Earlier this week, Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post called on the local NFL team to change its name. On Friday, the Washington Post editorial board renewed its position that the time has long since come for the dictionary-defined slur to be ditched.
“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,” the newspaper’s editorial board explains. “Throughout, Mr. [Daniel] 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.