Racist team names

[GiaCat]

Right now, the Washington Redskins are under fire for being politically incorrect. And in this case, I agree, its highly offensive. I mean, "Redskins"?. Imagine if a team was called, say the Boston Beaners, Cincinnati Chinamen, or Houston Hajjis? The list goes on an on. I am not sure why Washington has dug there heels in over this, since to most people the term Redskin is high on the list of the most agitating of slurs.

Chicago Blackhawks sort of skirts the line. In my opinion, it is not overly inflammatory and certainly not near as derogatory as Redskins. The original intend, long before political correctness came along. was not meant as derogatory. But pressure is mounting on them since they are so conspicuous, being the champs. Its an easy fix though, change the name to Black Hawks and have a black hawk bird as the team logo.

I hear the Florida State Seminoles actually licensed there name from the Seminal tribe. That ended that controversy fast. And one that has not gained notice is the Cleveland Indians. Likely because no one ever needs to notice them

And how about Minnesota Vikings, Notre Dame Irish, or any team named after an identifiable group of people? In many cases, these sports teams where named when it was acceptable to use ethnic groups as mascots.

So what about future sport team names. What is the modern criteria to name a team? It would be hard to come up with a name that does not offend someone, somewhere out there.

 

[PoppingTom]

"Boston Red Sox" is highly offending to socialists.

 

[pointless]

fucking germans. you should've gone with the cincinatti reds.



who, incidentally, actually changed their name to the red legs for a bit in the 50's. whoever can guess why correctly first gets absolutely nothing from me but contempt for being a pedantic knob.

 

[PoppingTom]

fucking germans. you should've gone with the cincinatti reds.

Funny how many football (hahaha, american football) teams in god's own country are red.

This renders "the red danger" in a totally new light.

 

[DSpeeGal]

The New Englad football teams name is hate speech, should be called Multiculturalists and not Patriots

 

[DSpeeGal]

NY Giants discriminate....should be called, N Y All Persons, not Giants, what about small people
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[DSpeeGal]

The Packers are homophobic, denotes fudge packers

 

[Hard_Rom]

So what about future sport team names. What is the modern criteria to name a team? It would be hard to come up with a name that does not offend someone, somewhere out there.

Viking and Irish are hardly derogatory. Maybe 1000 years ago to some. Redskin has always been offensive. Whitey never cared until recently.

I like the registering of copyright Seminole idea. Great way for tribe to earn money.

Don't even know if Blackhawk is offensive. It relates to one man's personal name not a tribe of natives. The emblem could be reworked to match closer a description of Blackhawk himself. It is a highjack of a native heroes image though. Philadelphia Franklins?

Lots of names that people won't get offended over. Animal names are easy. How about brand marketing. Chicago Nikes or Washington Reeboks. Has a ring to it!

 

[Hard_Rom]

The Packers are homophobic, denotes fudge packers

What does a job in the candy and food industry have to do with this thread? I did not realize that home making fudge made you homosexual!

 

[pointless]

actually, they're named after the green bay packaging company. it still exists. i see their trucks all the time here in michigan.

 

[PoppingTom]

Lots of names that people won't get offended over. Animal names are easy. How about brand marketing. Chicago Nikes or Washington Reeboks. Has a ring to it!

Sorry, but: No. This is too German. Even I don't like it.

One football (yes, I mean soccer) team here did it, Red Bull Leipzig, and they were highly criticized for being too "commercial" with that.

 

[pointless]

oh, i'm sorry. i just fact checked myself. they were named after the indian packing company. the green bay packaging company are just a bunch of johnny comelately upstarts.

 

[Killswitch1]

Our high school team is the redskins with an indian chief logo/mascot.. I've never heard of any objections or broo ha ha.

Course the guy behind me flys a six foot confederate flag so....

He rakes his leaves though so alls well.

 

[Hard_Rom]

Sorry, but: No. This is too German. Even I don't like it.

One football (yes, I mean soccer) team here did it, Red Bull Leipzig, and they were highly criticized for being too "commercial" with that.

All pro sports is commercialization. Leipzig Red Bulls sounds a bit better. Just takes a bit of wordsmithing.

 

[pointless]

Sorry, but: No. This is too German. Even I don't like it.

One football (yes, I mean soccer) team here did it, Red Bull Leipzig, and they were highly criticized for being too "commercial" with that.

we still have the new york red bulls, but that's mls and pretty much no one outside of seattle and portland gives a shit about major league soccer.

 

[Hard_Rom]

we still have the new york red bulls, but that's mls and pretty much no one outside of seattle and portland gives a shit about major league soccer.

Didn't L.A. have Posh Spice's husband for awhile? MLS doesn't get much airtime up here either. Good game though. Cheap equipment needs, simple rules, lots of exercise.

 

[PoppingTom]

All pro sports is commercialization.

"Commercialization" means something special in Germany. If you're commercial successful, it's OK, but if you're "commercial", it means "even worse than the worst mainstream shit". "Commercial" is another word for "too embarassing, just for money reasons".

Leipzig Red Bulls sounds a bit better. Just takes a bit of wordsmithing.

They call themselves RB Leipzig, which sounds usual to clubnames here.

 

[Sean]

Didn't L.A. have Posh Spice's husband for awhile? MLS doesn't get much airtime up here either. Good game though. Cheap equipment needs, simple rules, lots of exercise.

The fact that you just referred to probably the best right winger the world has ever seen as "Posh Spice's husband" makes me weep.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

A local high school, named after a school superintendant of a century ago, sweats bullets cause his first name was DIXIE. OMG!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PoppingTom]

A local high school, named after a school superintendant of a century ago, sweats bullets cause his first name was DIXIE. OMG!!!!!!!!!!

That one was tough.

 

[Libsam]

Viking and Irish are hardly derogatory. Maybe 1000 years ago to some. Redskin has always been offensive. Whitey never cared until recently.

I like the registering of copyright Seminole idea. Great way for tribe to earn money.

Don't even know if Blackhawk is offensive. It relates to one man's personal name not a tribe of natives. The emblem could be reworked to match closer a description of Blackhawk himself. It is a highjack of a native heroes image though. Philadelphia Franklins?

Lots of names that people won't get offended over. Animal names are easy. How about brand marketing. Chicago Nikes or Washington Reeboks. Has a ring to it!

Thanks for explaining that. I was like, "WTF, you can't say black anymore"?

 

[zipman]

The fact that you just referred to probably the best right winger the world has ever seen as "Posh Spice's husband" makes me weep.

Posh Spice's husband was a politician?

 

[Sean Renaud]

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So what about future sport team names. What is the modern criteria to name a team? It would be hard to come up with a name that does not offend someone, somewhere out there.

Not in a room of "reasonable" people it wouldn't. As you mention there is a difference between nigger, kike, chinamen and say Blackhawks. For the record the mascot of the Notre Dame is not an Irishman, it's a leprechaun. Same as Lucky on breakfast cereal.

There are lots of animal names left out there if you don't mind bugs like scorpions and spiders. Plenty of "groups" like knights or Samurai (I highly doubt Japanese people would pitch any more of a shit fit over Samurai sports teams than they do Ninja Turtles.) Werewolves and vampires. To say nothing of alternate languages that are mostly pronouncible to silly Americans. Jaeger for example. And that's just off the top of my head. If you sat me down with a few mythology books and an English->whatever language translator I could rename every single team in the United States, create a bunch of new ones and offend a bare minimum amount of people. I means sure somewhere out there is a big fat lesbian who doesn't shave and would be pissed off I decided the one team is the St. Louis Mammoths but I could happily ignore those fucks.

 

[Sean]

Posh Spice's husband was a politician?

Well, he was a red.

 

[Libsam]

Jaeger means huntsmen, right?
That would piss off the anti-gun and animal cruelty crowds.