Diesel Hog Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Well, the ESPY's just took a jab at the name... Paraphrasing... The Confederate Flag came down in South Carolina and about time said Washington DC, home of the Redskins. The Redskins. The RED SKINS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 The name will go too eventually. Just not as quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFKFedEx Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Playing Indian at summer camp is a long time tradition in North America. http://aptn.ca/news/2015/07/15/two-ontario-summer-camps-need-stop-indigenous-themed-rituals-chief/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Playing Indian at summer camp is a long time tradition in North America. http://aptn.ca/news/2015/07/15/two-ontario-summer-camps-need-stop-indigenous-themed-rituals-chief/ Reminds me of a story here a few years ago. Camp Frame is the 4-H camp in our area. Kids are divided into 4 tribes, Mingo, Delaware, Seneca and Cherokee. Friendly competitions take place between the tribes all week. Some native symbols and activities are present. A few years ago a white person named buffaloboy or something made a stink. So tribal reps came in and checked it out and said it's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizz Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFKFedEx Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Another HS will drop the name. http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/schools/goshen-high-school/2015/07/27/Goshen-Redskins-mascot-to-be-retired-Jan-1-2016.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 The name will go too eventually. Just not as quickly Mixed results if that is true. So we have at least 70 more years to enjoy the Redskins then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Another HS will drop the name. http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/schools/goshen-high-school/2015/07/27/Goshen-Redskins-mascot-to-be-retired-Jan-1-2016.html And that's okay if it's the will of the community (didn't read the article.) If the neighborhood decides the name no longer fits for whatever reason, they are free to retire it, abandon it, or reject it. The more interesting question is what happens when/if a community or corporation is forced to change it against their collective wills and interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticsalmon Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 from the mouths of babes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Well, that solves it. Somebody found four kids who were willing to agree with the reporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 The effort, thoughtfulness, and reasoning that went into that video is overwhelming. My minds changed, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 So we are the Washington Red Clouds in the new Minority Report TV show reboot. That's one suggested name change I've never heard before. It's an homage to a famous Lakota chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 It's an homage to a famous Lakota chief. What you call homage, the activists call insult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0crates Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 So we are the Washington Red Clouds in the new Minority Report TV show reboot. That's one suggested name change I've never heard before. It's an homage to a famous Lakota chief. I think it's a good suggestion, one of the better ones. There was a WaPo piece on it a while back. Edit, Here you go: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-washington-red-clouds-a-team-name-to-honor-a-great-warrior-and-leader/2013/11/01/292f20c4-40e3-11e3-a624-41d661b0bb78_story.html In June 1870, the most powerful American Indian leader in the country, Red Cloud, arrived in Washington with a contingent of Oglala and Brule Sioux. He was treated as a head of state, given tours of the Capitol and the Washington Navy Yard — where he witnessed a gunnery demonstration — and was feted at a White House reception hosted by President Ulysses S. Grant. The former commander of the Union armies may have recognized the significance of Red Cloud accomplishing in two years what Robert E. Lee could not in four: defeating the United States in a war. What is called Red Cloud’s War officially began in 1866 when the Sioux leader could no longer abide the relentless incursions, including the building of U.S. Army forts, into his people’s territory. The high point of the war occurred when he and his field commander Crazy Horse wiped out an Army troop of 81 men. President Andrew Johnson’s stunned administration sued for peace. In November 1868, Red Cloud signed a treaty to end the fighting — only after burning the Army forts to the ground. Less than two years later, Red Cloud was in the nation’s capital. “He became stunningly famous,” historian R. Eli Paul wrote. “Newspapers recounted his every word and deed, and large crowds of onlookers gathered at every public sighting .” It is time for Red Cloud to return to Washington — on the professional football team’s jerseys and in its fighting spirit. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I think it's a good suggestion, one of the better ones. There was a WaPo piece on it a while back. Edit, Here you go: surprised youre defending this. the activists say that native americans are not mascots. you are offending a lot of native americans with your support of this name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskinss Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I'm in sturgis south dakota for the motorcycle rally and I saw two native Americans dressed in full attire walk by so I had to ask. I walked up to them and pointed up to my do rag (it's a Redskins one) and asked if it offended them. They said no not at all. I said thank you and walked away. To this day I've never found a native American who was offended by the redskins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I give up. Just change the damn name I'm truly starting to believe the team is cursed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter_R Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I give up. Just change the damn name I'm truly starting to believe the team is cursed When that day comes, I'll be happy to see the Washington Football Team in the cellar where it belongs. It won't be my team anymore. Sadly, I'd bet on it coming sooner rather than later. That'll probably be the end of football as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub70s Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Oh for heaven sakes just do it already.......I just want them to stop crying already..... ...Plus I get to use this with pride...... Plus Dan may be stalling in order to ensure that he can make as much money off of the new team name..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub70s Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Come on.......Warriors!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RFKFedEx Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Dub, Just curious, what is the significance behind your choices of the "warrior" subjects featured in the portraits above? i.e. who are/were those men? Do you know their names or tribal-national affiliations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Oh for heaven sakes just do it already.......I just want them to stop crying already..... ...Plus I get to use this with pride...... Plus Dan may be stalling in order to ensure that he can make as much money off of the new team name..... why is the spear/arrow more PC than the existing logo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 why is the spear/arrow more PC than the existing logo? Its not. That's ridiculous. Only way they go to Warriors is if they switch to an American Military theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Call me insensitive but I'm convinced the only NAs that would be "offended" by the Warrior name/logo combo are ones who have financial motives (whether that's via royalties, lawsuits, etc). We'll ignore the fact that Redskins wasn't a slur in historical context since they seem to have already re-written history on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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