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[–] dualplains ago
And Oklahoma changes to something else. Oklahoma means 'Red People' in Choctaw.
[–] onesidedsquare 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The Capitals, Monuments, or ..i dunno Stags?
[–] mikron2 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I want the Monuments so bad, but for unrealistic reasons. I'd want their logo to be the Washington Monument in the center, with two domes, one on either side representing the White House dome, and say the Capitol dome. Whichever of the domes you prefer from buildings in DC really, so it would look like a cock and balls. but with monuments. That way it would really get people's panties in a wad and I would laugh hysterically because I'm not really a nearly 30 year old man.
[–] RobotVagina 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I don't think that they should have to change it, but realistically, it's unlikely that they will be able to retain it much longer.
After having a similar conversation with my coworker about this last year, my choice for the new name would be the "Washington Potomacs". I also like the idea of stealing the Nationals old name (since they aren't using it anymore) and calling the team the "Washington Senators".
[–] Vladimir_Komarov 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Yes/No: I can see both sides. On one hand, it stems from a different time when some high profile players happened to be of first nations heritage. Under the social paradigm of the time they felt there was nothing wrong with calling themselves that, and in fact wore it with pride. As time has gone on, and our culture has grown, we generally see the labeling of a group of people by the color of their skin as wrong. I think the question of it's derogatory nature, regardless of it's intention, is more up to the people affected by it than anyone else. That all said, this is a registered trademark and longtime staple of our culture. Were this to be a proposed name of an expansion franchise it would never make it past the planning stages, but as long as this franchise has been around with this name, If anything should be grandfathered in it should be this.