In an apparent attempt to fire back, the Redskins organization, upon learning of the news, released to me the following brief statement:
What in the fuck is "Slate," and why are you bothering us by forwarding along this moronic porridge of PC rabble rousing? "Slate" can call us the Washington Klan Hoods, for all we care.
Because you know what? It turns out normal people don't much give a shit about Slate. But many of them do love football. And tradition. And understand that the name is not an attempt to demean Natives, but is instead a referent to a football team with a storied history that, in point of fact, keeps the culture of Native Americans mainstreamed, for those who are interested in such PC meanderings.
Or to put it another way, tell this Mr Slate to go fuck himself. Or herself. Or itself. Whatever the fuck it is."
Yours,
Ask me if I give a Damn
President
Washington Redskins Football Club
Okay, then. Point taken. So, where’s the next feigned outrage? I’ve got a job to do here!
This is going to devastate my plans to follow the NFL via Slate’s tremendous sports coverage.
The damn team is just another Tea Party subterfuge, of course, which, were it to come to light probably wouldn’t give Slate any honest comfort in the alternative. Fucking Boston just can’t keep itself from butting its racist past into the nation’s business.
Could be worse, they could be New Mexico State.
I suppose the question is how Stalinist Slate is willing to go – in its article, did it state how it was to refer to prior games in which the Redskins participated? As in, who won the Superbowl in 1991?
I recall working with an Irishman one summer who was quite amused by the pugilistic leprechaun on the Notre Dame logo.
Was it Andy Rooney who suggested changing the DC team’s name to the “Fedskins” ?
As an unreformed pirate, I strongly object to the logo and name of the Oakland Raiders. It lends a wholly inappropriate gloss of athleticism and team sports to a noble tradition of maritime rape and theft.
I would prefer they change their name to something more akin to the urban East Bay experience. Something like the Oakland Bankruptcies.
Imagine referring to an entire group of people — and the donkeys they rode in on — by a two-digit number!
49.
What, not 50? Why not 490 or 4900?
Biggits.
Imagine referring to an entire group of people — and the donkeys they rode in on — by a two-digit number! 49.
It is San Francisco, so perhaps the 69ers would be more apropos.
It is San Francisco, so perhaps the 69ers would be more apropos.
Or the 99ers?
Occupy End Zone!
My people are stereotyped as bearded, fur-clad, wild-eyed, mead-swilling, axe-wielding savages bent on raping and pillaging the more “sophisticated” societies around us.
I’m cool with that.
I can’t take it no more.
geoff,
That Aggie has rape-y eyes. I demand you change the logo, immediately!
My high school had the griffin as its mascot. I object strongly to this. It is anti-science. Everyone knows griffins are mythical.
Isn’t Notre Dame in France? So why isn’t the ND football club called the “Fightin’ Frenchmen”?
Ooooooooo… nevermind.
But seriously, regarding Redskins, I’m not sure how’d I’d feel if there were a team named after a slang term for a white person… oh wait.
OK, now I do know. And I don’t give a damn, like another famous Southerner.
False parallels, white privilege, blah blah blah… these conversations bore me. Just change the name already, Snyder.
The Washington Tyrants has a nice ring to it….
If they change the name, I hope they come up with something better than the “Bullets” to “Wizards” .
scooter says August 9, 2013 at 12:31 pm
Isn’t Notre Dame in France? So why isn’t the ND football club called the “Fightin’ Frenchmen”?
After the last BCS Championship game, it might not be a bad idea.
The Washington Tyrants has a nice ring to it….
The ring of truth…
My alma mater has the Dukes. Damned monarchists.
I’m partial to Washington Overlords myself…
While we’re at it, will the Kansas City Chiefs (and their arrowhead logo) be next?
Keep the name, change the logo to a small potato.
as a tribute to working stiffs everywhere: The Washington Brown Baggers.
How about the Washington Money Devouring Singularities? Or the Washington Incompetent Pointy Haired Bosses Who Think They are Great Inspiring Leaders Even Though We are Forever Cleaning Up After Their Mistakes ?
Kansas City could become the Rib Eyes or the Pit Masters. Or the Smokies? They have a world famous Steakhouse and BBQ culture to play off of.
Washington…I got nothing. It’s a shithole full of parasites. The Washington Pinworms?
washington commies?
It’s a shithole full of parasites. The Washington Pinworms?
The Red Tapeworms!
Wow. That works on a whole bunch of levels!
My grandfather died of “gray lung” due to “Slate dust”, so I will now call the online publication (formerly known as Slate) “Grey Lung”
Well, you’ve been resting on past glories for quite some time. I think perhaps there are “sophisticated” parts of our fair Nation in need of some of this sort of thing.