Slog - Comments on Gulls Out http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out Last year we called the Seahawks the "Seagulls". This year we are calling them the "Shehawks." Please make a note of it.... Copyright 2008 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:35:09 -0800 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:33:02 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Bosco Why? What's the point on ripping on the Seahawks? They're the only pro sport that's bringing some civic pride to the city. If you want to come up with degrading names for our sports teams, give it to the horribly-run Bill Bavasi Mariners, or the soon-to-be-gone Sonics.

It wouldn't be so uncool if the Stranger got behind the Seahawks.

]]> Bosco http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479250 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479250 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 11:43:47 -0800 Comment by CrazyCatGuy Yeah Dan - why don't you come up with something for those losers you love to watch - the Mariners. (How 'bout the Maryners?) At least the Hawks can play.

]]> CrazyCatGuy http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479258 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479258 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:52:29 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage I've been very clear: I don't love the M's. I like going to the games for the beer, the boys, and the time I get to spend with my family. Love the M's? Hardly.

Now the Cubs...

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479262 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479262 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:54:24 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO I still like calling them the seahags.

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479270 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479270 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:16:11 -0800 Comment by CrazyCatGuy OK Dan, so you like to spend quality time with your family watching the Maryners. Great. Still no reason to dish the Hawks. Especially when they're winning.

]]> CrazyCatGuy http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479294 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479294 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:55:38 -0800 Comment by Stick Figure If it's anything like last year, they might as well be the SuperSonias. Actually, even if they win it all, I still like the name - SUPERSONIAS!!

]]> Stick Figure http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479295 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479295 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:58:30 -0800 Comment by me I love it.

]]> me http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479298 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479298 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 14:36:55 -0800 Comment by Boomer Go Bears!

]]> Boomer http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479301 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479301 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 14:55:56 -0800 Comment by sexist whatever, so women would suck at football, no surprise there. i think the boobs would definitely be the number one hindrance, but there would also be many others. "she" instead of "sea" is totally uncreative, and it is so overdone to give male athletes feminine characteristics if you are trying to say they suck, eg "throws like a girl." "shehawks" is so fratboy, and in case you didn't know, that's a bad thing. seagulls is way better and should stay the name. so, no, the new name is not noted.

]]> sexist http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479302 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479302 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:06:57 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage hm... i thought we were calling them fags, not women.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479314 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479314 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:46:05 -0800 Comment by Megan Women don't necessarily suck at football. My mom played (tackle) football at St Mary's, then the sister college of Notre Dame, back in the 60s. Their team got shut down after they played a particularly hard-fought game in the Notre Dame stadium-- the men's team and the coaches thought women shouldn't be playing such a violent sport, bad for their femininity, etc etc. But when we were growing up, my mom was always much better at football than my dad (and he played in college, as well).

Also, Seagulls is funnier than Shehawks imo.

]]> Megan http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479315 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479315 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:58:49 -0800 Comment by Go Hawks! Let's give a shout out to Paul Allen! He saved the Seahawks from being shipped down state.

He's also done some other incredible things for this City. It would be nice for the Stranger to "recognize" every once in a while.

]]> Go Hawks! http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479331 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479331 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:43:04 -0800 Comment by Experience Music Here's a shout out! Billy Joel wrote a good song 25 yrs ago, ALLENTOWN.
Proper names and products have been changed to avoid a Conflict of Interest. Strike up the band!

Well we're living here in Allentown
And they're closing all the stadiums down
Out in Mercer Isle they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line
Well our fathers fought the Second World War
Spent their weekends out on Ocean Shores
Met our mothers in the Naturalmetro*
Asked them to dance
Danced with them slow
And we're living here in Allentown
But the restlessness was handed down
And it's getting very hard to stay
Well we're waiting here in Allentown
For the Washington we never found
For the promises our teachers gave
If we worked hard
If we behaved
So the graduations hang on the wall
But they never really helped us at all
No they never taught us what was real
Software and Planes
And Biotechnology
And we're waiting here in Allentown
But they've taken all the trees from the ground
And the union people crawled away
Every child has a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as their old man got
But something happened on the way to that place
They threw a Starbuck's flag in our place
Well I'm living here in Allentown
And it's hard to keep a good man down
But I won't be getting very hard to stay
And we're living here in Allentown

*that's my favorite change - gotta keep current!

]]> Experience Music http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479351 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479351 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:40:19 -0800 Comment by seachicken Huzzah for yet more sexism from Dan Savage

]]> seachicken http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479367 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479367 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 19:38:38 -0800 Comment by Rolling Eyes Seachicken/Sexist - why don't you find a website that talks about female genital mutilation and find a sexist battle really worth fighting.

I find you and your insufferable political correctness boring.

Shehawks is funny, my first mental image was of drag queens playing football.

]]> Rolling Eyes http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479377 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479377 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:42:35 -0800 Comment by lulibelle @Experience Music: Good one!

]]> lulibelle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479379 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479379 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:53:29 -0800 Comment by me You should look to The Who when deciding how to treat Seattle sports:

We forsake you
Gonna rape you
Lets forget you better still

]]> me http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479383 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479383 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:24:48 -0800 Comment by Rielle ME: awesome.

]]> Rielle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479387 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479387 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:24:13 -0800 Comment by David Summerlin "Shehawks," in the context of male competition sports, most definitely implies the feminine with derogatory intention.

Lame.

]]> David Summerlin http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479394 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479394 Sports Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:35:36 -0800 Comment by kerrizor I'm with David @ 19, Dan. NEvermind the sexist angle - it's lazy, 8th grade humor... c'mon, there's better things to call 'em! We can find something truly original if we work hard enough.

]]> kerrizor http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479431 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479431 Sports Sun, 22 Oct 2006 02:39:56 -0800 Comment by Creek #10 Dan -

If there were ever a fag cheering squad, you know it wouldn't take half a second to declare them the"Seecocks."

Maybe ex-cheerleader George W. Bush could get a gig as squad choreographer after he's impeached.

]]> Creek http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479432 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479432 Sports Sun, 22 Oct 2006 02:45:31 -0800 Comment by Dougsf I like "Seagulls" a lot better, it's cheeky. "Shehawks", I have to agree is a bit fratish.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479637 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479637 Sports Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:22:10 -0800 Comment by robotslave There's a whole world of difference between the two terms.


Use Seagulls to pretend you're oblivious to football. It patronizes the sports fans, especially if any of them are dim enough to correct you.


Use Shehawks to indicate that you do indeed have some awareness of football, and that you care enough about the team to insult them when they do poorly.


Aside to Bosco:


You know, the last thing I feel when I watch, listen to, and drink next to Seahawks fans during a winning season is "civic pride."

]]> robotslave http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479641 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479641 Sports Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:57:21 -0800 Comment by You Gotta Be Kidding Me It's insulting to men to liken them to women, is it? Come on, Dan -- this is obvious sexist bullshit. And it's lazy and stupid.

]]> You Gotta Be Kidding Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479650 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479650 Sports Sun, 22 Oct 2006 19:31:29 -0800 Comment by Diana Dan, I love you, but you fucked up this time.

Even so, Dan's unintentional insult to women is nothing compared to the insult of the public paying $300 million dollars for Qwest field, a field for only men to play on. We need a Title IX for publicly financed sports areans.

]]> Diana http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479915 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479915 Sports Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:21:07 -0800 Comment by Diana arenas.

]]> Diana http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479917 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479917 Sports Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:21:55 -0800 Comment by Diana arenas.

]]> Diana http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479918 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c479918 Sports Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:22:08 -0800 Comment by Violet_DaGrinder Yeah, sorry, you won't hear this shit from me often, but: it is sexist. It's like using the word 'gay' as a derogatory term.

Plus, 'Seagulls' is way funnier, due to the aforementioned oblivious factor.

]]> Violet_DaGrinder http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c480472 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/10/gulls_out#c480472 Sports Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:33:02 -0800