Washington Commanders

[Jingthing]

Well, that's the new name of the Redskins.

How does it make you feel?

I think it's a good choice if they had to change the name which they decided they did.

The only downsides I think are that it comes across as kind of war mongering and also it will be more humiliating and fodder for dissing press coverage when the team is losing badly.

 

For old times sake. 

This tune won't work with the new name.

 

 

Edited February 2, 2022 by Jingthing

[bendejo]

Speaking of offensive names that need to be changed, it's time for Whoopi Goldberg to go back to being Karen Johnson.  I always thought her name was a cynical slam.

(apologies for the digression)

 

 

[Jeffr2]

1 hour ago, bendejo said:

Speaking of offensive names that need to be changed, it's time for Whoopi Goldberg to go back to being Karen Johnson.  I always thought her name was a cynical slam.

(apologies for the digression)

 

 

She's a comedian.  I don't find her name offensive at all.

 

But I hate this new name.  As a native American Indian, I didn't find the previous name offensive.

[mtls2005]

The shortlist was:

 

- Armada
- Presidents
- Brigade
- RedHogs
- Commanders
- RedWolves
- Defenders
- WFT

 

 

Four of which have a military bearing.

 

RedWolves was the first choice but some trademark issues I guess.

 

I liked WFT.

 

And I guess the Washington Plantation (Candielanders?), which is in essence what an NFL franchise is, wasn't going to fly.

 

Commanders has a bit too much of a Civil War feel, and no nickname possibility? The "Ders"?

 

Meanwhile Dan Snyder's still the owner so they'll still suck.

 

 

[mtls2005]

For those just waking up...

 

The Cleveland baseball club was renamed as the Guardians.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jingthing]

The ones that got away:

 

Washington Bureaucrats

 

Washington Foreskins

 

Washington Traffic Jams

 

Washington Trillion Dollar Deficits

 

Washington Chocolate Cities

 

Washington East Coast Elites

 

Washington Jurgensons

 

Washington Million Man March

 

Washington Vagina Hats

 

Washington Locusts

 

Washington Red Scares

 

Washington False Flags

 

Washington Bloggers

 

Washington Conspiracies

 

Washington Cute Interns

Edited February 3, 2022 by Jingthing

[mtls2005]

5 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

The ones that got away:

Cringeworthy.

 

Whoever came up with these should not give up their day job in hopes of a comedy career.

 

 

 

 

[Jingthing]

4 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Cringeworthy.

 

Whoever came up with these should not give up their day job in hopes of a comedy career.

 

 

 

 

What day job?

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

For those just waking up...

 

The Cleveland baseball club was renamed as the Guardians.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old news.

[mtls2005]

57 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Old news.

 

Yes, announced July 23, 2021, but many here may not follow MLB news closely?

 

Effective for the upcoming 2022 season.

 

A Guardian (yes, also "old" news):

 

[mtls2005]

Name change probably won't absolve ownership of the rampant sexual harassment and toxic culture at the WFT?

 

Washington Perverts might be more apropos?

 

 

Oversight Committee to Hold Roundtable with Former Washington Football Team Employees on Rampant Workplace Misconduct, Sexual Harassment

 

https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-committee-to-hold-roundtable-with-former-washington-football-team

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkluWmxrBNM

 

 

 

https://www.c-span.org/video/?517544-1/washington-football-team-employees-workplace-environment