Perfect letter to the PC crowd and their absurdity:
TO Clarence Page of the Chcago Tribune from a very funny guy who hit the nail on the head to the PC BS.
Dear Mr. Page:
I agree with our Native American population. I am highly
insulted by the racially charged name of the Washington
Redskins. One might argue that to name a professional
football team after Native Americans would exalt them as
fine warriors, but nay, nay. We must be careful not to
offend, and in the spirit of political correctness and
courtesy, we must move forward.
Let's ditch the Kansas City Chiefs, the Atlanta
Braves and the Cleveland Indians. If your shorts are
in a wad because of the reference the name Redskins
makes to skin color, then we need to get rid of
the Cleveland Browns.
The Carolina Panthers obviously were named to keep the
memory of militant Blacks from the 60's alive. Gone.
It's offensive to us white folk.
The New York Yankees offend the Southern population. Do you
see a team named for the Confederacy? No! There
is no room for any reference to that tragic war that
cost this country so many young men's lives.
I am also offended by the blatant references to the Catholic
religion among our sports team names. Totally
inappropriate to have the New Orleans Saints, the Los
Angeles Angels or the San Diego Padres.
Then there are the team names that glorify criminals who
raped and pillaged. We are talking about the horrible
Oakland Raiders, the Minnesota Vikings, the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh Pirates!
Now, let us address those teams that clearly send the wrong
message to our children. The San Diego Chargers
promote irresponsible fighting or even spending
habits. Wrong message to our children.
The New York Giants and the San Francisco Giants promote
obesity, a growing childhood epidemic. Wrong message to our
children.
The Cincinnati Reds promote downers/barbiturates. Wrong
message to our children.
The Milwaukee Brewers.
Well that goes without saying. Wrong message to our
children.
So, there you go. We need to support any legislation
that comes out to rectify this travesty, because the
government will likely become involved with this issue, as
they should. Just the kind of thing the
do-nothing Congress loves.
As a diehard Oregon State fan, my wife and I, with all of
this in mind, suggest it might also make some sense to
change the name of the Oregon State women's athletic
teams to something other than "the Beavers
(especially when they play Southern California. Do we really
want the Trojans sticking it to the Beavers???)
I always love your articles and I generally agree with
them. As for the Redskins name I would suggest they
change the name to the “Foreskins” to better represent
their community, paying tribute to the dick heads in
Congress.
