Lemmy Lemmy:
It's not the name that's offensive, it's the logo that is. If they'd just call themselves "Rippers" and say it's for "ripping line drives all over the field", that'd be just fine. I'd argue that the Calgary Hitmen are the same thing. The name is fine, so long as they don't embellish the double-entendre. Similarly, the McGill Redman name is fine. It's not offensive as the name isn't attached to an offensive native-American stereotype for a logo. The Chicago Blackhawks' or Washington Redskins' logos, on the other hand, could certainly be offensive to some while their names, I'd argue, are defensible.
Exactly, keep the name but change the logo to one of "Diamond Jack" ripping a ball out of the park....problem solved...
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