NO MORE REDSKINS

Clodfobble · 06-26-2014, 08:43 PM

To me, it's not about being offensive, it's about feeling appropriate shame at our past. Having a team called the Redskins is like having a team called the Doodieheads. It's like a grown man telling you his name is "Billy Boy." It harkens to a less mature time, and we should be embarrassed not at the words themselves, but at our past immaturity. Sometimes you have to change the words just because you want to distance yourself from your past.

06-26-2014, 08:43 PM	#11
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	To me, it's not about being offensive, it's about feeling appropriate shame at our past. Having a team called the Redskins is like having a team called the Doodieheads. It's like a grown man telling you his name is "Billy Boy." It harkens to a less mature time, and we should be embarrassed not at the words themselves, but at our past immaturity. Sometimes you have to change the words just because you want to distance yourself from your past. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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