Now that Slate has drawn a line in the sand and forbidden itself from referring to the Washington Redskins by that “extremely tacky and dated” name, what’s the site to do if the team merits coverage in the future? In its headline announcing the decision, Slate simply referred to the Washington _____ and made a case for renaming the team the Redtails in a nod to the city’s African-American heritage.
That doesn’t really capture the essence of today’s Washington, though, does it? There are so many other suggestions for the #NewRedskinsNickname that really capture the essence of D.C.
http://twitter.com/#!/SJohnsonPDX/status/365600862678155264 http://twitter.com/#!/sschubart/status/365600940046286848 http://twitter.com/#!/cj_larry/status/365601458504216579 http://twitter.com/#!/SJohnsonPDX/status/365601706962190337 http://twitter.com/#!/gamurgis/status/365602139701129218 http://twitter.com/#!/dcseth/status/365602882453639169 http://twitter.com/#!/SteveKlein62/status/365602975932100613 http://twitter.com/#!/davidserratoni/status/365603108472107009 http://twitter.com/#!/DoreenHDickson/status/365604529170939904 http://twitter.com/#!/MichaelP_Evans/status/365604583009030144 http://twitter.com/#!/Bing7557/status/365605327720292353 http://twitter.com/#!/Oenonewept/status/365606153050271744 http://twitter.com/#!/iowahawkblog/status/365608048527540224 http://twitter.com/#!/yesnicksearcy/status/365618794883858432 http://twitter.com/#!/ram_fan93059/status/365621064346255360We can’t decide. Who wants to break the tie?
http://twitter.com/#!/djwolf76/status/365621059862540289Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/08/08/rest-easy-slate-twitter-has-your-inoffensive-newredskinsnickname/
