Letter about Redskins name change

No matter which side you are on in the matter of renaming the Washington Redskins, this is funny.

This guy is hilarious…



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 Blacks from the 60's alive.

Gone. It's offensive to us white folk.

The New York Yankees offend the Southern population. Do you see a team na med 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, the Minnesota 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 the Oregon State women's athletic teams to something other than "the Beavers (especially

when they play Southern California. Do we really want th e 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

Regards,
Dennis