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Why stop with the Redskins, @NFL? Every team's name is offensive — a thread (TRIGGER WARNING):
Chiefs: Brazenly continue to perpetuate racist stereotypes of Native Americans. CANCELED.
Patriots: Of a country built on systemic racism? CANCELED.
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Chiefs: Brazenly continue to perpetuate racist stereotypes of Native Americans. CANCELED.
Patriots: Of a country built on systemic racism? CANCELED.
1/11
Jets: A brash symbol of American imperialism. CANCELED.
49ers: Disgusting celebration of capitalist land exploitation. CANCELED.
Chargers: References electricity, which fossil fuels create, which destroy our environment. CANCELED.
2/11
49ers: Disgusting celebration of capitalist land exploitation. CANCELED.
Chargers: References electricity, which fossil fuels create, which destroy our environment. CANCELED.
2/11
Panthers: Horrendous appropriation of the Black Power movement. CANCELED.
Saints: Inquisition ring a bell? CANCELED.
Dolphins: Yes, let’s name a team after an animal we slaughter with plastic straws. CANCELED.
Cowboys: You mean Indian murderers? CANCELED.
3/11
Saints: Inquisition ring a bell? CANCELED.
Dolphins: Yes, let’s name a team after an animal we slaughter with plastic straws. CANCELED.
Cowboys: You mean Indian murderers? CANCELED.
3/11
Texans: Sure, steal the land from the natives and name the team after yourselves. CANCELED.
Cardinals: This name is an actual assault on victims of catholic child molesters. CANCELED.
Vikings: Typical Westerners: Colonists that pillage and murder. CANCELED.
4/11
Cardinals: This name is an actual assault on victims of catholic child molesters. CANCELED.
Vikings: Typical Westerners: Colonists that pillage and murder. CANCELED.
4/11
Packers: Meatpacking is a tribute to animal genocide. Disgusting. CANCELED.
Lions: Symbol of toxic masculinity. CANCELED.
Giants: Sounds like we’re glorifying the powerful and oppressive. CANCELED.
5/11
Lions: Symbol of toxic masculinity. CANCELED.
Giants: Sounds like we’re glorifying the powerful and oppressive. CANCELED.
5/11
Bears & Seahawks: Not as horrendously offensive, but we need to have a national conversation about whether sports teams’ use of animal names is exploitative. CANCELED, just in case.
Bills: Named for Buffalo Bill Cody, who fought and killed Native Americans. CANCELED.
6/11
Bills: Named for Buffalo Bill Cody, who fought and killed Native Americans. CANCELED.
6/11
Jaguars: Any white players on a team represented by a black animal is tantamount to blackface. CANCELED.
Buccaneers: Why weren’t they freeing West Indies slaves instead of hunting for treasure? CANCELED.
Raiders: See above. CANCELED.
7/11
Buccaneers: Why weren’t they freeing West Indies slaves instead of hunting for treasure? CANCELED.
Raiders: See above. CANCELED.
7/11
Rams: What’s wrong with “ewes”? Sexists. CANCELED.
Ravens - do we really need to reference Poe, another white cis hetero male Western patriarch? CANCELED.
Falcons: Sure, let’s make a random bird the city mascot for the Mecca of the civil rights movement. CANCELED.
8/11
Ravens - do we really need to reference Poe, another white cis hetero male Western patriarch? CANCELED.
Falcons: Sure, let’s make a random bird the city mascot for the Mecca of the civil rights movement. CANCELED.
8/11
Broncos: Celebrates Wild West history, aka when genocidal white males exploited animals, land, and native peoples alike. CANCELED.
Eagles: oh sure, Hitler’s favorite bird. Perfect for Nazis. CANCELED
Browns: Were our Latinx comrades consulted on this? CANCELED.
9/11
Eagles: oh sure, Hitler’s favorite bird. Perfect for Nazis. CANCELED
Browns: Were our Latinx comrades consulted on this? CANCELED.
9/11
Bengals: Name traces to a rare bengal tiger that was exploited at a Cincinnati zoo. CANCELED.
Colts: Name originates from horse breeding and racing, aka MORE ANIMAL EXPLOITATION. CANCELED.
10/11
Colts: Name originates from horse breeding and racing, aka MORE ANIMAL EXPLOITATION. CANCELED.
10/11
Steelers: Steel accounts for 5% of global carbon emissions. Why not call them the windmills? CANCELED.
Titans: Celebrating Greek mythology perpetuates white supremacy. CANCELED.
11/11
Titans: Celebrating Greek mythology perpetuates white supremacy. CANCELED.
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