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mikesaninjakillr t1_ius4sk6 wrote

Can whoever buys it please rename it to the sentinels

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myfuntimes t1_iusd7k5 wrote

Named after the soldiers that stand guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? I like it! I have been trying to think of a name that sounds decent and applies to the area.

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emelbee923 t1_iusiukt wrote

I always wanted them to be the Sentinels because of The Replacements, which is loosely based on Washington's strike-shortened championship season. Get Gene Hackman and Keanu Reeves voiceovers on video packages on game day.

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gr8kamon t1_iuu8rs7 wrote

It's honestly insane it didn't happen. They could have Keanu run out in full pads and uniform with the team at the first home game and people would lose their mind

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Raeandray t1_iuu2qzi wrote

This seems tacky to me at best. Football is a fun sport for entertainment purposes. I don’t know that we should compare them to guardians of the soldiers who were lost but never found in war.

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emodro t1_iuu6k78 wrote

It’s a replacements reference…. You should watch it, it’s great.

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myfuntimes t1_iuua26k wrote

Fair point. I just like when teams have names based on their location.

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JoeSicko t1_iuucvpg wrote

Sounds like something Snyder would do. Cater to vets to distract from his own BS.

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Purple1829 t1_iusx6bx wrote

I thought Football Team was such an awesome name. I was legit bummed when they didn’t keep it.

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Not_the_brightest t1_iutb8qq wrote

Yeah, I really liked it. Made then stand out from all the others, and not just because they suck.

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Rolemodel247 t1_iusnloa wrote

Named after the law enforcement forces sent to round up mutants? I think not.

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spencehammer t1_iutd19m wrote

Only slightly better than being named for men of Gilead who own Handmaids.

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bdclark t1_iusvp7p wrote

You know they probably really wanted to name them the Washington Generals till they realized that's the name of the team the Harlem Globetrotters always play.

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tFlydr t1_iuty8f7 wrote

Swapping redskins to pigskins was the easiest layup on earth.

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Mesofeelyoma t1_iutxheg wrote

I always thought 'Hogs' would've been appropriate. Almost anything is better than Commanders.

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88leo t1_iuudiny wrote

Absolutely, best name I have heard. Better trademark it.

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DCdeer t1_iuu9h1f wrote

Um fuck no what a shit name that holds no meaning with the fan base

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Hwted t1_iusyt03 wrote

Washington Monuments…Swamps

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phred_666 t1_iusjibj wrote

Red Wolves or Red Hogs are a LOT better names than the Sentinels. Almost as bad a name as Commanders.

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somdude04 t1_iusw6au wrote

Red Wolves had trademark issues. With the history of the name, Red Hogs can be seen as comparing Native Americans to hogs.

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phred_666 t1_iusx05l wrote

Can’t imagine the mental gymnastics involved with associating Hogs with Native Americans. The offensive line of Washington during their glory days in the 80’s and 90’s was “The Hogs”. That’s why you see some fans wearing hog noses. It’s a logical name choice based on the team’s past.

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JoeSicko t1_iuud1gc wrote

That's why we should have been the DC groundhogs.

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Dynas_ t1_iusl586 wrote

Just rename it back to the Redskins. It was never racist to begin with. That was a all a PR move.

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mikesaninjakillr t1_iusmcmr wrote

It is, was, and will always be racist.

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Dynas_ t1_iusr6k4 wrote

It's more racist to be offended on behalf of the people it's about who don't think it's racist at all.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/new-poll-finds-9-in-10-native-americans-arent-offended-by-redskins-name/2016/05/18/3ea11cfa-161a-11e6-924d-838753295f9a_story.html

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mechapoitier t1_iusmpfv wrote

Anything but Commanders, which is so seemingly intentionally poorly thought out that it seems like a troll against the fans. So every player is in command? Like they all fly in from their global deployments on Sundays?

Hell just go back to Football Team while we sort it out.

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115MRD t1_iutkqnn wrote

They risked losing the trademark rights because its illegal to trademark racial slurs. No way they'd risk continued court challenges especially when their owner is now under federal investigation.

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Dynas_ t1_iuw0bfe wrote

In your own article it says:

>petitioners withdrew for further litigation now that the legal issue has become moot due to a decision in another case which found the relevant portion of the trademark law to be an unconstitutional infringement on freedom of speech.

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