tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post252699733670347858..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: DC mayor: "Redskins" is racistRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-72021621837201988422013-01-17T16:29:43.785-08:002013-01-17T16:29:43.785-08:00This is refreshing, and goes against the trend see...This is refreshing, and goes against the trend seen in the deep "blue", leftist/liberal/Democrat leaders and areas which embrace the worst in sports mascots: Cleveland and Washington D.C.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-64722457953041027142013-01-16T19:09:00.890-08:002013-01-16T19:09:00.890-08:00I've lived in DC my entire life...naturally I ...I've lived in DC my entire life...naturally I am fervently loyal to all of our teams, but that doesn't blind me from seeing how dumb it is to have a racial mascot, and I must say I'm really disappointed in how many people around here are clinging to it as something sacred, and have the audacity to act offended by those who point out its racist nature.<br /><br />But I kinda like the idea of "the Skins" and wanted to add that it really wouldn't be such a nonsensical name...pigs have been a sort of unofficial secondary mascot of the redskins for a long time....we have a well known group of fans called the "Hogettes" who dress in drag and wear pig snouts, which itself is an old reference to the offensive line's nickname being "the hogs"....combine that with the old tradition of referring to a football as a "pigskin" and I think you'd have a recipe for a pretty badass looking hog mascot.<br /><br />I can see it now....big burly piggy muscles and some threatening pointy tusks....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-52021659508451237152013-01-16T17:48:01.078-08:002013-01-16T17:48:01.078-08:00Also see:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/won...Also see:<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/01/14/the-redskins-name-is-really-valuable-and-really-offensive-heres-how-to-fix-it/<br /><br /><b>The Redskins name is really valuable, and really offensive. Here’s how to fix it.</b><br /><br />Surely there should be a way to preserve that fan loyalty, that half-billion dollars in brand value, without keeping an offensive name. Here’s an idea:<br /><br />Rename the team the “Skins.” Plain old “Skins.” It is a bit of a nonsense word for a mascot, but then so is the name of the Cleveland Browns (named for first head coach Paul Brown), or the New York Knicks (technically short for Knickerbockers, but just see how many fans at Madison Square Garden can tell you what a knickerbocker is).<br /><br />Keep the burgundy and gold color scheme. Replace the face of an Indian chief on the helmet and logo with a picture of a football. Lose the Native American imagery altogether.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-8689750479992781962013-01-16T17:46:03.439-08:002013-01-16T17:46:03.439-08:00For more on the subject, see:
http://indiancountr...For more on the subject, see:<br /><br />http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/mobile/2013/01/16/ncai-supports-dc-mayor-gray-calling-redskins-name-change-147002<br /><br /><b>NCAI Supports D.C. Mayor Gray in Calling for Redskins Name Change</b>Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.com