WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) — General Manager Bruce Allen said the Washington Redskins are proud of their name and have no intention of changing it despite increased criticism.
A long-running controversy over the team’s nickname is resurfacing due to next month’s hearing on a lawsuit to strip the name of federal trademark protection, The Washington Times reported Thursday.
“We represent an iconic sports franchise that’s 81-years-old, that involves millions of fans worldwide, that has thousands of alumni,” Allen said. “It’s ludicrous to think in any way that we’re trying to upset anybody.”
Several groups, including the National Congress of American Indians, have publicly criticized the team’s name.
“There’s nothing we feel that is offensive, and we’re proud of our history,” Allen said.
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@Sergio-and are you going to pay for it? Can you imagine how much money they have invested in this name? All of the logo’s, signs, uniforms, stationary, and so on. It is staggering. Why should they change just because one group doesn’t like the name that they have used for over 80 years?
This is a very racist name for a sports team and they should be forced to change it!