Guys,
Do you really care about the team name THAT much that it would be unacceptable to post here anymore? Its not like Meth is taking away something that we all couldnt be without. Its a slur for god sakes. End of story.
Hes not taking away anything but a name.
I mean srsly yall need to get over it. If the team wins, RGIII is back and better, why would the title of a thread bother you.
Thank you! That's all I'm saying here.
As a site, that's not enough of a step forward. That's a move someone would make to do the bare minimum necessary to avoid the profanity filter. It's little different than the slur substitutes we've already prohibited. The reason the City Paper went with "Pigskins" is because it enables the same nickname but with a different root - so it's not just an abbreviated slur. If that's the alternative you want, vote for it when the poll opens next week. If people really want that option, we can be sure to include it in the list of finalists.
There are some people who will be upset with anything less than the existing name and no matter what replacement we chose, someone would be unhappy. It seems, then, that the best way to satisfy the largest number of people is to let the community decide - and that's what we're doing.
So, if "pigskins" was voted as the winner and people refer to the team as "The Skins," you're honestly cool with that?
Rename ******** thread to "The Skins" = abbreviated slur and lazy minimum to avoid profanity filter.
Rename ******** thread to Pigskins, where people refer to the team as The Skins = OK.
This discussion is pretty much pointless b/c you made the decision as to how you want things to go on the site. I can't argue that or change your mind.
Listen to what you're saying.
We both know that the existing name is a slur. It is. Simply lopping off the first three letters does not change that. It would be abbreviating the slur.
IF the team were actually named "Pigskins," then that would be a different story.
If we acknowledge that this is a slur, then all I'm saying is that I'm going to TREAT it like a slur in accordance with NikeTalk's existing rules of conduct.
Is it inconvenient for fans? Slightly, but would you honestly sit here and say that you're okay with using a racial slur out of
convenience? That's really what we're talking about. Preferring a racial slur over something else because it's convenient to continue using the slur.
That's not okay with me.
Are some other names offensive? Sure. Not everything I find personally offensive is against NikeTalk's rules. If that were the case, nobody would be allowed to hold a different opinion, and that's not the goal here. We do have some baseline standards of RESPECT that we expect all users to abide by - and one of them is the prohibition of racial slurs.
That the existing name is a racial slur is inescapable. I'm going to treat it like any other racial slur.
I honestly thought the actual team name would be changed by now, just like all those college teams (St. John's, Syracuse, Stanford), just like the Washington Wizards, just like the Warriors changed their logo, etc. I'm done waiting. A trademarked slur is still a slur. A popular injustice is still an injustice.
If it costs us a little business, fine. I'd be a hypocrite if I asked Snyder to take a little haircut over this if I can't do the same.
You're more than welcome to continue talking football here, but not at the cost of other people's dignity. The slur has to go.