If one person finds a name offensive, what can be done? Change the name, change the person's view, or ignore the person.
If a group of people share the same offended view, what should be done? Change the name, change the group's view, or ignore the group.
Having said that, I think that the Washington Niggaz or the Louisville Kikes would have trouble on their road games...
If a minority group finds the name offending, why not change it? Can you TFP'ers take the traditional debating technique of adopting the opposing viewpoint and argue for it?
If my school's name is the "Braves" and the NCAA wants me to change it to the "Minotaurs", I don't have a problem with that. I think that team names are less relevant than the players, the coaches and the spirit of the game.
What should happen is that monetary incentives should be set up where all offended people pay a levy to buy the rights to that name (and trademark). Win-Win, if you ask me. Which you didn't. But I'll tell you anyway.
Maybe the government could get involved and support scholarships for teams that change their team names. Would you support that initiative, if it was someone else's money, and not a "waste of my hard-earned tax dollars"? What if Bill Gates gave 50 Million dollars to change the name?
My real question: What is it worth for you to keep this cherished name, tradition and icon?
What is it worth to the opponents to have the name changed?
Surely there must be an economic answer to this question... You do live in a capitalist society afterall.
