Tag: Redskin as racial slur

Change the name now

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A new website, http://www.changethenamenow.org, is calling for the NFL to change the name of its Washington, D.C. football team because the name ‘redskin’ is a racial slur.  They have included a petition and hopes: That the Washington NFL franchise changes its name, mascot and logo; That the franchise develops a public educational campaign on the […]

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A Nation takes on the NFL

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The Oneida Indian Nation continues its fight against the use of the racial slur “redskin” by the Washington, D.C. football team reports The Washington Post.  And they have a spokesperson, Ray Albritter, who has met with NFL executives and recently, President Obama.  Dan Snyder, the team’s owner, is not backing down and neither is the […]

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Race Badges

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The debate over the name of Washington’s football team rages on. Despite protests over the blatantly obvious fact that it is a racial slur and an inaccurate description of persons indigenous to what is now the United States, the owner of the team has referred to the name as a “badge of honor.”  Really?  Who gave […]

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