Marion Barry: Team needs to get rid of name 'Redskins' and remove the curse!

Did the “bitch” set his team up, too?

Former Washington, D.C. Mayor and current city council member Marion Barry isn’t taking the lack of success of the local NFL franchise he refuses to name well, and Barry seems to think the team’s 1-4 start might be bad karma because of the nickname.

I fear if we don't reverse the curse, the defensive line may turn into buffalo or wild turkeys or something. Man, change the name already!

— Remembering Barry (@marionbarryjr) October 14, 2013

Actually a buffalo would make a kick butt defensive lineman.

Trust me, there is NOTHING more heartbreaking, humbling or humiliating 2 a Washingtonian than a DALLAS whooping.NOTHING.The PAIN!The AGONY!

— Remembering Barry (@marionbarryjr) October 14, 2013

Oh come on, we’re sure Washingtonians have seen more embarrassing moments before. Think hard sir.

If the problem is with the team’s name, how must the past successes be explained?

https://twitter.com/Al_Koholik_Jr/status/389837118006374401

The “Redskins” won championships in 1982, 1987 and 1991. So much for Barry’s desperate search for reasoning.

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