Redskins cannot move to new stadium unless team name changes: report

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  1. nra37922

    nra37922 Well-Known Member

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    The Washington Redskins are reportedly stuck at FedEx Field unless the organization decides to change its name.

    The team is looking to move to a new stadium in the near future, but their relocation from Maryland to the RFK Stadium in D.C. now hinges on the organization’s willingness to change its name, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

    Government officials echoed the same message
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    “I call on Dan Snyder once again to face that reality, since he does still desperately want to be in the nation’s capital,” D.C.’s nonvoting House Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton said. “He has got a problem he can’t get around — and he particularly can’t get around it today, after the George Floyd killing.”

    D.C. Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio agreed with Norton.

    “There is no viable path, locally or federally, for the Washington football team to return to Washington, D.C., without first changing the team name,” he said.


    https://www.foxnews.com/sports/redskins-move-new-stadium-team-name-changes-report

    Looks like Mr. Snyder can either 1. cave 2. tell the politicians to go F themselves and continue to play at FedEx Field until that option is yanked 3. Sell the team or 4. Relocate

    Would love to see him sell to the Navaho Nation.
     
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    ...so that the Navajo Nation is the one that changes the name?
     
  3. hawgsalot

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    Ha Ha only lib land, you just can't make this stuff up. They build a stadium then not going to let him play in costing them what close to a billion lol.
     
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    I'd go with option #2. "tell the politicians to go F themselves and continue to play at FedEx Field....." Sports teams bring in a lot of money, somebody will come courting them.

    Either that or I'd add this option ---- rename the team, but something ridiculous. Like the Washington Virtue Signalers, or the Washington Snowflakes, or the Washington Social Justice Warriors. With an equally ridiculous mascot. ROFL.

    Oh, or wait, instead of making fun of the nutty liberals, piss them off. Rename the team the Washington AllLivesMatters.....
     
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    Good, they need to change that racist ass name. Hopefully the league steps in.
     
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  6. Steve N

    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    People who aren't offended by everything need to stand up to the people who are. We need to stop being told what we can do, what tv programs we can watch, what movies are acceptable, what clothing is not offensive, what words not to use, the signs we make with our fingers are racist, and STOP BEING BULLIED BY THE PEOPLE WHO WORSHIP AT THE ALTAR OF THE PERPETUALLY OFFENDED.

    If you ask me, some people, specifically particular grownups, could use a good spanking.
     
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    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    How is it racist? (this should be good)

    The name of a $3.1 billion dollar team is a compliment, not racist.

    Wanna know what's racist? Schools and streets named after MLK.
     
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    This is a really strange article (with a lot of holes in it).

    1) RFK Stadium is scheduled for Demolition in 2021:

    https://ballparkdigest.com/2019/09/06/rfk-stadium-set-to-be-demolished-by-2021/

    2) There are currently NO (even remote) Plans to build a New Redskins Stadium at the Former RFK Stadium Site (once RFK Stadium is demolished).

    3) Any such decision would be YEARS AWAY (in any event).

    Whoever wrote that "story" for Fox seems to be egregiously misinformed.
     
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    They need to change that name yesterday. I suggest The Oklahoma Redskins.
     
  10. Steve N

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    The Washington Post is saying the same thing.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...ins-name-rfk-site-is-off-table-officials-say/
     
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    Funny how the actual Redskins see no problem with the name. It's all the white guilt people projecting on everyone.
     
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    Didn't the Washington Senators baseball team play in RFK Stadium when it had another name??
     
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    It’s a slur. Happy to help.
     
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    OR leaves it alone. How can Redskins be racist if owned by a Native American tribe
     
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    Don't we name teams after things we admire??The Atlanta BRAVES, The Cleveland INDIANS, the Chicago BLACK HAWKS. These names are not meant to be derogatory they are a sign of admiration.
     
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    None of those are slurs. Glad to help.
     
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    The study’s findings, published in the journal of Social Psychological and Personality Science, show that the degree to which those surveyed identified as Native American influenced how offensive they found Native mascots.

    Of those polled for the study, 57% who strongly identify with being Native American and 67% of those who frequently engage in tribal cultural practices were found to be deeply insulted by caricatures of Native American culture.

    Edit: I’m not sure why they’d lump in something like the braves with the redskins. Very different IMO.
     
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    ...because the name "redskins" is inherently racist.
     
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    Being offended because other people are offended is a prime example of a victim complex.
     
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    FedEx Field is a bland/crappy expanse of blah - another boring mega-stadium.

    It would be great to see the Skins back at the historic RFK.

    A win/win for all.

    But I see Democrats oppose that win/win because *woke.*

    Vote Democrat 2020
     
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    If they like.
     
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    So much offensive speech, so little time to silence it...

    Vote Democrat 2020
     
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    F that! The left has gone nuts
     
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    See, now this makes sense.

    RFK is what - like 60 years old?

    Oh well - AJ gets a win on this one.
     
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    If redskins is so offensive, imagine if it was renamed whiteskins?
     

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