Name controversy

I agree Matty...or the Washington Warpath!

yeah i like the sound of that....Warriors.

Lets change it to Washington Redskin Potatoes. That way, we can keep the fight song!

You can't "make" the team change the name. The lawsuit is about copyright protection. If it's upheld, the team cannot prevent other people from using the team name & logo for profit. That might eventually push Snyder into a name change. I'm hoping that Daniel Snyder's lawyers are as good as Sean Taylor's lawyers.

Hail To The Redskins is part of the appeal here. How old were you when you learned the words? I don't want to lose it and Hail To The ______ just doesn't work!!!

Sigh, having trouble posting (I've had 2 posts disappear). Anyways:

"I met native americans who found the term "redskins" comparable to the "N" word. They felt it demonized and dehumanized there race. I don't feel the redskins as an organization at all perpetuate this belief but I sympathize with these folks."

First off, I don't believe you.

Second, over 90% of Native Americans are unoffended by the name of our team (Source: 'Redskins' mascot acceptable, poll says - NFC East - MSNBC.com (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6093796))

This new lawsuit is the result of some overeager attorneys tricking a bunch of young Native Americans into a losing lawsuit. It failed in the past because the statute of limitations had passed years ago on this issue. If it was so offensive there should've been more than two lawsuits between 197x and 2006.

This is a non-issue.

This so old...the PC group can kis my a@%!!!! We will always be the REDSKINS!!!! But if we have to change the whiteskins would not make me made!!!!!

if change happened, i still wouldnt let them win, it will be redskins for life.. and i would start making my own shit and keep the rest of my old stuff. "Warriors"??? how gay. Braves would be better, thats what they used to be in the 30's anyway. but i would still call them the redskins no matter the outcome period.

do we have to have this discussion every season? the name will remain the same

do we have to have this discussion every season? the name will remain the same

The reason we have it every year is Politics. You see the signs. Literally along the highway. Vote for your favorite sheriff, school board, Representative, Senator, etc.

So, in getting with the Political time of the year, we already know LDS (LilDannySnyder for the Uninitiated!) bought and owns the rights to "Warriors". So, he has a back up plan.

I don't think it happens, but you never know.

To me, if the name wasn't offensive when it became illegal then it can't just become offensive when a very small minority decide so. It is called common sense and it is the only reason I am sure that someday we will lose this name. Our system has none of it.

First of all, it won't happen.

If it comes close, we can tell the whiny little liberals who don't even WATCH football, "ok, we'll compromise...we'll give up the name 'Redskins' in favor of the 'Pigskinheads'."

I'm sure they'll let us keep the name then.

I'm still mad that the Bullets gave in and picked a horrible name like the "Wizards". I still support the team, but to me they'll always be the Bullets. It's NOT the team's fault that so many people were firing shots outside the White House (and trying to fly small plane and helicoptors into it) when Clinton was working it there, I mean working in there.