Should the Washington Redskins change their name?

[Simfan34]

Not sure how anyone who isn't a ing racist could argue that they shouldn't change the name. It's disgraceful, disgusting, and shameful that a major sports team in this country, in the 21st Century, shares its name with a racial slur. There's literally no justification for this state of affairs. If the team won't change it's name willingly, it should be seized by the city and owned and operated by it as is done in Green Bay. Without a cent of compensation, either. Offer that as an ultimatum and I think you'd have the moronic owners come around on this issue once and for all.

Everything is an excuse to nationalise for you, isn't it?

[Simfan34]

To all the yes voters, what alternative name should they use?

Just about anything. "Washington Warriors" has a nice ring to it and they could keep using tasteful Native American imagery.

Not that I care either way, but that sounds nice.

[Simfan34]

How does it punish you to rename a football team?

Because it would be giving into the politically correct lovers.

So if Donald Sterling tried to change the name of the Clippers to the N*ggers that would be o.k. because it's anti pc. gotcha.

I think there's the line you don't cross, obviously. Redskins isn't nearly as offensive as the 'N' word.

I think once you begin crossing the line though, you do more harm than good. I don't want a child to grow up 20 years from now in a world reading about how the most free country in the world is just like Europe because we changed what made us unique to please a select few.

What's wrong with Europe? Most of the Western European/Scandinavian countries have higher standards of living and higher levels of happiness than we do.

Top 5 Countries in the Human Development Index:

1 Monaco   0.956
2 Norway   0.955
3 Australia 0.938
4 United States 0.937
5 Netherlands 0.921

This is factually unsupported, however. The US isn't horridly underdeveloped compared to Europe. This is an idea that needs to be discarded.

[Simfan34]

I don't think anyone else agrees with you.

"Darkie" used to be a brand name too, used for a line of toothpastes with a Negro cariacture for a mascot. They changed it to "Darkle" later on.

I believe it was actually "Darlie".