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Back in 1991, Stan Humphries Had a ‘Golf Tournament to Benefit Retarded Citizens’
By Jamie Mottram | February 3, 2010
It’s crazy how different things were in 1991; the Redskins were awesome, Zubaz was en vogue and it was acceptable to call people “retarded”:
That’s from the 1991 Redskins press guide, and it was sent to us by a friend not named Matt Terl (honestly, it wasn’t Terl), probably because that word is so hot right now. What’s more offensive though, “retarded” or Redskins?
Kidding and linguistic sensitivities aside, that’s a terrific cause, and I applaud Stan Humphries for it. Two decades and one Super Bowl appearance later, he’s still putting on tournaments.
Topics: Change the Name, Old Shit, Redskins | 5 Comments »
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:35 PM
We still have the Knights of Columbus up in North NJ that stand outside of the convenience stores with the yellow vests that say “Help the Retarded Children”, and collect donations.
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:40 PM
Insert joke about his facial expression.
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:35 PM
That makes perfect sense, soulrebel08, given that New Jersey is 19 years behind the rest of us.
February 4th, 2010 at 8:45 AM
The best part is that it’s in uppercase which mean it’s a title. So there was an official group for, “The Retarded Citizens of Prince William County:
February 4th, 2010 at 9:07 AM
The question whether “retarded” or “Redskins” is more offensive assumes two things: 1) There is an empirical standard for what is offensive, and 2) We have the right to not be offended.
Since neither is true, I can say, from where I’m standing, neither “retarded” nor “Redskins” is offensive.