Nobody likes name calling.
From childhood most of us are taught not to call others names, but lately one organization has considered a sports team's name and mascot close to name calling. During the last decade we have seen a number of sports teams, particularly at the high school and collegiate level, change their names and mascots so the institutions aren't calling Native Americans' names or using derogatory caricatures of their race for mascots. Those were good changes, however a recent request for a name change goes too far. An animal rights group wants a new name for the Green Bay Packers. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organization said the word packers, promotes violence and bloodshed because it refers to meat packers, or those who work in slaughterhouses.