Washington Redskins
No matter which side you are on in the
matter of renaming the Washington
Redskins, this is funny. This guy is
hilarious!
Here is an e-mail sent to Clarence Page of the Chicago
Tribune after an
article he published concerning a name change for the
Washington Redskins.
He is right on...
Dear Mr. Page...
I agree with our Native American population. I am highly
insulted by the
racially charged name of the Washington Redskins. One might
argue that to
name a professional football team after Native Americans would
exalt them as
fine warriors, but nay, nay. We must be careful not to offend
and, in the
spirit of political correctness and courtesy, we must move
forward.
Let's ditch the Kansas City Chiefs, the Atlanta Braves
and the Cleveland
Indians. If your shorts are in a wad because of the
reference the name
Redskins makes to skin color, then we need to get rid of
the Cleveland
Browns.
The Carolina Panthers obviously were
named to keep the memory of militant
Blacks from the 60s alive. Gone. It's
offensive to us white folk
The New York Yankees offend the
Southern population. Do you see a team named
for the Confederacy? No! There
is no room for any reference to that tragic
war that cost this country so
many young men's lives.
I am also offended by the blatant
references to the Catholic religion among
our sports team names. Totally
inappropriate to have the New Orleans Saints,
the Los Angeles Angels or the
San Diego Padres.
Then there are the team names that glorify
criminals who raped and
pillaged. We are talking about the horrible Oakland
Raiders, the Minnesota
Vikings, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh
Pirates!
Now, let us address those teams that clearly send
the wrong message to our
children. The San Diego Chargers promote
irresponsible fighting or even
spending habits. Wrong message to our
children.
The New York Giants and the San Francisco Giants
promote obesity, a growing
childhood epidemic. Wrong message to our
children.
The Cincinnati Reds promote downers/barbiturates. Wrong
message to our children.
The Milwaukee Brewers. Well, that
goes without saying. Wrong message to our
children.
So, there you go. We need to support any legislation that comes out to
rectify this travesty, because the Government will likely become involved
with this issue,as they should. Just the kind of thing the do nothing
Congress loves.
As a diehard Oregon State fan, my wife and I, with all of
this in mind, suggest it might also make some sense to change the name of the
Oregon State women's athletic teams to something other than the 'Beavers'
(especially when they play Southern California . Do we really want the
Trojans sticking it to the Beavers???)
I always love your articles and I generally agree with them.
As for the Redskins name, I would suggest they change the name to the
Foreskins to better represent their community, paying tribute to the dick
heads in Congress.
wish there were a few more liberals posting here cause it’s fun to crush em with facts. To use the old cliche “at the end of the day” we are all friends and I respect your right to be wrong 
Well played Sir 
