Is the term Yankee offensive to some?

[Alias Detective 1,388]

Are the Yankee's in trouble due to an offensive nickname?  It seems so far they have received a pass.  Why?

[Hawkeye21 2,378]

Who's offended?

[squistion 1,929]

 

[Sean Mooney 1,926]

Probably Red Sox fans

[Alias Detective 1,388]

14 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

Who's offended?

Why does it matter?

[Hawkeye21 2,378]

6 minutes ago, Alias Detective said:

Why does it matter?

What's the point of the thread then?

[Alias Detective 1,388]

11 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

What's the point of the thread then?

During the Civil War, the term "Yankee" was used derogatorily in the South to refer to Americans loyal to the Union

[MDC 7,094]

I’m surprised some online MAGA dork hasn’t started a petition to change the name yet.

[RLLD 4,143]

If words offend you, you are a poosayy, HTH

[Alias Detective 1,388]

12 minutes ago, MDC said:

I’m surprised some online MAGA dork hasn’t started a petition to change the name yet.

Why do Yankee and MAGA go hand in hand?  Both winners? 

[MDC 7,094]

1 minute ago, Alias Detective said:

Why do Yankee and MAGA go hand in hand?  

They don’t. MAGA and fake outrage do.  

[Mike Honcho 5,065]

41 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

Probably Red Sox fans

And most small market teams.  

[Alias Detective 1,388]

The term "Yankee" has a history as a slur, and is still used in a disparaging way in some regions of the United States

[purdygood 329]

14 minutes ago, Alias Detective said:

During the Civil War, the term "Yankee" was used derogatorily in the South to refer to Americans loyal to the Union

I hate the baseball team the Yankee's.  But the Civil War term Yankee, America F Yeah!  F the Confederacy.

[HellToupee 1,570]

I’ve heard it a few times since we’ve been in Florida the past few months. Doesn’t bother me because it’s used by hayseeds

[purdygood 329]

Just now, HellToupee said:

I’ve heard it a few times since we’ve been in Florida the past few months. Doesn’t bother me because it’s used by hayseeds

Hayseeds or Bumpkins? Or Ma and Pa just being Ma and Pa? Bless their hearts.

[Baker Boy 1,684]

British General James Wolfe made the earliest recorded use of the word "Yankee" in 1758 when he referred to the New England soldiers under his command.

[Drizzay 696]

Northerners being offended by the term Yankee is just as stupid as the southern people who use it to try to be derogatory.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,880]

They call all Americans Yanks in England and Ireland. 

[Thornton Melon 603]

3 hours ago, Sean Mooney said:

Probably Red Sox fans

Not in 20 years

[BunnysBastatrds 2,295]

2 hours ago, Baker Boy said:

British General James Wolfe made the earliest recorded use of the word "Yankee" in 1758 when he referred to the New England soldiers under his command.

 I read an interesting book years ago about the Civil War. One of the chapters describes how the The union and the confederacy would lay down their arms and play baseball on Sundays and then kill each other on the battlefield. Hence the name Yankees for the north. 
 

 It’s amazing how much our beloved country has become so sensitive about our past. And it’s sad and only going to get worse.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,880]

6 minutes ago, BunnysBastatrds said:

 I read an interesting book years ago about the Civil War. One of the chapters describes how the The union and the confederacy would lay down their arms and play baseball on Sundays and then kill each other on the battlefield. Hence the name Yankees for the north. 
 

 It’s amazing how much our beloved country has become so sensitive about our past. And it’s sad and only going to get worse.

The Yankees weren’t formed until the early 1900’s. 

[BunnysBastatrds 2,295]

21 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

The Yankees weren’t formed until the early 1900’s. 

 The term Yankees was used during the civil war to describe the union soldiers by the confederacy. The band “Damn Yankees” doesn’t refer to the NY Yankees, it’s the term used during that period of our history. HTH

[League Champion 1,896]

5 hours ago, MDC said:

They don’t. MAGA and fake outrage do.  

Really, because I call all y'all Northern City Boys Yankees. 

[easilyscan 848]

Wait a cotton picking minute!

[Alias Detective 1,388]

The Yankee antagonist surely is a derogatory term.  Why not Yankee?

[BunnysBastatrds 2,295]

22 hours ago, easilyscan said:

Wait a cotton picking minute!

 The last black man picking cotton was yanking out Timmahs tampon 

[Tree of Knowledge 1,684]

This guy hates the term

 

 

 

[seafoam1 2,792]

Imagine being so mentally weak as to being offended by the word 'Yankee'.

[Drizzay 696]

2 hours ago, seafoam1 said:

Imagine being so mentally weak as to being offended by the word 'Yankee'.

Its right up there with the people who use the term, thinking they are being edgy.

[easilyscan 848]

2 hours ago, seafoam1 said:

Imagine being so mentally weak as to being offended by the word 'Yankee'.

Thankfully, I can't.

[jbycho 547]

Watch out Yankee Doodle Boy. Someone is coming for you.

 

[Engorgeous George 2,099]

On 10/22/2024 at 9:08 AM, purdygood said:

Hayseeds or Bumpkins? Or Ma and Pa just being Ma and Pa? Bless their hearts.

I believe the correct term is Yokel.

[jbycho 547]

Democrats will ban the word 'patriot' before they ban 'yankee'. 

[Tree of Knowledge 1,684]

28 minutes ago, jbycho said:

Democrats will ban the word 'patriot' before they ban 'yankee'. 

Patriot was banned on another board.  

[seafoam1 2,792]

4 hours ago, Tree of Knowledge said:

Patriot was banned on another board.  

 

[WhiteWonder 2,673]

Vikings too.  Maybe not all Nordic people want to be portrayed with a helmet and horns and long blonde braids.

[kutulu 1,657]

Yankee please

[frank 2,275]

Come again?

[cmh6476 1,008]

#changethename