Costas: Redskins 'an insult, a slur'

[petegz28]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/b...edskins-101313

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by SNR

Been awhile since we had one of these threads.

Actually, no. I take that back. These threads show up all the goddamn time.

Are you somehow under the impression that pete exercises editorial control over Costa's segments?

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Dylan

Political opinions have no place in sports. Additionally, privately owned businesses do not have to change their brand for politically correct reasons.

This.

Politically correct does not mean correct.

It's ****ing Ingsoc...

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by Braincase

Not my point. My point is that if you're some white guy, you don't have a right to tell one group "There's nothing wrong with slur! You're just thin-skinned."

I'm not Native American, and I have no right to tell that group of people what they should or should not find offensive. If I were, I probably would be offended by the term "Redskin". I identify with my northern European heritage, and I don't find the term Viking offensive, because it's accurate and not really a slur.

Exactly! But engines are just like crackers in that the majority don't take offense to racist slurs.

Don't tell a white lie = Caucasian not offended

Lets watch the Chiefs/Redskins game = Indian not offended

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Eureka

Exactly! But engines are just like crackers in that the majority don't take offense to racist slurs.

Probably because engines are inanimate objects...

[TEX]

The vocal minority will one day get the REDSKINS name changed. I personally hope they do not succeed.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Dylan

The Washington Redskins is a privately owned business – According to Forbes, the Redskins are worth $1.7 billion - $131 million of the Redskins valuation is in brand strength. Dan Snyder, who has publicly defended the name, proclaimed the Redskins name is not going anywhere.

Meanwhile, Bob Costas uses NBC’s Sunday night football game as a platform to criticize the Redskins name as an ‘insult’ and ‘slur’ after earlier in the month President Obama suggests the franchise consider a name change.

Political opinions have no place in sports. Additionally, privately owned businesses do not have to change their brand for politically correct reasons.

On a side note: The Iraqi people find President Obama’s middle name “Hussein” offensive. It is hard to find a more fitting discussion.

So the the natives are restless.... I agree, this could be interesting if Costas isn't too big of a pussy to bring it up.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

So the the natives are restless.... I agree, this could be interesting if Costas isn't too big of a pussy to bring it up.

Americans care about the Iraqi people...

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Rausch

Americans care about the Iraqi people...

LOL, you called them people!

[Baby Lee]

Since we've gone this long without the joke;

These guys aren't helping their cause with the fact that every time they stage a protest, it rains.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Since we've gone this long without the joke

9 minutes is far too long on this site.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Since we've gone this long without the joke;

These guys aren't helping their cause with the fact that every time they stage a protest, it rains.

That was just me, washing my car.

[Swanman]

Originally Posted by TEX

The vocal minority will one day get the REDSKINS name changed. I personally hope they do not succeed.

And they won't stop there. That's the thing with the PC dickheads. They will not stop until they have banned a shitload of words from the english language. They will never be happy. While I don't love the Redskin name, it's more the point of stonewalling those PC jerkoffs so they can't continue with their reerunation.

Luckily, Daniel Snyder has the say in changing or not changing the name.

[houstonwhodat]

Originally Posted by McFly

I don't lean one way or the other on the issue, but I wish Costas would quit using halftime of the Sunday night games to push his liberal agenda. He did a gun banning rant the Sunday that Belcher did the murder/suicide. Halftime of a football game is not the place for politics. It's supposed to be our three hours to forget about everything else and just enjoy the sport. **** him, he's a douche nozzle.

^^^^^^
This.

**** that liberal bastard.

I turn on football to watch football not politics.

That lil midget had no problem saying Redskins all his life until a couple months ago.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Are you somehow under the impression that pete exercises editorial control over Costa's segments?

Costas didn't say anything that hasn't been said before

[Predarat]

Make the world a better place, punch Bob Costas in the face. Though if you do that one of his armed body guards will shoot you and kill you to death.