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this is a discussion within the NFL Community Forum; Originally Posted by Crusader It might end with changing all those names. Some teams and tribes however have an agreement n the use of name and imagery, Florida State for example. This is actually a giant onion with many layers. ...
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Re: D.C. Council may push Washington Redskins into ‘Washington Redtails’
Originally Posted by Crusader
This is actually a giant onion with many layers. "If" you mandate that teams change their names because certain people find them offensive than you also have to go and start changing other names.![]()
Seattle "Bombers" baseball team... See where it is going? Then you will have the atheists wanting all cities named after Saints changed... Once the snowball starts rolling... it will never stop because it sets precedent. |
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Re: D.C. Council may push Washington Redskins into ‘Washington Redtails’
Originally Posted by TheOak
... that's where I'm at on the issue. You start issuing resolutions making a privately-owned organization change it's name, what else do you start mandating? I thought there was an indigenious tribe or two that was on record being Ok with that team being called "Redskins" anyway ... it's fricken' football, for crissake ... like they don't have anything better to vote on or be concerned with ... DC is a fricken' warzone, SE anyway, maybe dedicate a little time to helping out the local neighborhoods, city council?
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