Thread by @prageru

Why stop with the Redskins, @NFL? Every team's name is offensive — a thread (TRIGGER WARNING):

Chiefs: Brazenly continue to perpetuate racist stereotypes of Native Americans. CANCELED.

Patriots: Of a country built on systemic racism? CANCELED.

1/11

Jets: A brash symbol of American imperialism. CANCELED.

49ers: Disgusting celebration of capitalist land exploitation. CANCELED.

Chargers: References electricity, which fossil fuels create, which destroy our environment. CANCELED.

2/11

Panthers: Horrendous appropriation of the Black Power movement. CANCELED.

Saints: Inquisition ring a bell? CANCELED.

Dolphins: Yes, let’s name a team after an animal we slaughter with plastic straws. CANCELED.

Cowboys: You mean Indian murderers? CANCELED.

3/11

Texans: Sure, steal the land from the natives and name the team after yourselves. CANCELED.

Cardinals: This name is an actual assault on victims of catholic child molesters. CANCELED.

Vikings: Typical Westerners: Colonists that pillage and murder. CANCELED.

4/11

Packers: Meatpacking is a tribute to animal genocide. Disgusting. CANCELED.

Lions: Symbol of toxic masculinity. CANCELED.

Giants: Sounds like we’re glorifying the powerful and oppressive. CANCELED.

5/11

Bears & Seahawks: Not as horrendously offensive, but we need to have a national conversation about whether sports teams’ use of animal names is exploitative. CANCELED, just in case.

Bills: Named for Buffalo Bill Cody, who fought and killed Native Americans. CANCELED.

6/11

Jaguars: Any white players on a team represented by a black animal is tantamount to blackface. CANCELED.

Buccaneers: Why weren’t they freeing West Indies slaves instead of hunting for treasure? CANCELED.

Raiders: See above. CANCELED.

7/11

Rams: What’s wrong with “ewes”? Sexists. CANCELED.

Ravens - do we really need to reference Poe, another white cis hetero male Western patriarch? CANCELED.

Falcons: Sure, let’s make a random bird the city mascot for the Mecca of the civil rights movement. CANCELED.

8/11

Broncos: Celebrates Wild West history, aka when genocidal white males exploited animals, land, and native peoples alike. CANCELED.

Eagles: oh sure, Hitler’s favorite bird. Perfect for Nazis. CANCELED

Browns: Were our Latinx comrades consulted on this? CANCELED.

9/11

Bengals: Name traces to a rare bengal tiger that was exploited at a Cincinnati zoo. CANCELED.

Colts: Name originates from horse breeding and racing, aka MORE ANIMAL EXPLOITATION. CANCELED.

10/11

Steelers: Steel accounts for 5% of global carbon emissions. Why not call them the windmills? CANCELED.

Titans: Celebrating Greek mythology perpetuates white supremacy. CANCELED.

11/11