moldyoldy

> Here is an e-mail sent to
> Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune after an
> article he published concerning
> a name change for the Washington Redskins.

>
> Dear Mr. Page...
>
> I agree with our Native American
> population. I am highly insulted by the
> racially charged name of the
> Washington Redskins. One might argue that to
> name a professional football
> team after Native Americans would exalt them
> as fine warriors, but nay, nay.
> We must be careful not to offend and, in
> the spirit of political
> correctness and courtesy, we must move forward.
>
> Let's ditch the Kansas City
> Chiefs, the Atlanta Braves and the Cleveland
> Indians. If your shorts are in a
> wad because of the reference the name
> Redskins makes to skin color,
> then we need to get rid of the Cleveland
> Browns.
>
> The Carolina Panthers obviously
> were named to keep the memory of militant
> B****s from the 60s alive. Gone.
> It's offensive to us white folk.
>
> The New York Yankees offend the
> Southern population. Do you see a team
> named for the Confederacy? No!
> There is no room for any reference to that
> tragic war that cost this
> country so many young men's lives.
>
> I am also offended by the
> blatant references to the Catholic religion among
> our sports team names. Totally
> inappropriate to have the New Orleans
> Saints, the Los Angeles Angels
> or the San Diego Padres.
>
> Then there are the team names
> that glorify criminals who raped and
> pillaged. We are talking about
> the horrible Oakland Raiders, theMinnesota
> Vikings,
> the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and
> the Pittsburgh Pirates!
>
> Now, let us address those teams
> that clearly send the wrong message to our
> children. The San Diego Chargers
> promote irresponsible fighting or even
> spending habits. Wrong message
> to our children.
>
> The New York Giants and the San
> Francisco Giants promote obesity, a growing
> childhood epidemic. Wrong
> message to our children.
>
> The Cincinnati Reds promote
> downers/barbiturates. Wrong message to our
> children.
>
> The Milwaukee Brewers. Well,
> that goes without saying. Wrong message to our
> children.
>
> So, there you go. We need to
> support any legislation that comes out to
> rectify this travesty, because
> the Government will likely become involved
> with this issue, as they should.
> Just the kind of thing the do nothing
> Congress loves.
>
> As a
> diehard Oregon State fan, my wife and I, with all of this
> in mind,
> suggest it might also make some
> sense to change the name of theOregon
> State women's athletic teams
> to something other than "the Beavers"
> (especially when they
> play Southern California. Do we really want the
> Trojans sticking it to the
> Beavers???)
>
> I always love your articles and
> I generally agree with them. As for the
> Redskins name, I would suggest
> they change the name to the Foreskins to
> better represent their
> community, paying tribute to the dick heads in
> Congress.