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Our Nation’s Capital Will be Devastated
The Journal Star newspaper in Lincoln, Neb. has announced that it will no longer refer to that football team in Washington as the "Redskins" because the name is offensive.
Instead, editor Kathleen Rutledge says the paper will just use the term "Washington." She has also decided to drop the stereotypical modifier "Fighting" when used with team nicknames such as Fighting Sioux or Fighting Illini.
"We also have stopped printing logos for professional and college sports teams that use Native symbols -- ones that adopt imagery such as an arrowhead and ones that caricature Native culture," Rutledge writes. "The Chief Wahoo logo of the Cleveland Indians, which we stopped using last summer, is an example of rank caricature. Instead, we'll use alternative logos that stay away from Native symbols."
Our Nation’s Capital Will be Devastated
The Journal Star newspaper in Lincoln, Neb. has announced that it will no longer refer to that football team in Washington as the "Redskins" because the name is offensive.
Instead, editor Kathleen Rutledge says the paper will just use the term "Washington." She has also decided to drop the stereotypical modifier "Fighting" when used with team nicknames such as Fighting Sioux or Fighting Illini.
"We also have stopped printing logos for professional and college sports teams that use Native symbols -- ones that adopt imagery such as an arrowhead and ones that caricature Native culture," Rutledge writes. "The Chief Wahoo logo of the Cleveland Indians, which we stopped using last summer, is an example of rank caricature. Instead, we'll use alternative logos that stay away from Native symbols."
