Aunt Jemima. Uncle Ben’s. Now Eskimo Pies. When will Redskins change their name? (1 Viewer)

[Tool]

Rumor is that Aunt Jemima is changing the name to Aunt Jo Mama.

 

[belljr]

So why were people outraged?

They aren't. People were cracking jokes on Twitter about paw patrol, putting dogs down and people took it seriously

 

[DallasDMac]

I'm not the one who brought up a cartoon dog.

Nah, never mind. This is so far off the rails, it's not worth it....

 

[Ilov80s]

So, now the former Skins are just known as the "Washington Football Team" on my fantasy site, which means the automated blurbs like "Titan's Derrick Henry signs deal" or "Ravens' Lamar Jackson practicing with receivers", where they just automatically plug in Team/Player Name now reads like "Football Team signs Ryan Lewis" or "Football Team's Kyle Allen may benefit from schedule"

What a mess of an organization. You would have thought there would have been research and a backup plan established a 20 years ago on this. How can they possibly be caught off guard by this? Also, why not just Hogs or Red Hogs or Wild Hogs? They already have the whole hog thing as part of their history and team culture. Its just an incompetent franchise that happens to be in a business that basically prints money. 

 

[Ilov80s]

Think there's any truth to the rumor that they did have a backup plan, but, their organization is so screwed up they let the trademark expire on the backup name and now the new holder is extorting them for it?

That wouldn't surprise me and honestly, I am not sure which scenario is more dysfunctional. 

 

[Kellumboys]

Snyder needs to change the name to Trumpsters.

...... Then wait and see how fast they scream to have Redskins back

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Think there's any truth to the rumor that they did have a backup plan, but, their organization is so screwed up they let the trademark expire on the backup name and now the new holder is extorting them for it?

Ding ding ding. Winner winner your favorite dinner.

Snyder seems to me the exact kind of guy who was dragged kicking and screaming by his PR department to create a backup plan just for some semblance of credibility, but never lift a single finger to actually do anything beyond that and be so adamant against changing the team's name in the face of common sense or pressure that his backup plan completely left his mind the moment it was put in place.

 

[Da Guru]

Think there's any truth to the rumor that they did have a backup plan, but, their organization is so screwed up they let the trademark expire on the backup name and now the new holder is extorting them for it?

There are so many name options it really does not matter.

 

[Doug B]

What a mess of an organization. You would have thought there would have been research and a backup plan established a 20 years ago on this. How can they possibly be caught off guard by this? Also, why not just Hogs or Red Hogs or Wild Hogs? They already have the whole hog thing as part of their history and team culture. Its just an incompetent franchise that happens to be in a business that basically prints money. 

The Washington Warthogs. Sounds a little weird, but it's alliterative and readily shortened to "Hogs". People would get used to it.

 

[Ilov80s]

The Washington Warthogs. Sounds a little weird, but it's alliterative and readily shortened to "Hogs". People would get used to it.

Not bad. I think I would go just plain Hogs.

 

[Insein]

Native American group calls on Commanders to rename team Redskins: 'Cannot erase history'

 

[pollardsvision]

Native American group calls on Commanders to rename team Redskins: 'Cannot erase history'

Do you remember how the Broncos and Patriots started winning Super Bowls after they changed the logo (IMO, from all-time great logo's to terrible logo's)?

Sort of the same thing is about to happen with the Commanders. Sam Howell is about to win 3 SB's in the next 7 years. Whatever the best name for the team is, it won't matter. They'll be cemented as the Commanders.