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[-] simplejack@lemmy.world 104 points 2 weeks ago

Will this distract my base from Epstein?

[-] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Expect more Jazz Hands like that every day for as long as the Epstein scandal is of interest.

[-] redlemace@lemmy.world 85 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I never stopped calling it the gulf of mexico

Edit: typo

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

yeah.

If I hear some one use the other term, my plan is to confront them about using "pedo" language. If they insist, I'll shift to questioning their support for a pedo.

There is a cognitive dissonance that's been set up where their love and obedience to Trump is tied in with an alleged "hate" of 'pedos'. I mean it's obviously bullshit but you can skewer someone who can't disambiguate the two using this approach and create a situation in their mind they can't handle.

[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, I like this. A lot.

[-] Wazowski@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

See you on the cattle cars

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 51 points 2 weeks ago

Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen.

Seems to me they're more into Cricket, but what do I know?

... oh, he means the other Indians. Huh.

[-] RegularJoe@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

The other Indians are also probably more interested in Cricket than this.

[-] satanmat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

🤣🤣

Indians are far more concerned with the speed of the pitch; and spin v pace...

[-] atticus88th@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm still confused because it seemed like a few years ago they wanted to be called Indians but for years everyone was being corrected to call them Native Americans. Can I just call them by their tribe name or is this an insult now too?

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

It’s not too confusing. Call a person by what they want to be called. I think it’s more respectful to call them native Americans.

I’d also say in this case the brand name Indians, Chiefs, and any other should be handed over to the tribes, and then licensed out however they see fit.

I also think they should have 2 senators, a US rep and an electoral college vote.

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Ah, but generic names like "Indians" and "Chiefs" dont really belong to one tribe, do they? We do have teams that are named after tribes specifically, like the Blackhawks. (Although Wikipedia says the team was named after an army regiment, which was named after the tribe.) And if you get into college sports, you have a lot more.

People may find those less objectionable because there is a tribe or a group of people who the team can say they represent, and get some culturally appropriate context to the team name. But calling a team "Indians" seems analogous to calling a team the "Asians" or the "Europeans".

The systemic oppression of the native population also has something to do with it. Nobody complains about the Padres and their Friar logo, or the handsomely Nordic logo for the Vikings. But that could be because they didn't get treated the same way.

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

While I agree that there are details that would need to be worked out, it’s not as impossible as you’re making it sound.

I’m sure the existing tribes have some form of leadership. Put them in a room together and have them work it out.

I disagree that others groups need to be addressed at the same time. Let’s focus on fixing one issue on its own instead of trying to fix every issue at once. That’s scope creep, and it’s never a good thing.

Lastly, your example of teams being named “Asians” or “Europeans” is not the same, else we would have those names.

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

My understanding is Native is generally fine, many have reclaimed "Indian" for themselves but results may vary. If you do know a person's affiliation then that's obviously fine too.

[-] Pistcow@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Its old timers might be the ones that like that. Not me.

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

That's fair. What would be your advice?

[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 34 points 2 weeks ago

Lets go, return it back to the Washington Football Team

[-] ccunning@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I frfr loved this name and logo and everything.

[-] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago

This is a distraction from the Epstein files.

[-] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

are we still talking about jeffery Epstein?

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

the financier?

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, that would be true if this shit never happened and suddenly came up due to the Epstein files. I agree that Trump loves distractions of the fact that he is a child rapist but this shit happens every day, this is Wednesday afternoon news of no value.

[-] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah but this is rage bait. The child rapist is still President.

[-] MrTomS@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago
[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 5 points 2 weeks ago

I will second this motion of changing the name from Washington Commanders to Washington Epsteins.

[-] Hegar@fedia.io 20 points 2 weeks ago

Child rapist grasps for distraction from his role in a sex trafficking ring.

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

🤦

Every day that you think you couldn't be more embarrassed is a lie.

[-] kinsnik@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

i'll have to agree they need to return to their old name. Washington Football Team was great, they should return to that

[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

We could split the difference. What’s the middle ground between the US military and native Americans? You guessed it! Your newly renamed Washington Genocide!

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Everyone would actually remember they are from D.C. and not the state of Washington if you called them that.

Edit for fun fact: Washington D.C. is more than 300km closer to the equator, than it is to the capital of Washington.

[-] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago

Washington War Criminals - on Memorial Day, veterans go free, even when they shouldn’t.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

My brain immediately when to the Navajo Code Talkers... Does that make me an asshole of just show where my historical focus is?

[-] ccunning@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Ok, but we’re changing the logo…

[-] Wazowski@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Why didn’t he command them to rename themselves to “Donald trump definitely didn’t rape kids?”

[-] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

He probably wants to force them to sell the team back to Dan Snyder, too. Trump and Snyder do seem to be men cut from the same cloth.

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Snyder only sexually harassed adult cheerleaders, though, so he's not quite in Tump's league

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

The degree of overreach is astounding.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

This is really the kind of thing that motivates Taco and his base.

Meanwhile....where are those Trumpstein files?

[-] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

[-] Heikki2@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

People, we can not waste time focusing on the fact that President of the United States, Donald Trump, was best friends with the world's most notorious pedophile, Jeffery Epstiens, for 15 plus year and is currently trying to cover up the fact that he was most sertently a client if one looks at even the most broad meaning of "wonderful secrets".

We must focus on the more important things like... checks notes

Bringing back real sugar in Coke

The auto pen "scandal"

Hillary Clinton's Emails despite Trum admins actually sharing OPSEC details with a reporter

You know the important stuff of the things that really matter to the people

[-] griff@lemmings.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

It’s time for the GOP to change its name to the Nazi Party out of respect for their historical fascist predecessors

[-] Nagrom@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Next he’ll want to change licorice babies back to the horrible name they were called in the 60’s

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Idgaf. You're a rapist, Trump. A pedofile. A vile excuse for a human being APART from being a tyrannical wannabe dictator. Fuck off and die already.

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