Social Media Reacts To Texas HS Football Team Named Robston ‘Cotton Pickers’ (TWEETS)

The Robstown Cotton Pickers come out before their season opener against London tonight.@kiii3sports #3SportsBlitz #txhsfb pic.twitter.com/5iCJHd6Fny

— Chris Thomasson – KIII Sports (@ChrisThomasson7) September 5, 2020

I'm sorry, what?

The Cotton Pickers?

I had to google it to make sure it wasn't a joke.

It is a real thing that is real.

Really.#SaturdayMorning #SaturdayMotivation https://t.co/12WfaXggyL

— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) September 5, 2020

There’s a high school football team called the Robstown Cotton Pickers with Black players on the team?

ON THIS LAND? pic.twitter.com/n2ZfaOQF3i

— NUFF (@nuffsaidny) September 5, 2020

This is a real school in Robstown, TX …their mascot the MF “Cotton Pickers!” ??‍♂️ you’ve gotta be kidding me pic.twitter.com/Sw1Baswahl

— Rob (@Rob_Loading) September 5, 2020

Robstown Cotton Pickers vs their long time rivals, Jamestown Negro Catchers. Kickoff at 7pm. https://t.co/xLxWlppvpW

— Danny Sellers (@FollowSellers) September 5, 2020

Everytime Texas’ Robstown Cotton Pickers suit up for a game. pic.twitter.com/B4VVd0KWzf

— ♛YOUNGBLOOD PRIEST♛ (@YNGBLDPRST) September 5, 2020

Wait the Robstown Cotton Pickers football team name story is real?

In 2020? pic.twitter.com/aZ3TdPHxbm

— The Lue Crew (@TheLueCrew) September 5, 2020

Why did I see Cotton Pickers trending and knew it was Robstown’s dumb ass

— que chula olliepop (@OllieOmega) September 5, 2020

imagine being black and playing for a team called the ROBSTOWN COTTON PICKERS https://t.co/Ucf4VoKgbU

— raymond (@okcfanethan) September 5, 2020

As a black person, there's no damn way I would be playing for a school in which Cotton Pickers as a name is present. Nope. That's just full of shit in 2020. I know racists are ignorant, but come on Robstown! Come on!

— KT (@sloyoroll01973) September 5, 2020

All I'm gonna say about the Robstown Cotton Pickers is #NotMississippi. https://t.co/LicBGdsuOT

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) September 5, 2020

so interestingly, this town is 1 percent black and over 90 percent hispanic. also the hometown of gene upshaw, who i learned had a brother who was also a first-round pick and 10-year nfl vet. https://t.co/ibIv7AyEF0

— bomani (@bomani_jones) September 5, 2020

lmaoooo robstown is FINALLY getting flamed for having their football team having the racist ass name ‘the cotton pickers’?? i’ve been saying this FOR YEARS, but my own PARENTS try to justify it as “well, that’s what that town was built on”, but that doesn’t excuse it… like???

— kee // BLACK LIVES MATTER!!! (@keegreen_) September 5, 2020

was only a matter of time before Robstown high school became trending for their team name "Cotton Pickers." Having partially grown up there, I'd always hear how the dominantly Latinx community, including my great grandpa, pride themselves on their past

— benji (@min_uit) September 5, 2020

Redskins: We have finally got rid of the most racist name in sports.

Cotton pickers: hold my bale https://t.co/oJN3iXdGKd

— citizen uprising (@cit_uprising) September 5, 2020