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Originally Posted by chuckdiesel
I don't see the PC problem with Outlaws. It has nothing to do with gangs or violence. It is a reference to the old west, just like mavericks or spurs. The NFL has vikings and raiders, are those offensive? no. Do they reference groups that have had violent pasts? yes.
On a different note I think the brand Outlaws would sell alot more jerseys and other apparel nationally than say the Barons or something that some Oklahomans may like but nobody else would really get into. JMHO.
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Chuck, There's a world of difference between Mavericks, Spurs, Vikings, Raiders and OUTLAWS. Nobody has ever said the NBA is "full of Vikings and Raiders," but plenty have said, "The NBA is loaded with outlaws and thugs." It's the environment today, the image change with David Stern, and the fact that a lot of NBA players have been - or have been accused of being -
outlaws. It's really not a "PC" thing as much as it is common sense with how they are trying to change the image of the league.