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To: Dan Snyder

Call on Washington's Football Team to Change Their Name

I would like the Washington football team to immediately decide to change their name. If such actions are taken I believe that the Native American people deserve a sympathetic apology and full accountability on the team's part for not taken action sooner. The goal here is to not only be against systemic oppression but also be allies for the Native American people. Lastly, it is recommended but not required that the football team donate a portion (even a small one) of their 2020-2021 funds to a Native American organization.

Why is this important?

The stadium sponsor for the Washington football club, FedEx has recently called on the National Football League team to change their name. Also, NIKE, a major sports equipment, and apparel brand has made the tough but necessary decision to remove ALL of the teams apparel from its online store. These actions taken by these two major brands are powerful calls for the change this football team needs to make. Other brands like Aunt Jemima (pancake syrup), Cream of Wheat (porridge), Dreyer's Ice Cream (Eskimo Pie), Uncle Ben's (rice), Dixie Beer (alcoholic beverages), among others have taken the steps to change their long-awaited brand names/products that promote racist content.

When Christopher Columbus claimed to have discovered America the people that were on this land first were Native Americans. Colonists along with Columbus took away their land, fornicated with the husbands’ wives, stole their equipment and supplies, food, water, and so on. Therefore, for a modern-day football team in America to celebrate and/or promote a brand like the “Redskins” is deplorable. This term is outdated similarly to “Indian” and it should not be profited by a Caucasian team owner.

Updates

2020-07-13 14:56:18 -0400

The team has officially decided to retire their name!

https://m.facebook.com/redskins/photos/a.118304319573/10158820318159574/?type=3&source=57&__tn__=EH-R

2020-07-10 09:11:18 -0400

10 signatures reached

2020-07-03 11:49:47 -0400

The team is doing a "thorough review" of their name, let's hope this happens sooner rather than later.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29405011/redskins-undergo-thorough-review-nickname