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happy
September 16, 2009 at 03:17PM View BBCode
The "Washington Nationals" is basically the "Redskins" equivalent, but for americans rather than american indians. Or maybe yankees for northern americans? mets for people living inside of cities? Giants for people above 6' tall? (all terms that reference specific people must be inherently racist/regionalist/etc. Thus they all must be changed.)
FuriousGiorge
September 16, 2009 at 03:24PM View BBCode
I won't say that's the dumbest thing you've ever said, but it's in the neighborhood.
tm4559
September 16, 2009 at 03:25PM View BBCode
well, actually the Washington Senators would have been unbelievably offensive.
tm4559
happy, "Redskins" is a totally racist word. you might be the only person in the world that thinks it isn't.
September 16, 2009 at 03:36PM View BBCode
Originally posted by happy
The "Washington Nationals" is basically the "Redskins" equivalent, but for americans rather than american indians. Or maybe yankees for northern americans? mets for people living inside of cities? Giants for people above 6' tall? (all terms that reference specific people must be inherently racist/regionalist/etc. Thus they all must be changed.)
happy, "Redskins" is a totally racist word. you might be the only person in the world that thinks it isn't.
happy
[Edited on 9-16-2009 by happy]
September 16, 2009 at 04:17PM View BBCode
You believe that the word "redskins" has negative feelings towards certain races?[Edited on 9-16-2009 by happy]
happy
September 16, 2009 at 04:27PM View BBCode
(its not about the semantics, it's about the complete disregard for context.)
tm4559
context?
you mean the part where the R has feathers hanging from it, clearly indicating we are talking about Native Amercians, and not peanuts?
[Edited on 9-16-2009 by tm4559]
September 16, 2009 at 04:31PM View BBCode
context?context?
you mean the part where the R has feathers hanging from it, clearly indicating we are talking about Native Amercians, and not peanuts?
[Edited on 9-16-2009 by tm4559]
FuriousGiorge
September 16, 2009 at 04:31PM View BBCode
The person who's suggesting that "Giants" is offensive to tall people just like "Redskins" is offensive to Native Americans is going to lecture other people about context? Sometimes I wonder whether you're this obtuse in general, or if it's mostly just an act.
dirtdevil
you don't?????
(it's just one race, actually)
September 16, 2009 at 04:54PM View BBCode
Originally posted by happy
You believe that the word "redskins" has negative feelings towards certain races?
you don't?????
(it's just one race, actually)
whiskybear
September 16, 2009 at 04:55PM View BBCode
He was being a semantics moron. (Also he doesn't believe "redskins" is a racial epithet, so there's that.)
dirtdevil
wait until he tells us that 'padres' is offensive to catholic monks, 'red wings' to menstruating women and 'cavaliers' to the calvary of charles I.
September 16, 2009 at 04:55PM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
The person who's suggesting that "Giants" is offensive to tall people just like "Redskins" is offensive to Native Americans is going to lecture other people about context? Sometimes I wonder whether you're this obtuse in general, or if it's mostly just an act.
wait until he tells us that 'padres' is offensive to catholic monks, 'red wings' to menstruating women and 'cavaliers' to the calvary of charles I.
happy
Fighting Irish never gets this kind of grief. Hell, the irish like them. If I were an american indian, I would unquestionably be a redskins fan.
September 16, 2009 at 04:56PM View BBCode
the context is the fact that it is a professional football team. In the same way that a professional football team wouldnt name their team "The Washington Small Penis Squad", I dont think they would name them Redskins unless they had some sort of positive view of "Redskins".Fighting Irish never gets this kind of grief. Hell, the irish like them. If I were an american indian, I would unquestionably be a redskins fan.
dirtdevil
is this an ogl thread? can i call you an idiot and not get a warning? no? i won't then. that is, however, a statement that an idiot would be ashamed to own.
[Edited on 9-16-2009 by dirtdevil]
September 16, 2009 at 05:09PM View BBCode
oh my god. oh. my. god.is this an ogl thread? can i call you an idiot and not get a warning? no? i won't then. that is, however, a statement that an idiot would be ashamed to own.
[Edited on 9-16-2009 by dirtdevil]
dirtdevil
you know, i almost put 'fighting irish' in there, but then i thought, "no, even happy can't possibly confuse the actual word for a denizen of a country with a racial slur on that country." more fool me, i guess.
(do we really have to explain why they're called the 'fighting irish' and not the 'stinking micks'?)
[Edited on 9-16-2009 by dirtdevil]
September 16, 2009 at 05:12PM View BBCode
Originally posted by dirtdevil
wait until he tells us that 'padres' is offensive to catholic monks, 'red wings' to menstruating women and 'cavaliers' to the calvary of charles I.
you know, i almost put 'fighting irish' in there, but then i thought, "no, even happy can't possibly confuse the actual word for a denizen of a country with a racial slur on that country." more fool me, i guess.
(do we really have to explain why they're called the 'fighting irish' and not the 'stinking micks'?)
[Edited on 9-16-2009 by dirtdevil]
tm4559
September 16, 2009 at 05:21PM View BBCode
"drunken, lazy, worthless micks" would be far better better. probably would not fit on the jersey though. also, they can't even play football. only the negroes play well.
happy
[Edited on 9-16-2009 by happy]
September 16, 2009 at 06:13PM View BBCode
clearly the name implies that all irish people fight. And the symbol enhances irish steritypes and makes people think that irish people are leprechauns who fight like really old boxers. Because context is for suckers.[Edited on 9-16-2009 by happy]
happy
September 16, 2009 at 06:20PM View BBCode
no, you know what, i give in. You guys are right. Every single time I hear the word "redskins", I become a little more racist, it even makes me want to go pillage a local indian casino. I am of the belief that all american indians wear feathers in their hair, and carry spears 24/7 (except when carrying a bow and arrow or a tomahawk). This team name thing is important stuff that really changes things and makes the world a worse place. After this realization, I dont know that I can enjoy my local football team anymore without them changing the team name to an insufferably boring team name so as to destroy the entire team's history and piss off all their paying fans just like the bullets did.
hayward
classic!!
September 16, 2009 at 06:45PM View BBCode
Originally posted by tm4559
"drunken, lazy, worthless micks" would be far better better. probably would not fit on the jersey though. also, they can't even play football. only the negroes play well.
classic!!
tm4559
September 16, 2009 at 06:59PM View BBCode
how can you call the wizards boring? after all they've done for this great city?