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09-20-2013, 07:56 AM | Topic Starter |
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Goodbye Redskins and Indians and Braves and Chiefs
Rick Reilly, Columnist ESPN Besides, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said last week that if "even one person is offended" on this issue, we need to "listen." One person? Got it. Guess we need to listen to people who are offended by the Kansas City Chiefs' name, too. That's one that offends my father-in-law. "You see some little guy wearing a headdress made of chicken feathers," he says, "painting his face up, making a mockery of us. I hate that. Those are things you earn." Doesn't matter. The 81-year-old Washington Redskins name is falling, and everybody better get out of the way. For the majority of Native Americans who don't care, we'll care for them. For the Native Americans who haven't asked for help, we're glad to give it to them. Trust us. We know what's best. We'll take this away for your own good, and put up barriers that protect you from ever being harmed again. Kind of like a reservation. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/96...ot-easy-sounds |
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09-20-2013, 08:00 AM | #2 | |
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And as for the "Chiefs" name. Weren't they named after the Mayor of KC anyway? |
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09-20-2013, 08:04 AM | #3 |
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Doesn’t matter to the people that want to be offended.
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09-20-2013, 11:46 AM | #4 |
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09-20-2013, 08:03 AM | #5 |
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I can understand the Redskins being offended, but immortalizing the American Indian by proudly naming a team after them seems like a silly thing to be offended by... and yes originally it was named after the mayor of KC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Roe_Bartle After Bartle helped lure the Dallas Texans American Football League team to Kansas City in 1962, owner Lamar Hunt renamed the franchise the Kansas City Chiefs after Bartle's nickname, "The Chief." |
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09-20-2013, 09:06 AM | #7 |
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09-20-2013, 08:06 AM | #8 |
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So Roger Goodell actually thinks that pleasing absolutely EVERYONE is obtainable?
lol, this guy is a fucking moron. Oh, and without American Indian references in sports, that whole heritage is going to be affiliated with Casinos and old motorcycles. If that is what they want, then so be it. |
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09-20-2013, 08:06 AM | #12 |
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The whole "one person" thing is just lip service. What he means is, "If enough sponsors get enough complaints and say we should change we might do something."
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09-20-2013, 08:09 AM | #13 |
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On a side note- Rick Reilly sucks.
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09-20-2013, 08:10 AM | #14 |
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Chiefs beat the Cowboys and Custard had his last stand.
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