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Related: About this forumPoll reveals that fans support Washington Redskins name...
I guess this goes in the "Well, NO SHIT, SHERLOCK!!" column...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's been a rough offseason for the Washington Redskins, and not just because of the knee injury to star quarterback Robert Griffin III.
The team's nickname has faced a new barrage of criticism for being offensive to Native Americans. Local leaders and pundits have called for a name change. Opponents have launched a legal challenge intended to deny the team federal trademark protection. A bill introduced in Congress in March would do the same, though it appears unlikely to pass.
But a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows that nationally, "Redskins" still enjoys widespread support. Nearly four in five Americans don't think the team should change its name, the survey found. Only 11 percent think it should be changed, while 8 percent weren't sure and 2 percent didn't answer.
Although 79 percent favor keeping the name, that does represent a 10 percentage point drop from the last national poll on the subject, conducted in 1992 by The Washington Post and ABC News just before the team won its most recent Super Bowl. Then, 89 percent said the name should not be changed, and 7 percent said it should.
The team's nickname has faced a new barrage of criticism for being offensive to Native Americans. Local leaders and pundits have called for a name change. Opponents have launched a legal challenge intended to deny the team federal trademark protection. A bill introduced in Congress in March would do the same, though it appears unlikely to pass.
But a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows that nationally, "Redskins" still enjoys widespread support. Nearly four in five Americans don't think the team should change its name, the survey found. Only 11 percent think it should be changed, while 8 percent weren't sure and 2 percent didn't answer.
Although 79 percent favor keeping the name, that does represent a 10 percentage point drop from the last national poll on the subject, conducted in 1992 by The Washington Post and ABC News just before the team won its most recent Super Bowl. Then, 89 percent said the name should not be changed, and 7 percent said it should.
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Poll reveals that fans support Washington Redskins name... (Original Post)
madinmaryland
May 2013
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Auggie
(31,133 posts)1. I believe that's still the case regarding the Cleveland baseball club ...
it was in '95 when Jacob's Field opened.
madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)2. You are correct, Auggie. They should be included, also.
Auggie
(31,133 posts)3. As understand it, the team was ready to change the name then ...
but decided to put it to a fan vote first. It was overwhelmingly defeated.
I wonder if there have been recent attempts to gauge fan support.
I'd vote for Spiders, a name from their 19th century history. Then there's "Blues," a nickname from 1901, that might be appropriate given the general atmosphere of a franchise that hasn't won a pennant since 1948. Blues was shortened from "Bluebirds", BTW. The players hated it.
"Naps," another former name, was in honor of player/manager Nap Lajoie. You can make up your own jokes on that one.