I noticed a Chiefs helmet when they were talking about this on TV in the background, ironic and also shows exactly what you mean. It would be like using any derogatory term and why the other teams aren't taking as much heat.
I would have loved it if Dan Snyder would have worked with the tribes to keep the native american theme, but not in a derogatory terms and instead in a way that honors them years ago and perhaps this would be avoided.
Yes, Washington's name was on a different level from most others. I would not be surprised to see some of the native iconography reduced or eliminated - the Tomahawk Chop, etc.
A debate can be had about many other teams, but Washington was in a in a league of their own on this one. Really not much of a debate to be had, IMO.
The Tomahawk Chop was suspended for a game or two last year in Atlanta because one of the opposing players was indigenous - not exactly a win, but it's better than nothing.
I think it will be hard to do that for the Tomahawk Chop other than not playing the song for it. I say that because if you watch UND hockey, there are still Sioux logos all over the screens from the fans that still have those clothes. The same was true in NASCAR for the confederate flag where fans still brought them to Talladega, just kept them off the property in tailgate areas.
Yeah, they can't really "force" them to stop doing it.
UND fans still have their undies in a bunch over the name change - so much so that they still produce bootleg merch with the old logo on it as a "gotcha." It's sad really. Engelstad had the logo plastered everywhere in the arena. His logic was the more places he'd put the logo, the more time consuming and expensive it would be to remove it - thus the school wouldn't accept the name change. Boy was he ever wrong.
I'm sure most UND loyalty begins and ends with the hockey season anyway, so I don't see why they're so upset about it.
Dan Snyder is a problem with or without the nickname!
With the way he's run the team into the ground, yes. They need The Hogs again (non-racist thing they can keep, maybe a good mascot?) to protect their QB's as RG3 sure showed. The hit against Seattle he took that killed his career wasn't on a scramble play where he took off, it was on the o-line getting beat bad.
Just announced that one of the new NFL name options for Washington is the Red Tails, and they should immediately pick up major sponsorship from Desitin.
-Wasington (nobody cares because they will suck until Snyder dies anyway)
-Washington Losers
-Washington corrupt, elected d-bags
-Washington Monuments
-Washington Jeffersonians.
-Washington Rockers (for Rockville, Maryland)
-Washington Senators (why not, the baseball team has been that twice).
-Washington Monuments
-Washington Jeffersonians.
-Washington Rockers (for Rockville, Maryland)
-Washington Senators (why not, the baseball team has been that twice).
-Washington Monuments
-Washington Jeffersonians.
-Washington Rockers (for Rockville, Maryland)
-Washington Senators (why not, the baseball team has been that twice).
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