As the Washington Redskins head north to face the Seahawks in the NFC Playoffs Saturday, we get word that the Seattle Times is refusing to call the visiting team by its name.
To avoid insulting native American heritage, the Seattle Times decided to limit severely the use of the term Redskins in the paper — even if a team with that name will dominate news coverage this week. The Times will not use the moniker in headlines or captions. Reporters can use it only once, as a first reference, in all stories. The Redskins will be referred to almost exclusively as Washington — which could get a little confusing for local readers who also live in that state.
I wonder if the editors at the Times realize that the very town the live in was named after an Indian Chief ?
H/T: Dust My Broom
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