Coming to a sports stadium near you soon …
Yesterday’s announcement of the decision by American Football team the Washington Redskins to bow to the lunatic fringe of “woke” campaigners fighting to impose their views upon the world by dropping their ‘insulting’ second name could have widespread implications.
Today – as part of our continuing public service remit, The Rust’s sports department provides its readers with a brief non-comprehensive representative bluffer’s guide as to which US sports teams in baseball, American Football and basketball might be next in line for a similar ‘bending of the knee’ to the Right-On PC brigade
OFFENDED GROUP: NATIVE AMERICANS
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Kansas City Chiefs
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Atlanta Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
OFFENDED GROUP(S): RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
New Orleans Saints
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Los Angeles Angels
St Louis Cardinals
BASKETBALL
Washington Wizards
OFFENDED GROUP: ‘LITTLE PEOPLE’/DWARVES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
San Francisco Giants
OFFENDED GROUP: SCANDANAVIAN COUNTRIES
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Minnesota Vikings
OFFENDED GROUP(S): WILDLIFE/ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANISATIONS
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Denver Broncos
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Philadelphia Eagles
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Toronto Blue Jays
Detroit Lions
Philadelphia Fillies
Chicago Cubs
BASKETBALL
Toronto Raptors
Chicago Bulls
Atlanta Hawks
Charlotte Hornets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Memphis Grizzlies
New Orleans Pelicans
OFFENDED GROUP: THOSE WHO LIKE PROPELLOR-POWERED AIRCRAFT
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
New York Jets
OFFENDED GROUP: LANDLUBBERS AND THOSE WHO HATE WATER
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Seattle Mariners
Pittsburgh Pirates
OFFENDED GROUP: PARENTS WHO HAVE INDIVIDUAL OR MULTIPLE-BIRTH CHILDREN
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Minnesota Twins
OFFENDED GROUP: ARSENAL FC SUPPORTERS
BASKETBALL
San Antonio Spurs
OFFENDED GROUP: PEOPLE OF IRISH DESCENT
BASKETBALL
Boston Celtics
OFFENDED GROUP: THOSE WHO ARE ANTI-MONARCHIST
BASKETBALL
Sacramento Kings
OFFENDED GROUP: THOSE WHO “GO COMMANDO”
BASKETBALL
New York Knicks