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WHY THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS SHOULD CHANGE THEIR NAME TO THE WASHINGTON WARRIORS.
Posted on: November 14, 2013
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This is a no-brainer. If one single Native American believes the name “Redskins” is a racial slur, then who is Redskins owner Daniel Snyder not to agree. I would offer this one piece of advice to Mr. Snyder: If you can walk up to a Native American and call him a “Redskin” to his face, and not be embarrassed, then I would say there’s no need to change your name. But, Mr. Snyder, if you can’t, then make the change. I doubt there is one NFL fan in the entire Washington DC area who would not attend a game because of a name change. Go Warriors!
There’s been quite a bit in the press lately about the law suit filed by a group of five American Indians to force Daniel Snyder, owner of the NFL Washington Redskins to change the team’s name because it’s a slur toward American Indians. If Amanda Blackhorse and her group win their case, they would essentially strip the federal trademark rights from the team so that anyone anywhere in the world could produce a product and put the Washington Redskins name on it and market it without having to share any portion of the profit with Snyder or his team. Which could become a considerable loss of revenue for Snyder. From my perspective, I believe if the name “Redskins” is an affront to American Indians it should be changed. After all, what’s wrong with “Washington Warriors?” Or “Washington Skins?”
