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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.B.S. Because Brady was railroaded is precisely why I WANT every other team to be treated that unfairly. Every...single...one...I have no stake in this but you ought to read a little more closely if you're going to rip somebody. The by-the-book thing is a little weird granted, but King does not in any way suggest the Ravens shouldn't be docked a draft pick. He says, "I'd be surprised" if they lose a draft pick, not even close to what you imply. And the term "precious" is clearly meant to refer to all mid-round draft picks, not just the Raven's.
Brady was railroaded, no doubt, but that doesn't mean every other team ought to be treated as unfairly.
And speaking of fair - you fail to mention that King, out of what could be thousands of apropos choices, chooses to run a letter to the 2nd Court of Appeals, written by a private citizen no less, in his Quotes Of The Week; you'll like it - “Isn’t this still the United States of America, where a person is innocent till proven guilty? Tom Brady was never proven guilty. Don’t you have anything more important to do?”
Doesn't seem like the work of a moron or Pats hater as you make him out to be. Pay a little more attention and you'll not have to use as much toothpaste after puking in your mouth so often.
B.S. Because Brady was railroaded is precisely why I WANT every other team to be treated that unfairly. Every...single...one...
Shouldn't indian people (from india) be complaining about the cleveland indians? How about the chicago blackhawks? No one is telling those franchises to change their name. Why pick on just the redskins? Leave it alone.
1. Why would they be offended?
2. Blackhawk is a Sauk Indian name.
3. Redskin is a derogatory term used by whites to refer to the natives.
The quick answer is that the Redskins name is considered by many as a derogatory slur towards Native American Indians whereas the Blackhawks are named after an Army unit that was named after an Indian leader that fought against the US (Chief Black Hawk). There is a bunch of debate about the origin of the word Redskin and if it really is a slur but the commonly held belief is that it is offensive.Shouldn't indian people (from india) be complaining about the cleveland indians? How about the chicago blackhawks? No one is telling those franchises to change their name. Why pick on just the redskins? Leave it alone.
1. Why would they be offended?
2. Blackhawk is a Sauk Indian name.
3. Redskin is a derogatory term used by whites to refer to the natives.
An overwhelming majority of actual Native Americans that were polled don't find the term all that derogatory anymore. In football terms, that poll was a 56-3 blowout.
The quick answer is that the Redskins name is considered by many as a derogatory slur towards Native American Indians whereas the Blackhawks are named after an Army unit that was named after an Indian leader that fought against the US (Chief Black Hawk). There is a bunch of debate about the origin of the word Redskin and if it really is a slur but the commonly held belief is that it is offensive.
I think this is mostly all silliness but if Native Americans were 90% in favor of having the team name changed because they deemed the name Redskins as offensive, then I would have zero issue with that argument.
For the most part? White people living in upper middle class neighborhoods posting anonymously behind their white picket fences apparently care more about it than Native Americans actually do. You know... the people that actually have an excuse to be offended by the name? The people who are offended are the same people who, odds are, have very little (if any) actual friends outside of their own race so they feel the need to overcompensate. I call them the C.O.C. (Constantly Offended Crowd). This crowd knows no race, sexuality, height, weight, religious belief, or political affiliation. They are simply miserable people who wake up every day (probably alone or next to a whale of a partner) offended by something in the world that, in the big picture, is usually extremely trivial. As time goes on, the rest of us will continue to learn to pay them no mind.
Boom.This.
I'm as liberal as it gets and I feel the same way. A sports logo/name change an utterly superficial gesture that white people are hopping on the bandwagon for. It's superficial in the sense that -- the actual change in question -- will not impact they own suburban existence in any real way, nor will it have any tangible impact on the minority in question. Funny how they don't rally around causes that might impact their own neighborhood (or checkbook). It's all so they can hold their heads high and pretend like they've fought the good fight for a minority.
This.
I'm as liberal as it gets and I feel the same way. A sports logo/name change an utterly superficial gesture that white people are hopping on the bandwagon for. It's superficial in the sense that -- the actual change in question -- will not impact they own suburban existence in any real way, nor will it have any tangible impact on the minority in question. Funny how they don't rally around causes that might impact their own neighborhood (or checkbook). It's all so they can hold their heads high and pretend like they've fought the good fight for a minority.
1. Why would they be offended?
2. Blackhawk is a Sauk Indian name.
3. Redskin is a derogatory term used by whites to refer to the natives.
(rant mode on)
Can he really be this stupid?!?! Three gems from today's column (and by 'gems' I mean 'turds':
1. Regarding the Raven's practice violation, he refers to Baltimore as the 'by-the-book' Ravens. (throwing up in my mouth a little) Moreover, he says the Ravens shouldn't lose one of their quote "PRECIOUS MIDDLE ROUND" draft picks... even though THEY WERE CAUGHT... WITH PROOF. Hmm... not caught doing anything... with NO proof... that cost a 1st and a 4th for one team. But maybe Baltimore's pick are just more 'precious'.
2. Native Americans by 90%-9% in a recent poll said they were not bothered by the Redskins team name. 90-9!!!! King's response: "What about the people who ARE bothered?" <eyes rolling> By that logic, we would never allow anything in this country, since some moron will always be against it.
Oh, and guess what... he's one of those precious snowflakes who IS bothered about it, and will bloviate about it soon. Can't effing wait.
3. The SI poll of the NFL's alltime most hated players... Peter is upset by the inclusion of ... wait for it... that all time NFL model citizen... Odell Beckham Jr. Did King not watch the Panthers game and see the cheapshotting that guy did when he was being shut down for the first three quarters? This to King, makes the article worthless. Odd that King makes no mention of the #5 on that list... the GOAT. Nothing to see THERE.
Either King is an effing idiot... or... he has a brilliantly Machiavellian sense of exactly which buttons to push to enrage his readers.
I choose A.
Future Super Bowl sites among topics at NFL meetings | The MMQB with Peter King
(rant mode off) (reminder to self: no third cup of coffee before 9am)
Peyton Manning retires from NFL; Tom Brady: ‘He set the standard' | The MMQB with Peter King
Osweiler, however, will be Denver’s prime target, and you should expect him to be re-signed by John Elway. The Broncos GM is convinced Osweiler can be a star.
J.J. Watt of Houston Texans talks injury, NFL future, retirement | The MMQB with Peter King
With the exception of Brock Osweiler (and I’m not convinced that Elway is broken up that he missed out on paying Osweiler $16-18 million a year), Elway hasn’t lost a very big player yet whom he wanted to keep.