No matter which side you are on in the matter of renaming the Washington Redskins, this is funny. Here is an e-mail sent to Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune after an article he published concerning a name change for the Washington Redskins. This guy is good…

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 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.

I read a report that Snyder said he would change the name of the team when he moved them to SoCal about two months ago. The rhetoric seemed to just fade away about then...

Think yourselves lucky you don't play Rugby, you might have to play against the New Zealand "All Blacks" !!!!
Pete

Well my Chicago Cubs are certainly not offending anyone. They're even nice to the competition and let them win most of the time.

Years ago I wore my All Blacks rugby shirt one evening in Dallas. A black guy in a sports bar asked me what the f**k that was all about. I explained it to him . He and his pals seemed to be satisfied, but wanted to know what the f**k rugby was.

DAMN THAT'S A GOOD RESPONSE TO OLD CLARENCE PAGE!