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Democrats Push for Redskins to Change Name

By Los Angeles Times May 30, 2013 7:58 am

The Washington Redskins name-change controversy just won't go away.

Two weeks after Dan Snyder, the owner of the Redskins, said he will never change the team's name as long as he owns the franchise, 10 members of Congress sent letters urging a name change.

The letters went to Snyder, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Redskins sponsor FedEx and the other 31 NFL franchises.

"Native Americans throughout the country consider the 'R-word' a racial, derogatory slur akin to the 'N-word' among African Americans or the 'W-word' among Latinos," the letter said.
"Such offensive epithets would no doubt draw wide-spread disapproval among the NFL's fan base. Yet the national coverage of Washington's NFL football team profits from a term that is equally disparaging to Native Americans."

"In this day and age, it is imperative that you uphold your moral responsibility to disavow the usage of racial slurs. The usage of the "R-word" is especially harmful to Native American youth, tending to lower their sense of dignity and self-esteem. It also diminishes feelings of community worth among the Native American tribes and dampens the aspirations of their people."

The Washington Post released the names of the 10 members of Congress involved: Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D-American Samoa), Tom Cole (R-Okla.), Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), Michael M. Honda (D-Calif.), Donna M. Christensen (D-Virgin Islands), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-District of Columbia).

There has been no reaction from the Redskins or any of the other people to receive the letter. On May 1, a similar proposal was made by D.C. Councilman David Grosso, asking the team to change its name to Redtails to honor the Tuskegee Airmen. Snyder reacted on May 10 by saying the team would never change its name.

Should the Redskins change their name?
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Political Correctness Running Amok: 10 Members of Congress have sent a letter to the owner of the Washington Redskins telling him to change the team’s name.

LIKE if you think Congress has better things to do then worry about the name of a football team!!

Let's just call them something more akin to the area their in...the Washington Communists.

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HERE ARE 10 U.S. LAWMAKERS WHO WANT THE REDSKINS TO CHANGE THEIR ‘DEROGATORY’ NAME

May. 29, 2013 12:47pm Becket Adams

Washington Redskin team owner Dan Snyder received a letter this week from 10 members of Congress demanding he change the name of his National Football League Team.

“Native Americans throughout the country consider the R-word a racial, derogatory slur akin to theN-word among African Americans or the W-word among Latinos,” the letter reads.

Associated Press.

The 10 U.S. lawmakers said Tuesday they sent copies of the letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Redskins sponsor FedEx, and the other 31 NFL franchises.

“Such offensive epithets would no doubt draw widespread disapproval among the NFL’s fan base. Yet the national coverage of Washington’s NFL football team profits from a term that is equally disparaging to Native Americans,” it adds.

The letter continues:

The current Chairman and Chief of the Penobscot Nation, Chief Kirk Francis, recently stated in a joint statement that the [R-word] is “not just a racial slur or a derogatory term,” but a painful “reminder of one of the most gruesome acts of . . . ethnic cleansing ever committed against the Penobscot people.” The hunting and killing of Penobscot Indians like animals, as declared by Chief Francis, was “a most despicable and disgraceful act of genocide”…

In this day and age, it is imperative that you uphold your moral responsibility to disavow the usage of racial slurs. The usage of the [R-word] is especially harmful to Native American youth, tending to lower their sense of dignity and self-esteem. It also diminishes feelings of community worth among the Native American tribes and dampens the aspirations of their people.

The 10 members of Congress who drafter the letter include:

• Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.)
  
• Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)
  
• Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.)
  
• Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.)
  
• Rep. Michael M. Honda (D-Calif.)
  
• Rep. Donna M. Christensen (D-Va.)
  
• Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)
  
• Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)
  
• Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)
  
• Rep. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D-American Samoa)

Snyder, for his part, has vowed to never change the team’s name.
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