That’s almost as dumb as a football team being named after its first coach.
This is like the people who said that the name “iPad” would mean that Apple’s device would always be associated with feminine hygiene products. Words have different connotations in different contexts.
There was a common expression “You’re full of beans today!” And people didn’t avoid it because of the supposed connection between beans and flatulence.
Teams in the Philippine Basketball Association are all corporate-owned and so the teams tend to be named after whatever product the parent company wants to promote that season. Of the current teams, I think the winner in terms of name changes is the team currently called the Star Hotshots.
Purefoods Hotdogs (1988–1990)
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (1991–1992, 1993, 1994–1996, 1998–2005)
Coney Island Ice Cream Stars (1993, 1994)
Purefoods Oodles (1993)
Purefoods Corned Beef Cowboys (1997)
Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies (1997-1998)
Purefoods Chunkee Giants (2005–2007)
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants (2007–2010)
B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados (2010–2011)
B-Meg Llamados (2011–2012)
San Mig Coffee Mixers (2012–2013)
San Mig Super Coffee Mixers (2013–2014)
Purefoods Star Hotshots (2014–2015)
Star Hotshots (2015–present)
Purefoods Chunkee Giants would be an awesome NFL team name.