Don’t Ban ‘Redskins’—Sports Should Stay Politically Incorrect
"Sports is a realm where political correctness doesn't apply, but lawmakers don't get it and have banned the term 'Redskins' from California public schools."
. . . "Despite the competitive nature of sports being completely at odds with political correctness, lawmakers love to try to impose such PC principles on teams. This week, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a measure that will ban public schools from naming their teams “Redskins.” The new law will require four public schools in the Golden State to begin phasing out athletic apparel and mascots bearing the name, which many have decried as a racial slur that is offensive to Native Americans.
"While it’s nice that Brown is trying to placate the concerns of the word police, he seems to be pretty out of touch from the harsh reality of athletics. There are winners and there are losers. If there are hurt feelings, that’s just too bad, because there is no crying in baseball, or any other sport for that matter." . . .
"Sports is a realm where political correctness doesn't apply, but lawmakers don't get it and have banned the term 'Redskins' from California public schools."
"While it’s nice that Brown is trying to placate the concerns of the word police, he seems to be pretty out of touch from the harsh reality of athletics. There are winners and there are losers. If there are hurt feelings, that’s just too bad, because there is no crying in baseball, or any other sport for that matter." . . .
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