2013 Point and Laugh at the taterskins thread

[SD]

http://outfront.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/08/magazine-bans-taterskins-name-is-it-time-for-a-change/

[ice grillin you]

I was watching the segment about 20 minutes ago and they had this one guy on who actually made the 'where does it stop' analogy and he brought up the ny jets saying should we then change their name cause jets pollute

[Sgt PSN]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-taterskins-name-only-offensive-if-you-think-a,33449/?ref=auto

[SD]

Adam Schefter
taterskins HC Mike Shanahan in RGIII: "Without a setback, I believe he will be ready for the first game (vs. Philadelphia)."

[General_Failure]

Did those iceholes not replace their setback this offseason?

[PhillyPhreak54]

http://deadspin.com/why-your-team-sucks-2013-washington-taterskins-1257835174

awesome installment here

[PhillyPhreak54]

http://es.taterskins.com/topic/370534-eagles-forum-wants-to-take-out-rgiiis-knee-classy/

Conversely, with the love that this team has for Robert, I think that a lot of guys would do anything to protect him.  There would certainly be a hat passed around to cover any fines for getting a revenge shot in, and opposing teams know that.

[ice grillin you]

the post the guy references is a single post on philly.com....its not an eagle forum and it was one person....altho i agree with him

[phattymatty]

ha...watch the video half way down the page...specifically the 21 second mark.

[ice grillin you]

that girl pissing validly turned me on

[PhillyPhreak54]

lol and of course it had the DH pic in there...

[MDS]

if rg3 dies how is not the greatest thing to happen to the eagles since they traded mcnabb?

[SD]

I usually don't root for injury but farg it, I hope he blows his knee out again. No matter how it happens the fanbase would blame the skins management for bringing him back too fast.

[Don Ho]

that girl pissing validly turned me on

Me too.

[ice grillin you]

The boycott of the Washington taterskins nickname is growing.  At first it was the Washington City Paper.  Then non-sports outlets like Mother Jones and Slate.  Now, a pair of the nation's most read and most influential sportswriters are banishing "taterskins" from their writing.

First, SI's Peter King announced in a column that he was choosing to move forward without the nickname.  (It was earlier insinuated by MMQB writer Robert Klemko that the website as a whole would not use the "taterskins" nickname but King said it will be up to each individual staffer.)

Second, and just as significant, Grantland emperor Bill Simmons is also jettisoning the Washington taterskins in favor of the "Washington D.C.'s."  There was no announcement or explanation from Simmons.

This is no longer just a grass roots movement or something that can be brushed aside by Dan Snyder or taterskins fans as the PC police run amok.  This movement has now firmly taken hold in the mainstream sporting culture.  That one of America's top football writers (King) and America's most influential sports personalities (Simmons) would make this decision will prove to be a seminal moment.

King and Simmons have over 3 million Twitter followers between them.  Now that they've taken this step, many others currently on the fence will feel comfortable following suit.  This initiative isn't slowing down anytime soon.  More and more sportswriters around America will refuse to use the taterskins nickname as the season progresses now that King and Simmons are on board.  What happens when other ESPN, or SI, or Fox personalities make the same decision?  What happens when a SportsCenter anchor refuses to say "taterskins" during an NFL highlight?  It's inevitable.  Once a critical mass is reached, Roger Goodell will step in and say enough is enough and the "taterskins" will be no more.

The decision by King and Simmons makes it clear - we're in the final days of the Washington taterskins as we know it.  The change will happen, it's just a matter of when the resistance decides to stop fighting a losing battle.  As "taterskins" gradually disappears from the mainstream sporting culture, sooner or later the nickname won't be worth the negativity attached to it.