Teams Should Have To Change Their Name

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I do think that teams should have to change their name if it is disrespectful to other teams or players. But I think it should be something a little more disrespectful, like I don't see anything wrong with the team name redskins. The brownes I would have a problem with or the twinkies especially little eyes that would be very racist well I think so anyway. Teams should not have these kind of names to begin with. Now after they made it their team name you have a problem. Make them change the name before they spend a lot of money on it. Then it won't be such a big deal and if they don't change it then there is a problem.
Racism is a terrible thing and it stinks that it still is in this country but why have it in a football team name. I think

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