Gene Simmons on Redskins: ‘I Would Not Like a Sports Team Called the Kykes’

SMITH First of all ░░░░░░░░ take on the Washington ░░░░░░░░ Should the name stay ░░░░░░░░ go SIMMONS You know ░░░░░░░░ really has to do ░░░░░░░░ whether or not the ░░░░░░░░ Indian population has a ░░░░░░░░ with it because it ░░░░░░░░ up to them I ░░░░░░░░ not like a sports ░░░░░░░░ called the Kykes And ░░░░░░░░ you take the historical ░░░░░░░░ of view and I ░░░░░░░░ not one to validate ░░░░░░░░ or not if Redskins ░░░░░░░░ an insult to American ░░░░░░░░ then absolutely the team ░░░░░░░░ change its name SMITH ░░░░░░░░ Harris and I brought ░░░░░░░░ the list every time ░░░░░░░░ talked about this there ░░░░░░░░ a long list of ░░░░░░░░ American Indians that are ░░░░░░░░ the name SIMMONS Well ░░░░░░░░ support them I support ░░░░░░░░ s rights to not ░░░░░░░░ their name besmirched publicly ░░░░░░░░ it is an insult ░░░░░░░░ the American Indian population ░░░░░░░░ should be removed because ░░░░░░░░ you know you don ░░░░░░░░ want a football team ░░░░░░░░ the Mics or whatever ░░░░░░░░ SMITH Kimberly you have ░░░░░░░░ remind me on your ░░░░░░░░ on this GUILFOYLE I ░░░░░░░░ Mika Rican laughter Puerto ░░░░░░░░ Irish Why doesn t ░░░░░░░░ name a team after ░░░░░░░░ Look my perspective I ░░░░░░░░ what you were saying ░░░░░░░░ shows sensitivity and maturity ░░░░░░░░ is if they re ░░░░░░░░ by it take heed ░░░░░░░░ notice We ll all ░░░░░░░░ better off Then on ░░░░░░░░ flip side is the ░░░░░░░░ perspective the free market ░░░░░░░░ other option is let ░░░░░░░░ free market speak If ░░░░░░░░ want to boycott the ░░░░░░░░ teams et cetera But ░░░░░░░░ the individual owner have ░░░░░░░░ right to be able ░░░░░░░░ call the team what ░░░░░░░░ is based on the ░░░░░░░░ of this team having ░░░░░░░░ franchise the merchandizing the ░░░░░░░░ or is that taken ░░░░░░░░ from him SIMMONS It ░░░░░░░░ an interesting conversation because ░░░░░░░░ is very messy and ░░░░░░░░ can take any point ░░░░░░░░ view and validate it ░░░░░░░░ Boricua yourself you wouldn ░░░░░░░░ want a team called ░░░░░░░░ spics or the kikes ░░░░░░░░ the so and sos ░░░░░░░░ legally speaking because you ░░░░░░░░ lots of legal background ░░░░░░░░ in that case I ░░░░░░░░ my rights Kimberly GUILFOYLE ░░░░░░░░ can plead guilty if ░░░░░░░░ want I have a ░░░░░░░░ detention center for you ░░░░░░░░ Simmons Men are always ░░░░░░░░ no matter what we ░░░░░░░░ because we all lie ░░░░░░░░ so you know the ░░░░░░░░ truth is there are ░░░░░░░░ s sensitivities their culture ░░░░░░░░ so on and so ░░░░░░░░ Yes you can back ░░░░░░░░ up by saying Yes ░░░░░░░░ can have free speech ░░░░░░░░ I m allowed to ░░░░░░░░ fire I m just ░░░░░░░░ allowed to stand up ░░░░░░░░ a movie theater and ░░░░░░░░ fire because that is ░░░░░░░░ to riot These are ░░░░░░░░ but I m not ░░░░░░░░ semantic POWERS The problem ░░░░░░░░ I have with free ░░░░░░░░ take its course is ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ are enough people enough ░░░░░░░░ Indians in our population ░░░░░░░░ really have an influence ░░░░░░░░ the market And there ░░░░░░░░ enough people who are ░░░░░░░░ American Indians who care ░░░░░░░░ to have influence on ░░░░░░░░ So I think that ░░░░░░░░ just something they can ░░░░░░░░ keep the name of ░░░░░░░░ team if they want ░░░░░░░░ But I do think ░░░░░░░░ they want to be ░░░░░░░░ to FAULKNER That s ░░░░░░░░ interesting point though because ░░░░░░░░ Sandra brought up the ░░░░░░░░ that we have it ░░░░░░░░ to grow every time ░░░░░░░░ cover this issue when ░░░░░░░░ brand new research it ░░░░░░░░ think was 600 organizations ░░░░░░░░ organizations tough were not ░░░░░░░░ Native American It has ░░░░░░░░ so many other people ░░░░░░░░ get on the list ░░░░░░░░ push forward with that ░░░░░░░░ keep that part of ░░░░░░░░ conversation and the argument ░░░░░░░░ I just question the ░░░░░░░░ in all of this ░░░░░░░░ mean attorneys are making ░░░░░░░░ bucks trying to argue ░░░░░░░░ issue but at end ░░░░░░░░ the day what does ░░░░░░░░ mean for all of ░░░░░░░░ logos and things Would ░░░░░░░░ proudly walk now down ░░░░░░░░ streets of D C ░░░░░░░░ other cities where they ░░░░░░░░ fans with this logo ░░░░░░░░ this conversation going on ░░░░░░░░ At the end of ░░░░░░░░ day it is all ░░░░░░░░ money And if they ░░░░░░░░ lost the patent the ░░░░░░░░ to put the name ░░░░░░░░ jerseys and paraphernalia you ░░░░░░░░ then you re going ░░░░░░░░ a different Dan Snyder ░░░░░░░░ for now he is ░░░░░░░░ nothing that will make ░░░░░░░░ change the name of ░░░░░░░░ team SIMMONS Perhaps the ░░░░░░░░ should chime in because ░░░░░░░░ is commerce and then ░░░░░░░░ is America and protecting ░░░░░░░░ population and so on ░░░░░░░░ so forth.”