Those Darned Redskins, Pt. Deux

Perhaps it's the fact that you live in such a backassward city that makes you think of the Klan upon hearing the word "wizard". When I Google image the word "wizard", I see a whole lot of pictures, none of them making reference to the Klan.

RatBastard wrote:
Maybe they will rename them the Washington Klansmen in keeping with the name f the city's NBA team.

walkonby wrote:
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/d-c-who-5-new-names-for-the-washington-redskins-20140618

Actually like the Beltway Black Cats and DC Dukes.

I still want them to go with Washington War Paint. They could keep everything the same and just change the name. Maybe update the logo to have some war paint on it. Even though the feathers already do…

Some other suggestions:

Washington's My Little Ponies
Landover baby bunnies
DC Pansies
Washington Lollygaggers
Washington Crips&Bloods
Landover Hells Angels
DC Presidental Interns

Two more

Washington Metrosexuals

And my favorite:

DC Chimpanzees

you might, want to reconsider, that last one.

walkonby wrote:
you might, want to reconsider, that last one.

Why Chimps are cute.  They can be mean and are strong as well.  Best of both worlds.

Who, are you, Howard Cosell?

atomic wrote:

walkonby wrote:
you might, want to reconsider, that last one.

Why Chimps are cute.  They can be mean and are strong as well.  Best of both worlds.

James wrote:
Who, are you, Howard Cosell?

atomic wrote:

walkonby wrote:
you might, want to reconsider, that last one.

Why Chimps are cute.  They can be mean and are strong as well.  Best of both worlds.

Oh I see Howard Cosell called someone "a little monkey".  Well chimps are not monkeys and it was not meant that way. 

James wrote:
Perhaps it's the fact that you live in such a backassward city that makes you think of the Klan upon hearing the word "wizard". When I Google image the word "wizard", I see a whole lot of pictures, none of them making reference to the Klan.

RatBastard wrote:
Maybe they will rename them the Washington Klansmen in keeping with the name f the city's NBA team.

It has nothing to do with where I live of what I think.  What you or I think in general has nothing to do with PC name changes either.  It is whether someone might perceive that someone else might be offended by the name.  BTW just to correct yet another point you made, the KKK is not the first thing I think of when I hear the term wizard, however when considering a name change for PC reasons I would absolutely be sure that the name I selected did not have any offensive connotations.  The whole PC name change thing is about whether someone COULD BE offended by a name.  Well it is an absolute that a black person playing in the NBA could very easily be offended by a team name of wizard.  No one who supports the concept PC name changes can deny that fact.

I guess the Cleveland Browns need to change their name too.

I have never once heard or read about anyone complaining about the Wizards name.

RatBastard wrote:

James wrote:
Perhaps it's the fact that you live in such a backassward city that makes you think of the Klan upon hearing the word "wizard". When I Google image the word "wizard", I see a whole lot of pictures, none of them making reference to the Klan.

RatBastard wrote:
Maybe they will rename them the Washington Klansmen in keeping with the name f the city's NBA team.

It has nothing to do with where I live of what I think.  What you or I think in general has nothing to do with PC name changes either.  It is whether someone might perceive that someone else might be offended by the name.  BTW just to correct yet another point you made, the KKK is not the first thing I think of when I hear the term wizard, however when considering a name change for PC reasons I would absolutely be sure that the name I selected did not have any offensive connotations.  The whole PC name change thing is about whether someone COULD BE offended by a name.  Well it is an absolute that a black person playing in the NBA could very easily be offended by a team name of wizard.  No one who supports the concept PC name changes can deny that fact.

I like the idea that I heard on a radio talk show yesterday.  No more team names at all.  None.  Each team is simply referred to by ts city.  So the NFL team in DC would simply be called Washington.  If there is a city with more than one team they would be refereed to by there league/conference/division as  NFC New York and AFC New York (much akin to when there was both a NFL and MLB NY Giants and the former was commonly referred to as the New York Football Giants).

James wrote:
I guess the Cleveland Browns need to change their name too.

I have never once heard or read about anyone complaining about the Wizards name.

RatBastard wrote:

James wrote:
Perhaps it's the fact that you live in such a backassward city that makes you think of the Klan upon hearing the word "wizard". When I Google image the word "wizard", I see a whole lot of pictures, none of them making reference to the Klan.

RatBastard wrote:
Maybe they will rename them the Washington Klansmen in keeping with the name f the city's NBA team.

It has nothing to do with where I live of what I think.  What you or I think in general has nothing to do with PC name changes either.  It is whether someone might perceive that someone else might be offended by the name.  BTW just to correct yet another point you made, the KKK is not the first thing I think of when I hear the term wizard, however when considering a name change for PC reasons I would absolutely be sure that the name I selected did not have any offensive connotations.  The whole PC name change thing is about whether someone COULD BE offended by a name.  Well it is an absolute that a black person playing in the NBA could very easily be offended by a team name of wizard.  No one who supports the concept PC name changes can deny that fact.

1) How about the Saints?  Might not christians be offended by that name?  Is this the next name that we need to get changed?

2) The PC thing is not about whether someone is complaining, it is about whether someone somewhere MIGHT be offended.

Rat bastard is the angriest man in the world.

Ok back on topic.

The Washington Tea Baggers
DC Stars
RGIII's Team.
Landover Toddlers
Maryland Crabbers
Prince George County Inmates
the Washington Pants Party

Oh what I like most about the Tea Baggers is that they could actual Tea Bag the opposing quarter back after every sack.

Actually Ratbastard, most of us disagree with your number two point. Hypothetical, imaginary offense taken by a theoretical person somewhere in no way equates to actual offense taken by tens of millions of real people. You keep saying this insane thing as though if you repeat it enough times it's true, but it's not. It's illogical.

It's sort of like going "anyone could hypothetically commit a murder so why should we prosecute people who actually did commit murders?"

I think Rat Bastard might like some of these

Washington School Shooters
DC NRA Patriots
Washington Tax and Spend Conservativs

atomic wrote:
Rat bastard is the angriest man in the world.

Ok back on topic.

The Washington Tea Baggers
DC Stars
RGIII's Team.
Landover Toddlers
Maryland Crabbers
Prince George County Inmates
the Washington Pants Party

LOL actually I live a very happy life, thanks for playing! :)

DC Stars hahaha that's great! That band sucked haha.

atomic wrote:
Washington School Shooters

Not only local to DC would not work.

atomic wrote:
DC NRA Patriots

Not really in favor of corporate/lobby sponsorships.

atomic wrote:
Washington Tax and Spend Conservativs

Mutually exclusive.

Julian, wrote:
Actually Ratbastard, most of us disagree with your number two point. Hypothetical, imaginary offense taken by a theoretical person somewhere in no way equates to actual offense taken by tens of millions of real people. You keep saying this insane thing as though if you repeat it enough times it's true, but it's not. It's illogical.

It's sort of like going "anyone could hypothetically commit a murder so why should we prosecute people who actually did commit murders?"

It has nothing to do with theory.  Not even close.  It is an absolute fact that a huge proportion of NBA players are black.  It is an absolute fact that the largest anti-black group in this country's history was/is the KKK.  It is an absolute fact that the leader of the KKK is called the grand wizard.  There is nothing imaginary about any of that.