Bob Costas: Redskins 'an insult' by Jongsstraw

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Bob Costas: Redskins 'an insult'

POSTED BY: JONGSSTRAW
UPDATED: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 21:23
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 3:09 PM

Bob railed against the Washington team name during the halftime report. The last poll taken on the subject showed 72% of Native Americans are not offended by the 81-year old team name.

He cited that poll, but went on to make a strong argument. I think it is time for a change. How 'bout just The Skins, as they're usually called that anyway. Couldn't keep the Indian picture on the helmets though. Maybe Miley Cyrus?

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 3:54 PM

BYTEMITE

My old university has permission from the Ute tribe to use their name and some of the cultural symbolism in exchange for some scholarships for tribe members, so I'm in no position to comment.

From a logistics standpoint, if you think about it too hard, I don't know if "red-skins" is so much offensive as it is STRANGE. You wouldn't call a football team "the black-skins" unless you had some odd tastes.

But it's an established franchise, and unless or until customers and tribe members decide not to give their money to the owners and management of the team, they can call the team whatever they want I guess.

Maybe my problem is I haven't lived with the stigma of some of these words, maybe someone else would feel more strongly.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 4:43 PM

JONGSSTRAW

Utes, Seminoles, Braves, Warriors, even Indians ... Those names don't conjure up the same historical racial imagery as Redskins does. In the 1800's they were Redskins and we were Palefaces. Neither is a description of character.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 4:49 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Little Bob seems to be suffering from short mans syndrome. He wants more out of life than to just be known as some sports announcer. He wants folks to take him more seriously than that, it would seem.

So we all should care about what he says we should care about.

Because he cares about it.

And if we don't agree w/ him, we're all evil racists. Who don't care.

But he cares.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:15 PM

JONGSSTRAW

Jeeesh! I posted this thread because it's a pretty big story, one of the few being discussed in the verse besides the budget and shutdown crap. I like Costas. The last time he voiced a non-sports opinion he took a lot of crap for it, like who is he to say anything other than the score. He's usually a pretty reserved guy, but if he wants to opine sometimes that's his right. I don't really believe that 20 million tv football fans are gonna be necessarily influenced by him one way or t'other.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:26 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Football fans tune in for one thing.

To watch football.

They DON'T want social issues like gun control or PC names of teams shoved down their throats during MNF.

There's time a plenty for those issues to be kicked around. NOT DURING THE GORRAM GAME !

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:35 PM

CHRISISALL

I love football. My favourite teams are:
The Pensicola Peck-a-woods
The Brooklyn Wops
The Louisiana Darkies
The San Francisco Slant-eyes

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:52 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
I love football. My favourite teams are:
The Pensicola Peck-a-woods
The Brooklyn Wops
The Louisiana Darkies
The San Francisco Slant-eyes

You forgot the Fighting Irish and the Fighting Illini.

And what you and Buster Bob obviously don't know...

( team owner ) Marshall changed the name to the "Redskins" apparently in honor of then-coach Lone Star Dietz,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Washington_Redskins#Establ
ishment_in_Boston_.281932.E2.80.931936.29

He wasn't making fun of his team's coach. He wasn't invested in a franchise which would mock an entire group of people as to represent the city in the fledgling football league.

Sometimes you have to see the world through the eyes of others to understand, and not just believe everyone sees things as YOU see them.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:54 PM

WHOZIT

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
I love football. My favourite teams are:
The Pensicola Peck-a-woods
The Brooklyn Wops
The Louisiana Darkies
The San Francisco Slant-eyes

Mine is the N.Y. Giants, or as I calling them this year, the N.Y. Suckasses...cause they suck.

FYI, the Brooklyn Wops are 0-6

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:59 PM

JONGSSTRAW

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Football fans tune in for one thing.

To watch football.

They DON'T want social issues like gun control or PC names of teams shoved down their throats during MNF.

There's time a plenty for those issues to be kicked around. NOT DURING THE GORRAM GAME !

Yanno something, football sucks! It has become un-watchable. Too many penalties, too many time-outs, too many ref. reviews, too many commercials. 3 1/2+ hours to play a game? I'd rather watch WPT Poker.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 6:07 PM

BYTEMITE

Have you ever just sat down at the tv, and seen a world tournament poker marathon is on, and then suddenly it's Wednesday?

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 6:10 PM

BYTEMITE

Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
I am offended by the name. Have been for a long time but it is so established that it won't get changed.

Hmm. I wonder if the aforementioned poll is more an indication of doubt that the name will be changed and so a conscious decision to ignore it. Or maybe the number was made up?

The number could have been made up, and there's more resistance to the name than is being reported.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 6:13 PM

JONGSSTRAW

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:

You forgot the Fighting Irish and the Fighting Illini.

Let's also not forget The Stormy Petrels of Oglethorpe University. An obvious slur against moderate petrels.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:47 PM

JONGSSTRAW

Quote:
Originally posted by whozit:
Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
I love football. My favourite teams are:
The Pensicola Peck-a-woods
The Brooklyn Wops
The Louisiana Darkies
The San Francisco Slant-eyes

Mine is the N.Y. Giants, or as I calling them this year, the N.Y. Suckasses...cause they suck.

You can't win every year. They got 2 Superbowls with Eli, which no one would have imagined possible. This looks like big brother's year.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 7:46 PM

FREMDFIRMA

Quote:
Originally posted by G:
The Mississippi Muppetf*ckers

There was a visual I did NOT need, pass the brain bleach.

-F

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 9:23 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by G:
The Mississippi Muppetf*ckers

- last one courtesy The Racial Slur Database - gawd save the innerwebs :O
http://www.rsdb.org/race/whites

Now THERE'S a different twist on Smile Time .

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