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Boston women's soccer team to consider changing its new name

By adamg on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 7:19pm

The founders of the currently named BOS Nation say they've heard critics of their name:

We want to assure you that we have heard your feedback and are actively listening. We share your high expectations, and together, we will build a storied club that reflects the essence of the beautiful game and the character of our dynamic city.

To that end, we have launched a deliberate process through which we will seek out, listen to, and reflect on input about our team name from fans, supporters, and a group of advisors assembled to reflect a diverse range of voices and perspectives. We are approaching this work with an open mind and will report back as soon as we have more to share.

A name change couldn't come soon enough for Rev. Laura Everett, who thinks there's no question the name needs to change, and immediately, and not just because of a launch that was both transphoboic and insulting to the region's other professional women's sports teams:

"BOS Nation" is now forever tied to a transphobic, exclusionary, and misogynistic launch campaign that somehow managed to offend everyone except the male teams of Boston in its launch. "BOS Nation" is in grave danger of nationalistic usurpation, and already tainted with transphobic exclusion.

We’ve done plenty of scrutiny.

BOS Nation must go for the team to survive.

Via Seth.

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Comments

By Friartuck on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 7:28pm.

Crime on the common, rwfgy AND the women's soccer team still can't settle on a name.

2024 just can't end soon enough

By adamg on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 8:38pm.

Has been escorted from the UHub stadium.

By anon on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 8:30pm.

Why does Bob Kraft not want them for his new stadium? Not right.

By Anon on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 9:03pm.

“"BOS Nation" is now forever tied to a transphobic, exclusionary, and misogynistic launch campaign that somehow managed to offend everyone except the male teams of Boston in its launch.”

Just stop. It’s not like she or anyone else for that matter would be going to the games anyhow. Just tired, strike that, exhausted with always turning things into something bigger than they need to be so people can get a pound of flesh.

By Kaz on Wed, 11/27/2024 - 12:20am.

Laura goes to nearly every pro women's team game there is in Boston. She's at nearly every Fleet game, she goes to Renegades games, and she's at the Garden every time the Sun come up to play here instead of Mohegan.

She's run her own blog for years: https://bostonwomenssports.com/

She's got press creds for most of the leagues.

But I don't need to prove her bona fides to some podunk Anon. Go pound sand, you shitter.

By Former Westroxer on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 9:27pm.

and confirm all of our deepest suspicions that the "male teams of Boston" were _not_ offended. Gee, do you think maybe just a few of them aren't transphobic, and _were_ offended at having their names included in that launch?

I get that you have an axe to grind, but you're not helping your cause by condemning the greatest sports teams in the history of sports and everything else.

Anyway, someone in a previous story suggested Boston Athenas. Great name, refers to a great (and still relevant) nickname for Boston, doesn't mention beans, "United" or "F.C." They should call the team the Boston Athenas. That's it. There's no better name. Arguing this point is silly.