The Skinbasket Weighs in on New Redskins Nicknames

[MJZiggy]

The whole Warrior name change thing was stupid. I agree that the name was originally intended to be complimentary and they could have left well enough alone. Snyder (who actually owns the team--not Congress) has said he's not changing the name.

And for the record there is no way that the op could have been Skinbasket. He would NEVER misspell "douchebags."

[King Friday]

Just call them the Spooks...and let them have access to the NSA database to compile the most massive playbook in the history of football. Forget a binder, you'll need a couple warehouses.

[pbmax]

Just call them the Spooks...and let them have access to the NSA database to compile the most massive playbook in the history of football. Forget a binder, you'll need a couple warehouses.

Desk Jockeys or Bureaucrat No. 5

[mraynrand]

Just call them the Spooks...and let them have access to the NSA database to compile the most massive playbook in the history of football. Forget a binder, you'll need a couple warehouses.

The Washington Spooks - not controversial at all! I always was partial to the "Washington Monuments," especially if the players were a bunch of stiffs

[Pugger]

The Washington Spooks - not controversial at all! I always was partial to the "Washington Monuments," especially if the players were a bunch of stiffs

[denverYooper]

Just call them the Spooks...and let them have access to the NSA database to compile the most massive playbook in the history of football. Forget a binder, you'll need a couple warehouses.

The playbook is streaming in real time.

I second the "spooks". That was my first thought on the name change too.

[mraynrand]

Pugilistic Potomacs

Cantankerous Constitutionalists

Lillylivered Lawgivers

[mraynrand]

The Joustin' Jesuits of Marquette!



NONE SHALL PASS!

[Iron Mike]

How about the Washington Roosevelt Franklins???



They could keep the same colors and everything...

[sooner6600]

Swede;

Chief Wahoo is Cleveland Indians
Chief Knock a Homma is Atlanta.

Willie Wampum is Marquette.

Some facts are hard to come by, uffdah


Good ole Southeastern State has a liberal fit and changed the name from Savages to Savage Storm.

Pee You.

I for one like Warner Brothers 1930's 1940's cartoons.

The Woody Woodpecker and Terri Toons are not for the most dainty of liberal thought process, if any.

[Smeefers]

Swede;

Chief Wahoo is Cleveland Indians
Chief Knock a Homma is Atlanta.

Willie Wampum is Marquette.

Some facts are hard to come by, uffdah


Good ole Southeastern State has a liberal fit and changed the name from Savages to Savage Storm.

Pee You.

I for one like Warner Brothers 1930's 1940's cartoons.

The Woody Woodpecker and Terri Toons are not for the most dainty of liberal thought process, if any.

Uffdah? Oh gosh. Here we go.

Ole and Lars were working for the city public works department in Wisconsin. Ole would dig a hole and Lars would follow behind and fill the hole in. They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one digging a hole, the other filling it in again.

An onlooker was amazed at their hard work, but couldn't understand what they were doing. So he asked Ole, 'I'm impressed by the effort you two are putting in to your work, but I don't get it -- why do you dig a hole, only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up again?'

Ole, the hole digger, wiped his brow and sighed, 'Vell, I suppose it probably looks odd because ve're normally a three-person team. But today Sven, who plants da trees called in sick.'

[Iron Mike]

Ole, Lena & Sven are fishing in Northern Wisconsin one summer. Sven accidentally drops his sunglasses in the water and decides to go in after them. After awhile, he fails to come up and Ole & Lena both remember Sven can't swim. Ole goes in after him and after a bit, gets the body up into the boat. After starting mouth-to-mouth..Ole says "I don't recall Sven having breath this bad"...To which Lena replies..."I don't think he was wearing that snowmobile suit either".

[woodbuck27]

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...ongress/23059/

Roger Goodell Defends Redskins Name In Letter To Congress


Cold, Hard Football Facts for Jun 12, 2013

[falco]

This is a tough issue. I think the main reason is because the name has been around so long and most are desensitized to it. I can't imagine an expansion team being given a similar name today.

[Joemailman]

This doesn't add anything to the discussion, but it was considered pretty funny when it came out:

[mraynrand]

This doesn't add anything to the discussion....

welcome to Packerrats

[Zool]

Shouldn't the Cleveland Indians have Sanjai Najanamabad as a mascot?

As PB has pointed out (if I read correctly in my skimming), it's not the association with the tribes that gets to some people it's the name itself. The 49ers could be renamed the yellowskins I suppose. The team could wear socks and sandals instead of cleats and carry around digital cameras.

LA's next expansion team should be the brownskins, and they could all come on to the field in low riders with murals painted on the back shooting pistols in the air.

[MadtownPacker]

LA's next expansion team should be the brownskins, and they could all come on to the field in low riders with murals painted on the back shooting pistols in the air.

As a Brownskin I must say I find nothing offensive about this.

[Noodle]

I have a simple test -- could you go into a bar filled with native americans and shout out, "Hi'ya, Redskins"?

Apply the same test to a bar full of Scandinavians, this time referring to the denizens as "Vikings" -- you'd be drinking free all night.

So don't waste my time with false equivalencies. This should be easy. The name is clearly offensive and archaic. And just because it's been used for a long time doesn't mean squat. The passage of time does not make stupid stuff unstupid; it just makes it stupider that it's not getting fixed.

And, as MadScientist pointed out, there's such an easy solution. Call 'em the "PigSkins." The fightsong can be easily modified (substitute "Hogs" for "Braves"), and the hog merchandising opportunities should make the front-office drool.

This needs to happen.

[woodbuck27]

I have a simple test -- could you go into a bar filled with native americans and shout out, "Hi'ya, Redskins"?

Apply the same test to a bar full of Scandinavians, this time referring to the denizens as "Vikings" -- you'd be drinking free all night.

So don't waste my time with false equivalencies. This should be easy. The name is clearly offensive and archaic. And just because it's been used for a long time doesn't mean squat. The passage of time does not make stupid stuff unstupid; it just makes it stupider that it's not getting fixed.

And, as MadScientist pointed out, there's such an easy solution. Call 'em the "PigSkins." The fightsong can be easily modified (substitute "Hogs" for "Braves"), and the hog merchandising opportunities should make the front-office drool.

This needs to happen.

Hi Noodle:

Your use of analogy and logic makes the question look simple.