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I'll support this move only if they rename themselves the Cleveland Steamers.
Raptors are a great mascot. There should be more dinosaur themed mascots. Probably more mythical creatures like dragons, griffons, etc. Teams keep reusing the same animals. There aren’t many insects out there.
Raptors are a great mascot. There should be more dinosaur themed mascots. Probably more mythical creatures like dragons, griffons, etc. Teams keep reusing the same animals. There aren’t many insects out there.
Any new team that doesn't use "Murder Hornets" is missing a big opportunity.
I had a pretty badass UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs hat when I was in high school.
RIP Bobby Phills.
But seriously, anything related to violence is a major risk.
Seattle has the best slate of mascots. All relate to the regional geography, weather, and history. Seahawks, Mariners, Sonics (RIP), Sounders, Storm, Reign. And they topped it off with an awesome mythical creature with the Kraken.
Tampa is solid with three regional weather related mascots - Rays, Lightning, Storm. The Rays can float back and forth between mantas and sunlight at will. Bucs are tied in with the coastal mythology of the region as well.
Nah. Change the arrowhead to a spatula and take out the “I.” KC Masterpiece Stadium for the win.
There are so many unused good animal names. I mean if a team wants a badass snake name, don't go for Rattlers, Vipers or Cobras, go with Indigoes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=HMIpKIsu-C4&feature=share
Indigoes eat rattlers for lunch, literally.
There's been a low-level grumbling about the Chicago Blackhawks name locally, but I doubt it get changed any time soon. They announced a bunch of new community outreach and educational programs this offseason and formally banned fans from wearing headdresses as well. Still, the statue outside the United Center got defaced on Indigenous Peoples Day, so there are definitely still people upset about it.
I think we should just go with animal names or names of inanimate objects, or maybe weather events. Thunder, Hurricanes, Sleet, Blizzard or Acid Rain. Actually Acid Rain is kind of cool, the Atlanta Acid Rain, kind of badass. Of course I guess that would be the end of our beloved Deacon mascot, but Wake Forest Tidal Waves might work under those new parameters.
There are so many unused good animal names. I mean if a team wants a badass snake name, don't go for Rattlers, Vipers or Cobras, go with Indigoes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=HMIpKIsu-C4&feature=share
Indigoes eat rattlers for lunch, literally.
Indigos are listed as a threatened species so I would totally support this if the franchise donated 1% of their profits to indigo snake conservation.
There are so many unused good animal names. I mean if a team wants a badass snake name, don't go for Rattlers, Vipers or Cobras, go with Indigoes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=HMIpKIsu-C4&feature=share
Indigoes eat rattlers for lunch, literally.
No good. Violence.
That's surprising, what's their natural predator, they eat freaking rattle snakes! Must be us nasty humans, ain't you ever heard, don't kill a black snake? Except in Australia where black snakes are actually poisonous.
Yeah. Murderous white guys aren't offended so victims of genocide shouldn't be offended. We don't talk about this enough as a society. White guys spend centuries wiping Native Americans off of their land and then use their name for cities, rivers, lakes, fucking cars, and sports mascots. That's some shit. Centuries of systematic genocide and then be like "they're so noble and brave, let's name our team after them."