FileTitle: List24.html
Category: Humor
Type: List
Description: Sports Teams, Politically Correct
In this era of "Political Correctness" and "enlightenment" some
sports team names are being examined. I feel that the current public
awareness of these issues needs to be heightened. Let me share the
following list of "offensive" team names:
New Orleans Saints, California Angels,
San Diego Padres, Arizona Cardinals,
St. Louis Cardinals - Offensive to non-Christians
Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
Pittsburgh Pirates,
Oakland Raiders - Promotes stealing
Milwaukee Brewers - Promotes alcoholism
Chicago Blackhawks, Kansas City Chiefs,
Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians - Offensive to Native Americans
New York Yankees - Offensive to Southerners
Minnesota Twins - Offensive to singles
Kansas City Royals, Sacramento Kings,
Los Angeles Kings - Promotes aristocracy and inequality
Orlando Magic - Promotes superstition
New York Giants, San Francisco Giants - Offensive to the height-challenged
Utah Jazz, St. Louis Blues - Offensive to fans of other
musical styles
Philadelphia 76ers, New England Patriots - Anti-British
Washington Bullets, Buffalo Sabres,
Golden State Warriors - Promotes violence
San Antonio Spurs - Promotes violence against animals
Dallas Mavericks, Tampa Bay Rowdies - Promotes anti-social behavior
New York Jets - Offensive to propeller-powered
planes
Cleveland Browns - Offensive to other colors
Pittsburgh Steelers - Offensive to other metals
Houston Oilers - Anti-environment
San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Lightning - Pro-electricity
Dallas Cowboys - Promotes white male WASP
stereotypes
Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle Mariners - Offensive to landlubbers
Minnesota Vikings - Pro-Scandinavian
Boston Celtics - Pro-Irish
San Francisco 49ers, Denver Nuggets - Promotes greed
Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks,
Toronto Maple Leafs - Pro-Canadian
Philadelphia Flyers - Offensive to the ground-bound
Washington Capitals - Pro-government
Toronto Raptors - Promotes mindless killing
Phoenix Suns - Anti-night
Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Pro-Disney
New York Rangers, Texas Rangers - Promotes police brutality
Seattle Supersonics - Offensive to slower planes
Portland Trail Blazers - Promotes forest fires
Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox - Offensive to fashion-impaired
Colorado Rockies - Offensive to mountain-impaired
states
Jacksonville Jaguars - Promotes foreign automobiles
Denver Broncos - Promotes 4-wheel drive automobiles
Buffalo Bills - Offensive to anyone not named
William
Oakland A's - Offensive to Type-B personalities
Los Angeles Dodgers,
Los Angeles Lakers - Offensive to the former hometowns of these teams
New York Islanders - Offensive to mainlanders
Miami Heat - Promotes global warming
Cleveland Cavaliers - Pro-French
New Jersey Devils - Pro-Satan
Dallas Stars - Promotes Hollywood values