This is not a new issue. On 9/29/1997, I received the list of the top 15 politically correct team names. Since some of the names have changed, I've put the real team name in parentheses following the PC version. My printed version indicates a copyright by Chris White and Ziff Davis, Inc. but I found the same list same date without attribution at HumorLabs.com
- Los Angeles Conscientious Objectors (Dodgers)
- Oakland Venture Capitalist Free Market Entrepreneurial Speculators (Raiders)
- Green Bay Efficient Utilizers of All Available Free Space (Packers)
- Purdue Boilermakers Local 151 – DNC contributors since 1948 (Boilermakers)
- Chicago Just-Pass-the-Ball-to-Jordans (Bulls)
- Tennessee Fat-Cat Earth Rapist Billionaires Who Contribute To Global Warming Through Their Irresponsible Use of Fossil Fuels (Oilers -- now Titans)
- Washington Overzealous Sunbathers (Redskins)
- Notre Dame Violent Offenders of Gaelic Descent (Fighting Irish)
- USC Prophylactic Aids to Prevent the Spread of Sexual Disease (Trojans)
- San Jose Attorneys (Sharks)
- San Francisco They-Wouldn’t-Let-Us-Add-20-To-Our-Namers (49ers)
- Chicago Melanin-Challenged Footwear (White Sox)
- Dallas We’d-Like-to-Still-be-America’s-Team, But-Now-We’re-Just-a-Bunch-of Drug-Users-and-Sex-Offenders (Cowboys -- news of the day regarding misbehavior)
- Nebraska No-Means-No’s (Cornhuskers -- news of the day regarding misbehavior)
And the Number 1 Politically Correct Sports Team Name…
- Montreal Pants-Deficient Rain Coat Wearers (Expos -- now Washington Nationals)
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