Coming soon: the NFL's D.C. Cabs?

Yes. Sorry for misleading. Syracuse switched in 1978. Here's a list of some others from USA Today:

- Stanford University – Indians to Cardinal (1972)
- Dartmouth – Indians to Big Green (1974)
- Siena – Indians to Saints (1988)
- Eastern Michigan – Hurons to Eagles (1991)
- St. John's (N.Y.) – Redman to Red Storm (1994)
- Marquette – Warriors to Golden Eagles (1994)
- Miami (Ohio) – Redskins to RedHawks (1997)
- Seattle University – Chieftains to Redhawks (2000)
- Louisiana-Monroe – Indiana to Warhakws (2006)
- Arkansas State – Indians to Red Wolves (2008)
- North Dakota – Formerly dropped Fighting Sioux in 2012.

 

And other than Miami, none of them are totally relevant to this case, which is about not a Native American **name** but a Native American **slur**.

The group is not protesting the use of Chiefs, Braves or even Indians by professional teams. Just Redskins.

 

The Washington Bureaucrats

 

These days the second most politically incorrect nickname is the Fighting Irish.

 

Never called an Indian a redskin. Never had much problem with a football team using the name it's held for more than a half-century.

 

Outside of perhaps as episode of "Go-Go Gophers" or the theme song to "F-Troop" in the 1960s (set in the Civil War), I have never heard that word used. Not as a joke. Not as a slur. Not in anger or frustration. Not . . . anywhere. What celebrity and/or athlete and/or sports owner has gotten into trouble by using it? Does Joba Chamberlain hear it from rude fans? Who uses it?

 

But people do have an issue with the Braves using Chief Noc-a-Homa -- which the team wanted to use on its spring training caps a season or two ago, but it was finally nixed -- and the Indians using Chief Wahoo.

It's not so much the name with those teams, but the imagery.

 

The name Oklahoma derives from the Choctaw words for "red" (okla) and "people" (humma) and was proposed by a Choctaw delegate.

 

If they ever have to, I would hope they change it to Bullets.

 

They should honor all the PC losers who went to court and change their name to the Fighting Sue.

 

I think it should be the Rent-Seekers ...

 

Seattle University used to be the Chieftains, and changed it?

Had no idea.

I hope Paddy Moloney isn't forced to change the name of his band.