Washington Post editorials will stop using ‘Redskins’
By Sam Richmond
As the controversy about the name of Washington’s professional football team continues, we’re seeing more and more members of the media refusing to use the word “Redskins” in their work. Earlier this week, broadcasters Tony Dungy and Phil Simms said they would attempt to refrain from using it this season.
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Now the editorial board of the Washington Post has taken a stand on the issue as well, releasing the following statement on Friday:
"The term “Redskins,” we wrote in 1992, “is really pretty offensive.” The team owner then, Jack Kent Cooke, disagreed, and the owner now,Daniel M. Snyder, disagrees, too. But the matter seems clearer to us now than ever, and while we wait for the National Football League to catch up with thoughtful opinion and common decency, we have decided that, except when it is essential for clarity or effect, we will no longer use the slur ourselves. That’s the standard we apply to all offensive vocabulary, and the team name unquestionably offends not only many Native Americans but many other Americans, too."
The Post said the news gathering portion of their newsroom will still use the team name.
It’s a strong stance from the editorial board, but unfortunately it, along with the rest of the many protests from media members against the team name, are unlikely to lead the team’s owner, Dan Snyder, to make a change.
The owner has repeatedly shown no desire to alter the team’s name.