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I find it pathetic how angry people get (on both sides) over a name of an unimportant team in an unimportant game. But, look above my post to all the posters and you can see which side has the most anger.
We have wars, a bad economy, a deadly virus pandemic, and your anger goes towards a name? What is next, you'll be angry that your Civil War participation trophies are being taken down?
Like the continent they lived on for thousands of years? Like the culture that was demolished, then made a caricature for entertainment value and military naming conventions?
The irony. It's thick.
Wow... this topic really went off the rails. I feel like I accidently clicked on the P&N forum again.
How about the Washington Beta Cucks... it seems somehow fitting.
lol people get upset with this shit because it's just woke virtue signaling. It accomplishes nothing and addresses nothing.
A high school teacher once told the class that words cannot be offensive. I agree. Go ahead and say whatever you want about my mother.You know, your mother is a whore.
Now, we have wars, a bad economy, and a virus pandemic, so you should not have any anger about such a small thing as that statement. I'm sure you will not have a word to say in her defense. Other problems are no excuse not to solve bigotry issues.
I dont really have to get over anything. Like I said, I *do* think it should be changed.I mean, they were founded and named by a staunch segregationist, so I'd say it's pretty difficult to divorce that from the intent of being offensive. ...in a sense that offense was extremely normal. It wasn't considered as such, being part of the generations long winning/subjugating class, it is simply understood as acceptable.
Doesn't mean that people aren't offended then, or now, all the same.
and again, "all the problems we have now" THAT IS THE SAME FUCKING THING that has been said DOZENS OF TIMES over the last 4+ decades in the movement to change that name. It's fucking "never the right time" for the ownership class to ever engage "the other people" in egalitarianism. You will only ever find another excuse for any damn time the subject comes up.
So get the fuck over it, no one gives a shit, the name will change and you'll move on. All these fake conservatives and white power assholes that take offense at every inch the world changes to be more inclusive aren't going to see a single ounce of their fucking privilege get stripped away, simply as society continues what it always continues to do: progress.
given that you posted the following hours ago, it looks like you were already in peak P&N mode right off the bat:
Actually, I believe that Native Americans really are on a whole different level when it comes to historical grievances. My two best friends have significant Indian blood (one recently deceased) so I get it.
I just see this push for a name change to be part of a much larger assault across the spectrum of civil society by individuals with no real thought of improving the lives of Native Americans, much less having policy changes that would have that result.
The game almost seems to be to shift the focus to the football field instead of the reservation.
Do not let perfection be the enemy of good. I'm sure when theaters and movies were abandoning blackface decades ago, there were detractors stating that this wasn't focusing on the 'real problem' as well. But a multi-faceted problem requires a multi-faceted solution, and I see eliminating racist caricatures to be a step in the right direction.Actually, I believe that Native Americans really are on a whole different level when it comes to historical grievances. My two best friends have significant Indian blood (one recently deceased) so I get it.
I just see this push for a name change to be part of a much larger assault across the spectrum of civil society by individuals with no real thought of improving the lives of Native Americans, much less having policy changes that would have that result.
The game almost seems to be to shift the focus to the football field instead of the reservation.
I'm not really a Skins fan, but there have been a bunch of them. They have been around for almost a century and have played 1,000 games. Generations have lived and died enjoying their favorite football team and probably given much more thought to first downs than bows and arrows.
If a minority can force arbitrary change to an institution that has been around for a third of our country's existence, they might not just stop there. They may want to start censoring people or even tear down statutes.
Some day they may come after something that has more significance to you than somebody else's football team.
Which is precisely what corporate america loves.
$1m donation to black lives matter? No problem! Sews division via basically racial segregation, keeps workers fighting amongst eachother instead of uniting together - and bonus points because you get media attention because you supposedly did something virtuously good.
In the end, it does nothing. Fixes no problems. Jobs continue to be shit as they continue to be off-loaded to 3rd-world countries..... and the status quo remains the same.
Increasing workers rights? Increasing minimum wage? Nawww dude. Let's worry about inanimate objects and team-names.
Isn't that the Brown's?I think the "Chronic Disappointments" has a nice ring to it
A high school teacher once told the class that words cannot be offensive. I agree. Go ahead and say whatever you want about my mother.
The name of a group of game players is not the problem to solve. Why not focus on solving the bigotry instead?
Isn't that the Brown's?
lament lament the fate of the poor, poor Washington Bullets!
oh right, you already don't remember that, I guess and you also probably don't care.
amazing how that works with time.
