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Redskin is a slang term for Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada. The term redskin underwent pejoration through the 19th to early 20th centuries [1] and in contemporary dictionaries of American English, it is labeled as offensive, disparaging, or insulting.
The Washington Redskins name controversy involved the name and logo previously used by the Washington Commanders, a National Football League (NFL) franchise located in the Washington metropolitan area. In the 1960s, the team's longtime name—the Redskins—and the associated logo began to draw criticism from Native American groups and ...
Sports teams named Redskins are part of the larger controversy regarding the use of Native American names, images and symbols by non-native sports teams. Teams of this name have received particular public attention because the term redskin is now generally regarded as disparaging and offensive.
The organization left behind the racist slur “redskins" as its name and retired the logo that was closely tied to that name: the profile of a Native man with long hair and two feathers.
For years, the Washington Redskins and team owner Daniel Snyder have resisted calls to change its name (a slur against Native Americans). Nike followed by declining to sell Redskins merchandise ...
On July 9th, 1932, the team that ultimately would be known as the Washington Redskins was founded. Today, the name is at the center of a hot debate. On July 8th, 2015, a federal judge refused to ...
In 2013, Scott Sypolt, Executive Counsel for the American Indian Center weighed in on the logo and name controversy by stating, "There is a consensus among us that there's a huge distinction between a sports team called the Redskins depicting native people as red, screaming, ignorant savages and a group like the Blackhawks honoring Black Hawk ...
The announcement comes after increased pressure from sponsors, such as Nike and Fedex, for the name to be changed. Washington Redskins to Retire Controversial Name & Logo, NFL Team Confirms Skip ...