The Washington... what?

It's another Sunday, and the NFL is back for another round of match ups. With the Bears not playing this week, I decided to watch the Denver Broncos square off against the Washington Redskins. As the Redskins added another loss to their not-so-pretty record of now 2-5, the team is under some pressure to start turning things around in the weeks to come. But for Washington, the scrutiny doesn't stop at the team's performance. The team name, Redskins, has caused lots of controversy, primarily from the Native-American community. Now the league commissioner hasn't really expressed much of a feeling  whether or not the name should be changed, and the Redskins owner, Daniel Snyder, claims that the name "will never change." But as much as the name is embedded into the history of the team, and even if fans don't feel as if its a derogatory term, the fact remains that it still is one. Naming a team the "Redskins" is no different from cheering for the "Negros," but that name wouldn't see a second of daylight in any sport. You wouldn't go up to a Native American on the street and call them a Redskin, so why do we as fans feel that this isn't a problem? It bothers me that the franchise is allowed to trademark the name that's the same as the n-word to Native Americans, and sell jerseys for over $100 with Redskins written in bright yellow across the chest.
Hopefully we will come to realize in the near future that the name should get the boot, see the NFL take a turn for the better and ditch the racism.

Do you feel the name needs to be changed? Why or why not? Leave your opinion below.

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