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[campyfan39]

This will do nothing for anyone. Just a total cave to the sjw movement. 105 years. Hope they never see the WS again. Are the Braves next?

[cardsfan73]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

This will do nothing for anyone. Just a total cave to the sjw movement. 105 years. Hope they never see the WS again. Are the Braves next?

It doesn't hurt anyone either. Why are you so angry about this? SMH

[campyfan39]

Not angry at all. I just hate to see pointless concessions made to try to appease. It never works. I am also a history buff and with all the expansion and teams moving etc it’s sad to see one of the oldest teams in the league change their name. Why do you care enough to quote me and attempt to interpret my motives and emotions?

[JollyElm]

And how long until the Buffalo Bills name has to be changed because it's so sexist??!! Maybe they should be called the Western NY Non-Gender Specific Team???

[One 'ol Cat]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

And how long until the Buffalo Bills name has to be changed because it's so sexist??!! Maybe they should be called the Western NY Non-Gender Specific Team???

Actually the Buffalo Bills were named after Buffalo Bill Cody (ya got to go back to the original Buffalo Bills in the AAFC). Now Buffalo Bill Cody was a KILLER of Indians (or so he spent the last half of his life claiming). I mean if we are going all PC and everything...

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by One 'ol Cat

Actually the Buffalo Bills were named after Buffalo Bill Cody (ya got to go back to the original Buffalo Bills in the AAFC). Now Buffalo Bill Cody was a KILLER of Indians (or so he spent the last half of his life claiming). I mean if we are going all PC and everything...

Um, they're obviously named after Buffalo Bill Cody, who was a man. That is precisely why I referred to it as being 'sexist' to these freakin' SJWs.

[Butch7999]

Originally Posted by One 'ol Cat

Actually the Buffalo Bills were named after Buffalo Bill Cody (ya got to go back to the original Buffalo Bills in the AAFC). Now Buffalo Bill Cody was a KILLER of Indians (or so he spent the last half of his life claiming). I mean if we are going all PC and everything...

Actually and in fact, this issue did get some little bit of discussion the last few years. It hasn't generated much traction, though,
perhaps mainly because Cody hadn't been much researched by the original 1940s ownership group who probably thought of Cody
as a generic cowboy tough-guy character, and now also because many -- we'd daresay most -- Bills fans don't even connect Cody
with the team name. Hey, maybe we can disavow the Cody thing and associate "Buffalo Bill" with that guy from Silence of the Lambs...

[toledo_mudhen]

Since these arguments are assinine (at best) we just need to pull the trigger on renaming all 30 teams. I suggest BBC1 thru BBC 30 and call it a day.

That oughta satisfy the woketards - well unless of course the pecking order comes into play - Why are the Yankees given the BBC1 monicar and the Marlins are BBC30???

All of these discussions make me want to throw up in my mouth (a little bit) - the entire country is falling apart BUT these are the MOST important issues of the day... FFS

and just what the hell is a Mudhen anyway?

[toledo_mudhen]

The American coot (Fulica americana), also known as a mud hen or pouldeau, is a bird of the family Rallidae

"COOT"? Seriously?

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by toledo_mudhen

All of these discussions make me want to throw up in my mouth (a little bit) - the entire country is falling apart BUT these are the MOST important issues of the day... FFS

Who said it's the most important issue? No one.

The owner of a private business changed the business's name (basically). Happens thousands of times a year, I would imagine. This is a non-issue but you seem to think it's a major deal. Why?

[rats60]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

This will do nothing for anyone. Just a total cave to the sjw movement. 105 years. Hope they never see the WS again. Are the Braves next?

If it gets rid of the tomahawk chop, that would be a good thing.

Cleveland's nickname is dumb. An Indian is a person from India, not a Native American. Also, the team wasn't named to honor a former player. That myth has been debunked.

Columbus may have failed at Math, but why should we perpetuate his ignorance? The Greeks had proven the Earth was round by the 6th century BC. They had discovered the Earth's circumference by the 2nd century BC. If the Italian's were so enlightened, why wasn't this well known in Italy in the 15th century AD?

[chas]

Cleveland Americans?

[Bobbycee]

Originally Posted by rats60

If it gets rid of the tomahawk chop, that would be a good thing.

Cleveland's nickname is dumb. An Indian is a person from India, not a Native American. Also, the team wasn't named to honor a former player. That myth has been debunked.

Columbus may have failed at Math, but why should we perpetuate his ignorance? The Greeks had proven the Earth was round by the 6th century BC. They had discovered the Earth's circumference by the 2nd century BC. If the Italian's were so enlightened, why wasn't this well known in Italy in the 15th century AD?

I'm dizzy from shaking my head over this tripe. You do know Columbus sailed for the King & Queen Spain right? It had nothing to do with proving the Earth was round. Most living people can't come close to having the stones that Columbus did.

[vintagewhitesox]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

This will do nothing for anyone. Just a total cave to the sjw movement. 105 years. Hope they never see the WS again. Are the Braves next?

I sure hope so! Change come gradually. but change comes. Good for Cleveland.