OK, I dare any of you non-woke people to use the word in casual conversation with coworkers, not when referencing the football team but when referring to native Americans. Please report back on how it goes. |
No, it is not. It's old fans remembering the glory days of Riggins, the Hogs, Jurgensen, even Theismann. And most of all that snowy Sunday in 1972 in the old RFK stadium playing Dallas for the NFC Championship and the entire stadium shook. What a glorious day that was! Wear your Redskins paraphernalia with pride because the Commanders are losers in every way! |
I was there! |
They went on to win the Superbowl but honestly, that NFC Championship game with Dallas was more important than the Superbowl! It brought this area together and everyone was so smiling and happy even a few Dallas fans. Sonny Jurgensen, Sam Huff, and Frank Herzog with his signature line. "Touchdown Washington Redskins!" and the band played "'Hail to Redskins. Hail Victory. Braves on the warpath, fight for old DC." My father had seats in the end zone and it was like a huge family there. "Those were the days, my friend. We thought they'd never end," but Jack Kent died and that cretin Snyder took over. . |
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I haven’t seen anybody openly wearing this racist clothing.
But if I did, I would be outraged! This is unacceptable. |
It was no racist. |
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Outraged!!!!
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Don’t forget the bouncing stands! |
I know someone in a leadership position at the National Museum of the American Indian. Their family refer to themselves as “Indians,” but they never thought the football team name was okay. I wouldn’t call this person a pot-stirrer; more someone who cares about how their culture and ancestry is represented. |
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Barnee Breeskin composed the music and Corinne Griffith (wife of then Redskins owner George Preston Marshall) wrote the lyrics. Neither was German. |
Look into the history of the American Nazi Party. You didn't have to be German to join it. Also, this is a fact, the Washington Redskins were the last NFL team to integrate. It was essentially forced upon them by the federal government I wonder if some of the local rednecks, whose familes have been here a time, are proud they were the last? |
George Preston Marshall was an unapologetic racist. Would it be surpriseling if his wife was, also? The song was written in 1937. Would it be shocking if "Hail Victory" wasn't slipped in on purpose? The timeline fits. |
A lot of Native Americans either don't meet some of the weird criteria to be enrolled or choose not to be enerolled. It doesn't mean in any way that their opinions aren't valid. It's not really that relevant anyway because it's mostly just woke nutjobs who care about this stuff. |