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| View Poll Results: Pick a new name | |||
| Warriors |
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24 | 25.81% |
| Redwolves |
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42 | 45.16% |
| Redtails |
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3 | 3.23% |
| Redhawks |
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5 | 5.38% |
| Redhogs |
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5 | 5.38% |
| other |
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14 | 15.05% |
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Warpath Hall of Fame
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: UNITED STATES
Age: 39
Posts: 36,242
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Re: Come up with a new name for the Redskins
In the spirit of that engagement, I want to address a name that has emerged amongst our fanbase, "Warriors." One might look at this name as a natural, and even harmless transition considering that it does not necessarily or specifically carry a negative connotation. But as we learned through our research and engagement with various groups, "context matters" and that makes it a "slippery slope." Feedback from across communities we engaged clearly revealed deep-seated discomfort around Warriors, with the clear acknowledgment that it too closely aligns with Native American themes. Such an embrace of potentially Native-adjacent iconography and imagery would not represent a clear departure that many communities have so forcefully advocated for us to embrace, and that frankly, we set out to do when we started this process a year ago.
Jason Wright
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