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George Preston Marshall changed the name from Braves to avoid confusion with the Boston Braves. He may not have intended to offend but probably wouldn’t have cared if he did. Marshall was publicly racist, refusing to sign black players until 1962 when the government threatened to revoke his...

I do not believe the word ***** is a slur in of order itself, like the ‘n-word’. It is a slur when used in the statement like ‘I don’t want to argue with any *****’. This isn’t different than the word Mexican or Oriental. If used in context to insult someone, the word is used as a slur. This...

I heard and liked ‘Washington Americans’.