California Becomes First State To Ban 'Redskins' Team Name

[nuhuh]

From what I read tonight I'd say the Southern Strategy was a rousing success.

 

[mudwhistle]

Nothing wrong with the name Redskins.

Nothing

It's just an imaginary insult. Better known as micro-racism.

It actually should be an honor.....but liberals find the turd in the dark underside in everything.


I think we should sue over white-lies. That's racist.

 

[The Rabbi]

California is suffering from economic stagnation, bloated deficits, unfunded pension liabilities, gov't induced drought, illegal immigration. And the best thing the governor can do is restrict free speech?

 

[Lakhota]

California is suffering from economic stagnation, bloated deficits, unfunded pension liabilities, gov't induced drought, illegal immigration. And the best thing the governor can do is restrict free speech?

I agree! Let's rename the team in honor of Jew Dan Snyder.

 

[TNHarley]

Who gives a shit what those Marxist assholes do?
They also are basically giving illegals the right to vote. How American!

 

[The Rabbi]

California is suffering from economic stagnation, bloated deficits, unfunded pension liabilities, gov't induced drought, illegal immigration. And the best thing the governor can do is restrict free speech?

I agree!

See that. You agree with me. Because I am right.

 

[OKTexas]

"This issue is not going away."

California became the first state to ban public schools from using "Redskins" as a team name, nickname or mascot on Sunday in a move applauded by Native American activists.

Signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown (D), the California Racial Mascots Act, authored by Assemblyman Luis Alejo (D), outlaws schools' use of the slur effective Jan. 1, 2017.

Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter and National Congress of American Indians Executive Director Jackie Pata, who lead the advocacy group Change the Mascot, praised Alejo and Brown in a joint statement.

“They have set a shining example for other states across the country, and for the next generation, by demonstrating a commitment to the American ideals of inclusion and mutual respect," they wrote.

"The most populous state in the country has now taken a stand against the use of this insidious slur in its schools, and Change the Mascot expects more states to follow."

"Their historic step to build a better future stands in stark contrast to the dogged inaction of Washington’s NFL team, which in the face of all the evidence that this term degrades and offends Native Americans, continues to defend and promote the slur for its own financial gain," they wrote. "This landmark legislation eliminating the R-word in California schools clearly demonstrates that this issue is not going away, and that opposition to the Washington team on this issue is only intensifying. The NFL should act immediately to press the team to change the name.”

California Becomes First State To Ban 'Redskins' Team Name

Thank you Governor Jerry Brown and Assemblyman Luis Alejo. Also thanks to Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter and National Congress of American Indians Executive Director Jackie Pata for keeping up the pressure.

The Racist Redskins

So now the commies think they can regulate speech. They will be bitch slapped by the courts if it's challenged.

 

[HenryBHough]

And students in a Northern California high school vote on a new name and come up with something truly reflective of the state's attitude toward not just students but all peoples!

THE SHEEPLE​

Now, in full disclosure, there was a strong outpouring in favour of portraying a dyed-pink lamb in respect for the LGBT contingent but California didn't mandate gender neutrality, only sensitivity toward the ethnically challenged.

 

[Lakhota]

Progress may be slow - but it's progress.

 

[easyt65]

Another F*ed Up Progressive Liberal Political Correctness hypocritical assault on common sense, a waste of time and money...

We have to get rid of the term 'Redskins'...
Next will be the term 'Indians' because the PROPER term is 'Native Americans'....this will still offend some so the name will have to be changed to 'Indiginous People of the Nation Now Known As North America', or 'IPNNKNA' for short.

Of course someone else will be offended, and the name 'IPNNKNA' will have to be changed to include 'Who Evil Whites Victimized', making the NEW name of 'IPNNKAWEWV'.

 

[Claudette]

"This issue is not going away."

California became the first state to ban public schools from using "Redskins" as a team name, nickname or mascot on Sunday in a move applauded by Native American activists.

Signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown (D), the California Racial Mascots Act, authored by Assemblyman Luis Alejo (D), outlaws schools' use of the slur effective Jan. 1, 2017.

Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter and National Congress of American Indians Executive Director Jackie Pata, who lead the advocacy group Change the Mascot, praised Alejo and Brown in a joint statement.

“They have set a shining example for other states across the country, and for the next generation, by demonstrating a commitment to the American ideals of inclusion and mutual respect," they wrote.

"The most populous state in the country has now taken a stand against the use of this insidious slur in its schools, and Change the Mascot expects more states to follow."

"Their historic step to build a better future stands in stark contrast to the dogged inaction of Washington’s NFL team, which in the face of all the evidence that this term degrades and offends Native Americans, continues to defend and promote the slur for its own financial gain," they wrote. "This landmark legislation eliminating the R-word in California schools clearly demonstrates that this issue is not going away, and that opposition to the Washington team on this issue is only intensifying. The NFL should act immediately to press the team to change the name.”

California Becomes First State To Ban 'Redskins' Team Name

Thank you Governor Jerry Brown and Assemblyman Luis Alejo. Also thanks to Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter and National Congress of American Indians Executive Director Jackie Pata for keeping up the pressure.

The Racist Redskins

Its not an issue at all. Except to an idiot like you.

That team has been called the Redskins for decades and no one gave a shit until some PC idiot started their asshole bullshit.

Grow the fuck up. Its a football team name. I'm part Native American and I can't tell you how much I don't give a shit.

 

[BluesLegend]

Tune in next week when libs ban baking powder.

 

[Avatar4321]

Cause banning words is the proper use of government resources. Why do you want to suppress speech? And if any wore should be banned wouldn't it be the n word? Or is this just an arbitrary racist policy for only banning native American words?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

CA is going to be the next Democrat Detroit

 

[BluesLegend]

Breaking: California declares Indian motorcycles racist

 

[Lakhota]

Breaking: California declares Indian motorcycles racist

That's funny - especially since Columbus was so fucking dumb that he thought he had landed in India. BTW, was the Indian Motorcycle Company founded by a racist? Go Washington Kikes!

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Breaking: California declares Indian motorcycles racist

That's funny - especially since Columbus was so fucking dumb that he thought he had landed in India. BTW, was the Indian Motorcycle Company founded by a racist? Go Washington Kikes!

Meh... whatever.. we white folks brought you savages out if the dark ages. You're welcome by the way.

 

[HenryBHough]

Columbus was a Democrat.

When he started out he didn't know where he was going.
When he got there he didn't know where he was.
While he was there he fucked it up.
When he got back he lied about where he'd been.

Ob-la-di, ob-la-dah.........

 

[Alex.]

Such bullshit issue, if one does not like the name boycott the team. Too much government involvement.

 

[Jarlaxle]

The founder of the team was a racist - and the team name was meant to be racist.

The Racist Redskins

When George Preston Marshall died in 1969, he left some money to his children but directed that the bulk of his estate be used to set up a foundation in his name. He attached, however, one firm condition: that the foundation, operating out of Washington, D.C., should not direct a single dollar toward “any purpose which supports or employs the principle of racial integration in any form.” Think about that. This was not 1929 or 1949. Even in 1960 such a diktat might have been, well, “understandable” in a Southern city such as Washington then was. But 1969; “in any form.”

This is the man who gave the Washington Redskins their name. He was one of the most despicable racists in the American sporting arena of the entire 20th century. He thought Redskins was funny, just as he thought the war paint and feather headdress he made the head coach wear were funny. And this is the legacy that current Redskins owner Dan Snyder wants to uphold?

Most famously of all, Marshall was the last owner to accept a black player—fully 15 years after the ban was lifted. And his team drafted an African-American then (in 1961) only because it was forced to by the government—the then-new stadium that we call RFK Stadium today was built on Department of Interior land, which permitted the Kennedy administration to order the lessee (the team) to adhere to federal nondiscrimination policies. In other words, Marshall wasn’t merely a standard-issue racist of the time, like H.L. Mencken or countless others. He was diseased. He seethed with hatred of nonwhite people. And “Redskins” is his handiwork. Because “Braves” wasn’t quite descriptive enough.

More: The Racist Redskins

They were originally the Braves because (wait for it) they played in Boston, at Braves Field. At the time, the name was used in part because it meant they could use the same uniforms as the baseball team They were renamed, largely due to then-head coach "Lone Star" Deitz, who claimed to be Sioux. (He probably wasn't, but Marshall likely did not know that.)