For the Tuesday Oklahoman, I wrote about the Washington Redskins likely – finally – changing their nickname. I figured readers would be worked up by the question, but I didn’t think so many would support my view that Redskins clearly is a slur and should be changed. My phone calls and emails ran about 60/40 in support of my column, but I thought I would share a smattering of the responses, from both sides.
Ron: “Great article, couldn’t agree more. I was a member of the OKCPS Board of Education when we voted to remove the Redskin name from Capitol Hill High School.