Another shoe drops as the Washington Post editorial board announces that it will no longer use the term “Redskins” to describe the local professional football team.
We don’t believe that fans who are attached to the name have racist feeling or intent, any more than does [team owner] Mr. [Daniel] Snyder. But the fact remains: The word is insulting. You would not dream of calling anyone a “redskin” to his or her face. You wouldn’t let your son or daughter use it about a person, even within the privacy of your home.
The franchise needs to give up the nickname, but I’m not sure that refusing to acknowledge the name of the team is sensible.