In the present climate, think it's a good time to rename the Washington Redskins?

[CatWoman]

Calls have been made advocating that change for years.

[blogslut]

1. Yes

[sarcasmo]

2. Plus the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians.

[Hoyt]

3. Long overdue, especially when "Eskimo Pie" decides to change their name.

[Totally Tunsie]

4. ...and the Kansas City Chiefs.

[MontanaMama]

5. I support it.

Way past time.

[Iggo]

6. It's the perfect time.

And it’ll piss off just the right people.

Can’t wait, really.

[Cirque du So-What]

7. There may be no better time than now

Momentum is on the side of casting off symbols of bigotry from less-enlightened times.

[soothsayer]

8. Boom! There's a new post on this

https://www.democraticunderground.com/12105856

[soothsayer]

9. Also, yes -- it's time

[scarletwoman]

10. WaPo Editorial today: "Change the name of the Washington NFL team. Now."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/change-the-name-of-the-washington-nfl-team-now/2020/06/19/4d0b4434-b0ce-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html

By Editorial Board
June 19, 2020 at 1:53 p.m. CDT

“BUT HOW, in these times, do you raise kids in the nation’s capital, ask them to look at the pain and the strife racial injustice has caused in their hometown and their home country, walk them through steps they can take to make things better, and then have them Hail to the Redskins on Sundays? It’s so incongruent it makes your head hurt.” So wrote Post sports columnist Barry Svrluga in calling on Washington football team owner Daniel Snyder to rename the team in light of the national reckoning over racial injustice that has been sparked by the killing of George Floyd.

Mr. Svrluga wasn’t alone. D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) took to the radio to say that “it’s past time for the team to deal with what offends so many people. .?.?. It deserves a name that reflects the affection that we’ve built for the team.” And, after the team participated in an effort this month to support Black Lives Matter by posting a black box on social media, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) tweeted: “Want to really stand for social justice? Change your name.”

Over the years, there have been many calls for the team to jettison its name because it is a slur that denigrates and disrespects Native Americans. Throughout, Mr. Snyder has been dismissive, if not downright contemptuous. “NEVER — you can use caps” he famously told USA Today in 2013 when he was asked about changing the name. But the breadth and intensity of the demands for an end to racial injustice that have gripped the country as the result of Mr. Floyd’s tragic death put a new edge to the debate and the demand for change.

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This should be an easy call. Mr. Snyder — or, if Mr. Snyder refuses to back down from his declaration of “NEVER,” the NFL — should take advantage of this singular moment in history to get on the right side of history. Change the name. NOW.