Good grief: Look what the University of Minnesota is demanding before they let the Redskins play the Vikings there by Joshua Riddle on August 9, 2014 in Culture, Front Page, Sports ________________________________________ A college does something super liberal and bows to political correctness? Tell me something I don’t know. From the Washington Post: The University of Minnesota wants the Washington Redskins to wear throwback jerseys without the team name or logo for the Nov. 2 game against the Minnesota Vikings being held at the college’s stadium. The college, which is leasing its TCF Bank Stadium to the Vikings as the team’s new stadium gets built for a scheduled 2016 opening, has also asked that the game not have any Washington apparel or paraphernalia sold on the premise; that the word “Redskins” not be uttered by the game’s public address announcer; and that the team’s moniker not appear on the scoreboard or in the program guide or other game-related print or digital material. Vikings officials appeared receptive to the university’s appeal during a meeting in late July, according to Katrice Albert, the college’s vice president in the office of equity and diversity. “They said they’d make that request of the Washington team, but were not sure how it would be received,” she said. “The two Vikings officials said they are part of the NFL and don’t have the authority to force the hand to change the Washington name but understand it’s offensive to some members of our community. The Vikings have a great working relationship with the tribal nations of Minnesota, and they’re very understanding of how this team name and logo impacts our community.” I love how they don’t even want the word “Redskins” to be uttered. In liberal utopia the government gets to decide who gets to say what and when they say it. My comments as part of the American native community are simple. . Who cares what a Football team names itself. This demand comes from a school that comes up with a mascot . “Golden Gopher” If I Owned the Washington Redskins I would tell the Viking that they have to . play at Washington’s home as not to upset the . . GOPHERS
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 20:19:27 +0000
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