Which of these names would be *NOT* be racist for a team to call themselves?

[CreekDog]

2 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	The Washington Redskins
	0 (0%)
	The Washington Whiteskins
	0 (0%)
	The Washington Blackskins
	0 (0%)
	The Washington Brownskins
	0 (0%)
	The Washington Yellowskins
	0 (0%)
	All would be racist or racially insensitive and insulting.
	2 (100%)
	None of the above are racist or racially insulting.
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Dr. Strange]

1. You couldn't have included the Washington Foreskins?

Dude, come on!

[panader0]

2. The Washington Brownshirts

[Uncle Joe]

7. They public would confuse that with the Republican House. n/t

[NightWatcher]

3. the fans would wear turtle necks in the stands

I dont know what logo you'd put on their helmets

[Jamaal510]

4. Washington KFC Chickenskins

[Nuclear Unicorn]

6. Washington Kentucky Fried Chicken Chickenskins?

Seems a tad -- unwieldy.

[JoePhilly]

8. Washington Potato Skins ....

They're LOADED.

[Iggo]

5. But honor and respect.

[Motown_Johnny]

9. How about The Pigskins?

It is a nickname for a football and it kinda fits for Congress too.

[HereSince1628]

22. Um, Congress==Washington Pigheads

[Motown_Johnny]

24. Which is why it would just be a nod to Congress...n/t

[HereSince1628]

25. Honestly, I could go with Pigheads or Washington Chitlins....pigskins seems presumptuous

It sort of implies Washington is -THE- model for headcheese, and we all know cheeseheads belong in Green Bay

[Capt. Obvious]

10. "1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided."

It's like clockwork

[pintobean]

12. It should be obvious, Captain.

[CreekDog]

19. i know that this and many issues are too hard for you to state an opinion on

and what's even harder is that when you can't figure out how to answer, you check that answer in the poll.

and days later, you then delete it.

ironic that in the discussion between you and Captain Obvious, it is you that's the Obvious one.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023752343

[pintobean]

20. I vote pass on all polls

that I think are crap, or when the pollster's motives are in question.

The pass option is automatically included in every poll - by admins' design. If you have a problem with it, I'd recommend taking it up in ATA.

[CreekDog]

21. and then you delete those responses later

so that the admins won't notice...

your cowardly protest (that is never evident for actual trolls...)

[panader0]

11. How about The Washington RedSkinners?

I'm sorry, I couldn't stop my fingers.

[LittleBlue]

13. Poll: 90% of Native Americans aren't offended, 79% of Americans don't want it changed

Most American Indians say that calling Washington’s professional football team the “Redskins” does not bother them, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey shows.

Ninety percent of Indians took that position, while 9 percent said they found the name “offensive.” One percent had no answer. The margin of sampling error for those findings was plus or minus two percentage points.

http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/downloads/political_communication/naes/2004_03_redskins_09-24_pr.pdf

And here is a poll of Americans in general:

In an AP poll of 1,004 adults conducted in mid-April, an overwhelming 79 percent of respondents favored the Redskins keeping their nickname.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/22184060/ap-poll-79-percent-support-redskins-keeping-their-name

As far as I'm concerned, that ends the debate. When Native Americans become offended by the use of the Redskins name, then we'll talk, otherwise it's just an ironic situation of a tiny minority of whites being offended when Native Americans aren't.

[Comrade Grumpy]

15. That comports with my anecdotal experience. I have known lots of Native Americans.

The vast majority could care less. But carry on with your lonely crusade, OP.

[CreekDog]

23. you want Obama to carry on with his lonely crusade?

hey, whatever floats your boat.

[Gormy Cuss]

14. The Whiteskins.

Because racism requires power to do harm through discrimination. I don't think white people have anything to fear yet.

[Buns_of_Fire]

18. Besides, the "Fightin' Whities" is already taken...

(Yes, that's Keith Olbermann on the right.)

[lame54]

16. How about the Washington Potato Skins

[BKH70041]

17. If I were a Panther I would complain

Especially given how crummy Carolina's been playing the last few years.

And the panther on the helmet is black. What's up with that?