by old time fans who remember those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAARedskin Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Liberals full of white guilt walk the earth looking for the latest thing to be miserable out. Yeah, that's right....they are miserable from the moment their smelly feet hit the floor in the morning, and they think that they have every right to tell others how they are supposed to think and act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAARedskin Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 PIGSKINS would be the best nickname IF Dan Snyder was ever forced to drop the name REDSKINS. WHY? You could still cheer "Go Skins!" during the games, etc. (I cannot take any credit for this great idea.....it was proposed by The Greaseman on DC 101 back in the 80's during some similar controversy over the name, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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