Helicopter names are racist to the Wash POS

[Huckleberry]

Or my favorite, the "Cobra". While the Cobra is not named after an American Indian tribe, it does resemble the lower half of an Indian Brave's anatomy. Complement or racist???

AH-1's original name was the Iroquois Warrior then Bell changed it to Huey Cobra and that got shortened to Cobra.

That crap you learn when your class gets volunteered to dust the aircraft at the old Aviation Museum at Mother Rucker back in the day.

 

[GUNSnROTORS]

... when your class gets volunteered to dust the aircraft at the old Aviation Museum at Mother Rucker back in the day.

I did that duty, too!

 

[shaddydan]

that would be retarded, sir...



Seriously, though...

These things are being perpetuated by a class of people who make their livings and reputations off PRESUMING slights on behalf of people they think SHOULD be upset by them.

I've come to know them as the Professionally Offended.

You would have to act like an adult first! Apache warriors are legendary and the helicopter is named to capture that. Would you fear the "Unicorn Rainbow Love attack helicopter?"

 

[iH8DemLibz]

My Two Favorites





And don't we have some Remington Nylon 66 offenders out there somewhere?

 

[Huckleberry]

I don't think the White Mountain Apache Tribe ever complained about getting the contract to make high tech, thermal blankets for AH-64 Apache's engine compartments and airframe.

BTW, the WMAT is one of the wealthiest tribes in America with their casino, ski resort, guided hunting and fishing services in addition to the factory. You should pay them a visit when you're in the Phoenix, AZ area.

 

[GUNSnROTORS]

AH-1's original name was the Iroquois Warrior then Bell changed it to Huey Cobra and that got shortened to Cobra.

That crap you learn when your class gets volunteered to dust the aircraft at the old Aviation Museum at Mother Rucker back in the day.

Just remembered and new to the list, I had the honor of dusting the Cheyenne ... still coughing up fuzzy boogers!

 

[EL1227]

Diversionary Tactics

Ahem ...

 

[spclopr8tr]

Ahem ...

Clearly the topic of the Redskins name is of greater importance to the American people than say exchanging terrorists for deserters, porous borders providing for future Democrats, failure to protect our embassy in Benghazi, IRS targeting of conservative groups and subsequent cover up, failure of POTUS to execute his sworn duties, the loss of large portions of Syria and Iraq to Islamic radicals, 13% unemployment counting those who gave up looking for work, cooking of the weather records to promote global warming, Fast and Furious, and the list goes on, and on, and on . . .

 

[ihriec]

Distraction...look at the shiny red ball.

 

[Jim12]

It's working.

 

[tsmith1499]

George WASHINGTON was a slaveowner.

We'll need to change the name of our capital city, and the state, too.

How about renaming our capital something less controversial and more politically correct for today's times? e.g. Marxgrad. Or Lenintopia.

Why would we have to change the name of the state?

In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England). The charter that Lord Baltimore received in 1632 from King Charles I of England specified a name for the new colony. It was to be called Maryland to honor King Charles' wife Queen Henrietta Maria (Queen Mary).

 

[Mr H]

Ahem ...

Yep...

One more plate up...

Problem is, they set them spinning, require us to keep them up, then if one drops that's our problem and it goes away.

 

[rseymorejr]

Why would we have to change the name of the state?

In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England). The charter that Lord Baltimore received in 1632 from King Charles I of England specified a name for the new colony. It was to be called Maryland to honor King Charles' wife Queen Henrietta Maria (Queen Mary).

I think Jim was referring to our National Capitol, Washington DC and the state of Washington

Although if we dug deep enough we may find that Queen Henrietta Maria did or said something offensive way back then

 

[Jim12]

Why would we have to change the name of the state?

In honor of Henrietta Maria (queen of Charles I of England). The charter that Lord Baltimore received in 1632 from King Charles I of England specified a name for the new colony. It was to be called Maryland to honor King Charles' wife Queen Henrietta Maria (Queen Mary).

I meant the state that also bears this name: Washington

 

[K31]

As a native American, I find the name "Washington Post" racist, as "Washington" is the name white men gave to the land that this newspaper company sits on. I insist it now be called by it's native American name, Okee-bee-che-be-nee-ewa, meaning the "bark of the willow tree we wipe our asses with".

 

[G O B]

Wash. D.C. should revert to it's original name:

The Seven Sisters Swamp.

It was literally 7 small hills in a swamp.

 

[BlackBart]

I am pleased we didn't offend the Japs in WW2. Bombers were named after girls and fighters for boys. Sally, Diana, Fran ect.... Frank, Tony, George ............

THEN CAME KOREA! Does anybody know what the official name of the Mig 15 was? No, it wasn't what you think.

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-15; NATO reporting name: "Fagot")
A bundle of twigs, sticks, or branches bound together.
A bundle of pieces of iron or steel to be welded or hammered into bars.

 

[Skins_Brew]

I hope these liberals never drive through College Park, MD. Naming roads after indian tribal names was like part of the design of the city.

 

[Skins_Brew]

Wash. D.C. should revert to it's original name:

The Seven Sisters Swamp.

It was literally 7 small hills in a swamp.

Not much has changed!

 

[chooks9]

I grew up 3 miles from an Iroquois reservation. They are more supportive of having a helo named after their tribe than having NY State screw over their treaties about no taxes. They want out of NY more than most Upstate NY-ers want out of NY, and they were there first.