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Here in part is what I wrote nearly seven years ago in “Why Is Washington Redskins Any More Acceptable than Washington Niggers … or Washington Hymies?” October 19, 2013: ________ Can you imagine an NFL team today being called the Washington Niggers; or, given owner Daniel Snyder’s Jewish heritage, the Washington Hymies…? Despite vowing to… Read more.
Nothing signaled the end of Robert Griffin III’s ill-fated stint as Washington’s starting quarterback quite like Dan Wetzel, the premier analyst for Yahoo Sports, writing a column on Wednesday under the headline, “RG3’s fall from grace as stunning as his meteoric rise to stardom.” Of course, given that Washington fans were already not only booing… Read more.
Robert Griffin III [RG3] hobbled through the Washington Redskins’ locker room on crutches, the kind of scene that has become so familiar. The franchise player was hurt again Sunday, dislocating his left ankle in the first quarter of a 41-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The best-case scenario might have him playing again by Thanksgiving, but there’s… Read more.
Sportscaster Bob Costas threw fuel on the fire that has been simmering for years over calls by the Oneida Indians (Native Americans) for Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins, to change the team’s nickname. Here, in part, is what he said on Sunday during halftime of NBC’s very popular Sunday Night Football: Objections to… Read more.
In the interest of full disclosure, I’m a Philadelphia Eagles fan. But it would be gauche for anyone like me who works in Washington, DC not to be a Redskins fan – if only by default (i.e., as long as their success has no adverse impact on that of my team). Of course most of… Read more.
