Man who named Redskins removed from teams history - We've finally reached literal unpersoning

[WonderWino]

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/washington-removing-george-preston-marshalls-name-from-website-and-ring-of-honor-but-team-name-remains-155813598.html

Washington removing George Preston Marshall's name from website and ring of honor, but team name remains

Chris Cwik
Yahoo SportsJun. 24, 2020, 12:58 p.m.

It took a few days, but Washington is removing all references to George Preston Marshall from the team’s website. The team will also take Marshall’s name off the ring of honor and history wall, according to John Keim of ESPN.

The move comes days after a Marshall monument at RFK Stadium was removed. The team was not consulted about that removal, and did not issue comment to the Washington Post on Friday.

Marshall — who died in 1969 — was the last NFL team owner to integrate his team. Marshall signed Bobby Mitchell, the team’ first Black player, in 1962. Marshall signed Mitchell after Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall threatened to prevent the team from playing at RFK unless it integrated. The team announced Saturday it would retire Mitchell’s number. Mitchell died in April.

While Washington is removing references to Marshall from the franchise, the team name still remains. Marshall was responsible for naming the team the Redskins. The team has opposed requests to change the name for years, and has given no indication it’ll change its mind on the issue.

Washington will remove Marshall’s name from the franchise, but one of his biggest contributions will remain ... for now, at least.

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So, they're not even attempting to hide it anymore. This should be raising more than a few alarm bells about the future of any inconvenient pieces of history​

 

[Blasterisk]

The Redskins have always been at war with Eastasia, anything else would be racist.

 

[JoyQ]

Unless they rename that’s just stupid. Either stay as is or completely rename. Now they can’t even claim not renaming is to keep their history alive.

 

[Mrs Paul]

I think they should take Myron Cope's suggestion and call themselves the Redfaces -- all they ever do is embarass themselves.

 

[Meat Target]

Unless they rename that’s just stupid. Either stay as is or completely rename. Now they can’t even claim not renaming is to keep their history alive.

I mean, I can at least understand why the Cleveland Indians got rid of Chief Wahoo despite keeping the name.

Of course, now anyone with the mascot Cowboys is gonna get shithammered because of muh genocide of the poor noble savages.

 

[The Last Stand]

The Redskins are now thin skinned.

 

[Marche]

Rename them to foreskins.

 

[Save the Loli]

I guess blacks come ahead of natives in the Oppression Olympics.

Of course, now anyone with the mascot Cowboys is gonna get shithammered because of muh genocide of the poor noble savages.

They'll call them the Cow***s (because it's both imperialism and probably transphobia/sexism) just like they're the Red****s now. Also can't wait to see them overlook more historical facts like 1/4 of all cowboys being black (and a bunch of others being Native) but I've long since learned that the "historical" in "historical injustice" is whatever they want it to mean.

 

[Absolutego]

Unless they rename that’s just stupid. Either stay as is or completely rename. Now they can’t even claim not renaming is to keep their history alive.

It's been pretty obvious to everybody that the real reason Snyder won't rename the team is rooted in his fanboy autism for years, that's why their response to public controversy is always confused nonsense like this that irritates everyone.

 

[The Shadow]

I mean, I can at least understand why the Cleveland Indians got rid of Chief Wahoo despite keeping the name.

Of course, now anyone with the mascot Cowboys is gonna get shithammered because of muh genocide of the poor noble savages.

The cowboys didn't even fight the Indians. That was the US Army, fresh from emancipating the slaves during the civil war. Including all-black regiments nicknamed Buffalo soldiers by the natives.

Cruel irony.

 

[Meat Target]

The cowboys didn't even fight the Indians. That was the US Army, fresh from emancipating the slaves during the civil war.

Cruel irony.

Cancel the Army. Give them dildoes and teddy bears instead of guns.

 

[TFT-A9]

I think if the people who first created the NFL and the teams within it so long ago could have seen the future there would have been at least one team called the Niggers.

 

[Ughubughughughughughghlug]

The cowboys didn't even fight the Indians. That was the US Army, fresh from emancipating the slaves during the civil war. Including all-black regiments nicknamed Buffalo soldiers by the natives.

Cruel irony.

Everybody on the Frontier fought the Indians. Pioneers went in way ahead of the US Army in most cases. Army would be called in to support them once they were attacked.

 

[Twinkletard]

Rename them to foreskins.

Mascot will be a rabbi with bloody teeth

 

[Lemmingwise]

Rename them to foreskins.

They're americans, they don't have em.

Better name them the foreskinned.

 

[General Disarray]

This is a war against white people, in case you hadn't noticed by now.

Fuck this shit, I'm heading out of the city today for brunch and to get my drink on; if I had my druthers, I would not return.

 

[Army Burger]

They should remove Dan Snyder from the Redskins history while they're at it.

 

[Iron Hamster]

Unless they rename that’s just stupid. Either stay as is or completely rename. Now they can’t even claim not renaming is to keep their history alive.

I imagine this will be the NFL theme this year again. I can see Redskin home games being a shitfest with protests.

 

[Meat Target]

I imagine this will be the NFL theme this year again. I can see Redskin home games being a shitfest with protests.

The hippies were griping about the Chief's Chop chant being racist(it's the same one as Florida State). I hope KC doesn't listen. Fans don't care about this bullshit, and Patrick Mahomes being a class act (polar opposite of Kaepernick) arguably saved the league.

 

[Anonymus Fluhre]

People thought 1984 was a work of fiction. Little did they know it was actually a prophetic work of nonfiction.