Washington Redskins: Major retailers drop merchandise

X-Files · Jul 7, 2020

"[h=1]Washington Redskins: Major retailers drop merchandise[/h]

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Image copyrightREUTERS<figcaption class="media-caption" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: visible;">Image captionThe Washington Redskins team is under increasing pressure to change its name</figcaption></figure>Major US retailers Walmart and Target have dropped American football team Washington Redskins' merchandise from their websites.
Last week, the Washington DC-based team said it would be reviewing its name following demands from sponsors.
It has faced years of pressure over a name seen as offensive to Native Americans.
The decision to review the name comes amid a fresh focus on racism, sparked by worldwide protests.
Walmart said on Twitter that it would be "discontinuing the sale of items that reference the team's name and logo".
Target told CNN in a statement that they were "in the process of removing the items from our assortment".

The team agreed last week to reconsider its name after its major sponsor, FedEx, called for a name change. The request was made on behalf its own investors.
FedEx has naming rights to the Redskins' 82,000-seat stadium in Maryland.
Earlier this month, 87 investment firms and shareholders wrote to FedEx, along with fellow Redskins' sponsors Nike and PepsiCo, calling on the firms to sever ties with the team, according to trade publication AdWeek.<iframe class="teads-resize" style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; width: 591.563px; border-width: initial !important; border-style: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; height: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; display: block !important;"></iframe>

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Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins, has resisted calls throughout the years to choose a new name.
However officials last Friday said they would "undergo a thorough review". This is a change from Mr Snyder's stance in 2013, when he vowed to never change the team's name.
Many US sports teams were named after indigenous peoples, adopting logos and mascots to match, but in recent years there has been increased sensitivity to those thought to be crude or stereotypical.
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rush__man · Jul 7, 2020

Snyder will keep the name until he loses a substantial amount of money from it.

slapshot · Jul 7, 2020

Long live the Redskins :toast:

rush__man · Jul 7, 2020

George Preston Marshall came up with the hail to the redskins song

OfftheSheet · Jul 7, 2020

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[FONT=&quot]Most of the names are Washington D.C. centric, and there are a few ridiculous ones too, like Snowflakes (500/1) and Trumps (500/1). The best value bet on the board might be Hogs (50/1), paying homage to their dominant offensive line of the 1980s.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Redtails 3/1[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Generals 4/1[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Presidents 5/1[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Capitols 9/1[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Americans 10/1[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Memorials 10/1[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]Renegades 22/1[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Arlingtons 25/1[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Hogs 50/1[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Snowflakes 500/1[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Trumps 500/1[/FONT]

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