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'Daily Show' Didn't Air Even More Intense Redskins Tailgate Footage
Migizi Pensoneau, one of three members of a Native American comedy group called the 1491s who appeared in the segment, wrote about his experience during the taping for a piece published Friday in the Missoula Independent. Pensoneau revealed that the day after the group of Native Americans confronted the panel of Redskins loyalists, the 'Daily Show' taped he and his fellow comedians wandering around a tailgate at Fed Ex Field on game day -- and by his account, they weren't well received by those fans either.
Pensoneau wrote that he "actually was afraid for my life" during the hour-long taping. He recounted being mocked and threatened, including by a blonde woman who told him
"I'll fucking cut you" because he was wearing a T-shirt that read "Caucasians."
Here's what Pensoneau says went down:
I’m a big dude—6’1”, and a lotta meat on the bones. But a blonde little wisp of a girl completely freaked me out as I waited in line for the bathroom. “Is that shirt supposed to be funny?” she asked motioning to my satirical “Caucasians” T-shirt. And then she said, “I’ll fucking cut you.” Actually, she didn’t scare me so much as the wannabe linebackers standing behind her who looked like they wanted to make good on her threat.
He went on to describe a man blowing cigar smoke in his face and other fans yelling at him to "go the fuck home" and "Thanks for letting us use your name!"
One of the Redskins fans who participated in the 'Daily Show' panel, Kelli O'Dell, had told the Washington Post earlier this week that she called the police after the taping because she felt similarly threatened by the Native American activists.
"The Native Americans accused me of things that were so wrong," she told the newspaper. "I felt in danger. I didn’t consent to that. I am going to be defamed.”
Pensoneau touched on the group's interaction with O'Dell in his piece, describing it as "intense" but not "mean-spirited:"
As some of the anti-mascot activists started in passionately on the issue, pro-mascot panelist Kelli O’Dell, who was previously employed by the Washington Redskins and whose Internet presence is devoted to her support of the team and mascot, started to cry. My ever-dapper 1491s colleague, Bobby Wilson, offered her his own handkerchief. It was an intense situation, but never mean-spirited. O’Dell, though, started to accuse us of ambushing and lying and “how dare you.”
Overall, it appears filming the 'Daily Show' segment wasn't a fully enjoyable experience for either side of the Redskins naming debate.
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You Stay Classy, NFL fanatics, sounds like a bunch of Repug/tea bagger voters.
Are you a gook?Quote:
Originally Posted by FuzzyLumpkins
IMO it would be fine to keep the indian, the logo isnt offensive but change the name to a respectful one (like Braves, they dont get nearly as much flak because of this), I think that would be legal and fair. the "white" (though the irish were/always have been a minority themselves) mascots are named flatteringly, redskin is a slur. I grew up in DC and I always considered it offensive.
how about the Washington Gangsters? After all, DC has one of the highest gun crime rates.Quote:
Originally Posted by baseline bum
Oh wait...
The PC crowd would say that gives a bad rep to gangsters...
LOL...Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt Bringdown
Maybe the Washington Obamatrons?
OK, so they lose their patent. That means others can market without paying royalties. They can still keep the name. Right?
My high school used that as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarrinS
edit add..
We probably had 10 times as many Native Americans than Blacks or Hispanics at this school.
Yes they can still keep the offensive name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wild Cobra
If you banned everything that a small percentage of the population didn't like, what would be left?Quote:
Originally Posted by SnakeBoy
Only a small number of Native Americans are offended by using the name. Far more are proud of it!
I didn't say it should be banned but it's still an offensive term.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wild Cobra
Bullshit.Quote:
Originally Posted by SnakeBoy
Almost everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wild Cobra