# Change the name of the Washington Redskins **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 30, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674 "2013-05-30T01:47:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/41 "2013-05-30T04:59:50Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](#): > > The Washington Whiggers Washington Rhiggers. Or, Washington Sunburns. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/42 "2013-05-30T05:44:06Z")
> [@Typo\_Knig](#): > > “Washinton Whatevers” I submit that you stumbled upon the correct answer with this! The Washington Whatevers would appeal to apathetic folks everywhere. It would also be kind of a tounge-in-cheek protest to the PC crowd. It’s bland, unoffensive, uncreative, and a stupid compromise that symbolizes so much of what happens in DC. The “logo” wouldn’t even be a logo. Random symbols, images, words, whatevers, would be printed on each shirt, each jersey, each helmet, and so on. If someone wants to start bashing the team from Washington, fans can just reply with “Whatever!” 🙂 It has so many advantages. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/43 "2013-05-30T06:12:49Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > I submit that you stumbled upon the correct answer with this! > > The Washington Whatevers would appeal to apathetic folks everywhere. It would also be kind of a tounge-in-cheek protest to the PC crowd. It’s bland, unoffensive, uncreative, and a stupid compromise that symbolizes so much of what happens in DC. > > The “logo” wouldn’t even be a logo. Random symbols, images, words, whatevers, would be printed on each shirt, each jersey, each helmet, and so on. > > If someone wants to start bashing the team from Washington, fans can just reply with “Whatever!” 🙂 > > It has so many advantages. Maybe their mascots could be [General Apathy and Major Boredom.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y1wm7CFRCQ) ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/44 "2013-05-30T06:25:49Z")
Washington Bureaucrats. Okay, it’s boring, but let’s face it: 50% of the folks in the DC metro area are exactly _that_ one way or another. And they would be hated by the rest of the country. That’s a rivalry every team owner dreams of! ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/45 "2013-05-30T07:16:16Z")
It’s nice to see Congress addressing vital issues like this since all other problems facing the nation have been neatly disposed of by our hard-working legislators. May Congress indulge in airborne coitus with a mobile toroid pastry. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/46 "2013-05-30T07:40:48Z")
The Washington Crackers? The Washington Honkeys? The Washington Imperial Wizards? No, wait… The Washington Whiteys! ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/47 "2013-05-30T08:19:01Z")
Since they no longer play in DC proper, how about the PG Gangstas or the PG Thugz? ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/48 "2013-05-30T08:32:25Z")
My dad always called them the Washington Foreskins. Yes, he was a Cowboys fan, why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/49 "2013-05-30T09:01:39Z")
The Washington Leeches. Their mascot can be a congressman. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/50 "2013-05-30T11:28:30Z")
Moved Cafe Society --\> the Game Room. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/51 "2013-05-30T12:25:12Z")
The Washington Bullets. It’s available. mmm ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/52 "2013-05-30T12:31:05Z")
> [@Neidhart](#): > > Since they no longer play in DC proper, how about the PG Gangstas or the PG Thugz? We just call them the Landover Racial Epithets. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/53 "2013-05-30T12:58:00Z")
The Washington Gay Scouts. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/54 "2013-05-30T13:01:33Z")
The Washington Sprawl ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/55 "2013-05-30T13:02:16Z")
> [@Civil\_Guy](#): > > I suppose “Washington Senators” is already taken… Actually, it’s not. The baseball team is the Washington Nationals The hockey team is the Washington Capitals (do they still exist? ETA: they do!) The basketball team is the Washington Wizards ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/56 "2013-05-30T13:07:43Z")
Washington Irvings ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/57 "2013-05-30T13:07:46Z")
“The District Of Columbia Redskins” ---
**Author:** ![dflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dflower/32/3270_2.png) [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/58 "2013-05-30T13:13:21Z")
OH I love that! The Washington Irvings Made my morning RobDog ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/59 "2013-05-30T13:26:01Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > I’m too lazy to look for a link, but Snyder has vowed to never change the name. > > If they do change the name, they could become the Washington Potomacs. That way they can even keep the native American regalia. As someone from Potomac, I have trouble reconciling the idea of big, professional athletes with the upper class snobs and spoiled little princessess they’ve spawned that are native to Potomac, MD. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674/60 "2013-05-30T13:48:12Z")
Gregg Easterbrook insists on “Potomac Drainage Basin Indigenous Persons”. I’d go with Skins, with a new logo not containing Indian symbols. Or Lobbyists - “Didja see the way the Lobs took out the Iggles yesterday?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-the-name-of-the-washington-redskins/659674.md?page=4)