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Originally Posted by djnemo65
My take has always been that its the Washington part of the name I root for, not the Redskins part.
What I have never understood is the passion with which predominantly white fans oppose a change. It clearly is the the most offensive moniker out there, so if in keeping with the zeitgeist they decide to go a more politically correct route, why is that such a tragedy? The Wizards name change was much worse - because the original name was not offensive and the new name and colors were so ridiculously stupid - and we all got over that pretty quickly.
To people who say I dont see what the big deal is with the name, isn't the inverse true as well? That its not that big a deal to change it?
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No, I still call them the Bullets and love uniform throwback nights. They should wear Bullets uni's for all home games. I hate the name "Wizards". It sounds like one of the corny WNBA team names. The colors aren't too bad, but I preferred the red/white/blue.
I think the major reason they were forced to change was because in 1994, there were a lot of whackjobs shooting at the White House from the sidewalk, trying to get rid of Clinton. A small plane even tried taking him out from the air. A lot of people in that town were "afraid" of bullets in '94 and '95. The press has said it was a high murder rate among blacks in D.C. that prompted the change, but the timing is suspucious and the Clintons always got their way.
While that's horrible, you can't blame the basketball team. If they were in any other city than ultra-liberal & PC Washington, D.C....their name wouldn't have changed. They could even still be the Baltimore Bullets.
The name Redskins is only offensive if you make an effort to be offended. Our logo is tasteful and looks more like a tribute than an attempt to offend, not like the Cleveland Indians (who I have no problem with them remaining the Indians). If we make ANY change, I wouldn't be opposed to going back to our spear logo. That looked GREAT.