Michael Barone reports that 90 percent of Native Americans do not find the Washington football team’s name to be offensive.
Elizabeth Warren was unavailable for comment.
The Redskins
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What’s in a Name?
Politico reports that the San Francisco Chronicle has announced that it will no longer refer to the Washington NFL team by its proper name, “Redskins.”
Words are powerful, and so is how we choose to use them. Our long-standing policy is to not use racial slurs — and make no mistake, “redskin” is a slur — except in cases where it would be confusing to the reader to write around it. For example, we will use the team name when referring to the controversy surrounding its use.
Words are powerful, and so is how we choose to use them. Henceforth, the aforementioned San Francisco publication will be referred to by Hogewash! as a politically-correct propaganda sheet rather than a newspaper.
Slate v. The Redskins
David Plotz writes about not liking the Washington Redskins name over at Slate, and there was a bit of a hashtag naming game over on Twitter.
Personally, I think the name is just fine, and I appreciate the way it honors the junior senator from Massachusetts.