At last, the wait is over.
At last, the Washington Football Team, née Washington R*dskins, have a new name.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet … the Washington Commanders:
The future of Washington football is here #TakeCommand pic.twitter.com/MwkCLTkVAA
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) February 2, 2022
They’ve got a video and everything:
One legacy. One unified future.
We are the Washington Commanders #TakeCommand pic.twitter.com/Eav9NOV5Mm
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) February 2, 2022
Um, who’s “we,” exactly?
Er….this is so cringeworthy. https://t.co/9dCZoVmZ3P
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) February 2, 2022
“Washington Commanders” doesn’t seem to be getting the mad love they were hoping for:
God bless them. The actually did it. They came up with a worse name than Washington Football Team. https://t.co/rpme7CY2Pc
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) February 2, 2022
Lmaooooo this what they came up with????? https://t.co/Nu26z3nS9j
— Anthony K. Dixon (@A_K_Dixon) February 2, 2022
The Washington Generals was a little too on the nose and already taken, I guess. https://t.co/vEBV4KUdO0
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) February 2, 2022
They took years to come up with this 😂😂 https://t.co/KM61Gu2Snh
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) February 2, 2022
It took you two years to come up with … “Commanders????” Commanders????!???
This is epically lame.
— TheValuesVoter (@TheValuesVoter) February 2, 2022
So many good options and this is what they choose😐 https://t.co/BruIPltIYt
— Kyle Trask Propoganda (@bucs_insider) February 2, 2022
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"Washington Commanders" is the fake name they use in a movie or video game because they couldn't get the rights to the real thing.
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) February 2, 2022
OK, so the name doesn’t seem all that great. But have you considered that it actually kinda fits?
Washington Commanders.
Kinda perfect. It's certainly how the D.C. bureaucrats and elected officials view themselves.
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) February 2, 2022
I mean, it does fit the location, considering our federal government's penchant for authoritarianism https://t.co/W0qQQQl8lg
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 2, 2022
Buccaneers -> Bucs for short
Patriots -> Pats for short
Vikings -> Vikes for short
Commanders -> Commies for shortchecks outhttps://t.co/qeMUmxgMlL
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) February 2, 2022
So there you go!
Anyway, we wish the Commanders only the best of luck in their new endeavors. At least until they get into trouble again:
Coming soon: “The continued militarization of sports that this name represents is yet another manifestation of white supremacy that is no less problematic than the previous racist name.” https://t.co/KMTLVguU1l
— Christopher J. Scalia (@cjscalia) February 2, 2022
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