The Seattle Times newspaper has decided to ban the name “Redskins” from its print edition and website, sports editor Don Shelton wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.
“We’ll probably receive scathing emails, letters, phone calls and reader comments telling me we’re too PC, that the name actually honors Native Americans or that we have no right to change a team’s official name,” Shelton wrote. “Everyone’s entitled to an opinion – even if I don’t buy it. We’re banning the name for one reason: It’s offensive. Far from honoring Native Americans, the term colors an entire race. Many Native Americans consider it an outdated label placed on their people.”
Shelton said he felt it was time to go further than the policy the paper adopted in the early 1990s, which kept the use of the word “Redskins” to once per article and out of headlines and photo captions. As Shelton pointed out, the Times won’t be the first newspaper to formally ban the Washington pro football team’s name. The Times will still allow “Redskins” to appear in articles that deal with the controversy surrounding the team’s name.
Shelton announced the policy change on the same day that the United States Patent and Trademark Office ruled to cancel six of the Redskins’ trademark registrations.
In his blog post, Shelton said he welcomed reader’s opinions.
“Still,” he wrote, “your feedback won’t change our decision. Some things are too important to be put to a vote.”
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/seattle-times-bans-redskins-name
Talking Points Memo – by Eric Lach
Say the head of a newspaper that’s been around maybe as long as genocide against Natives in the Seattle area that happened around the time Seattle was founded as a place for men to get their “brides”…some here might remember that 70’s TV show based on real events.
God either laughs or cries at your hypocrisy!
stupid sh^t to distract us with at a time of WAR!
Redskins, Redskins, Redskins, Redskins, Redskins.
We can have the owner change the name to the “Washington Palefaces”! 🙂
How about Washington Criminals or Traitors? Definitely more emblematic of the DC culture.
Who cares??!!!! Absolutely pathetic. Talk about making something out of nothing. Like Tom says, a mere excuse for a distraction at a time of war.
“Some things are too important to put to a vote” – revealing words indeed
Whats even more amusing to me is from what I hear the actual indians
love the name “redskins.”
“The Times will still allow “Redskins” to appear in articles that deal with the controversy surrounding the team’s name.”
Oh of course! As long as it fits our biased non-objective reporting perspective, we’ll call it Redskins but when it doesn’t we won’t. I see how it is. How Communist of you.
“Some things are too important to be put to a vote.”
Unfrigginbelievable……
Someone in Seattle needs to stone Shelton when he gets out of the building.
Perfect timing:
It’s ALL over the AM Talk Shows, which was necessary to keep sheeple from possibly looking at other things the government is doing, so a quick distraction was needed.
Perfect.
“No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people” ~ H.L.Mencken
Here’s some name change suggestions:
The Washington False Flags
The Washington Zionists
The Washington Millionaires
The Washington Elites
The Washington 911ers
The Washington Spies
The Washington Fascists
The Washington Hitlers
Has anyone ever noticed D.C.’s license plates.. quote ” taxation without representation” I shake my head, cause it’s so true…. someone please post a pic….