The Washington Redskins Are Changing Team Name and Logo—Who’s Next?

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Shedding a term that has long been considered racist, the 87-year-old football team will soon have a new name.

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For many in the Indigenous community, the name change has been a long time coming. “I’m grateful that this team’s name has finally come to an end. For myself, this was about common human decency,” says Jamie Okuma, a Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock artist. “If it’s not OK to paint your face, dress up, or call racist names to any other race, why was it ever acceptable to do that to us?”

While the Redskins are at the forefront of the change, it’s important to note that the effort to change its name and logo only accelerated after it faced pressure from some of its top sponsors., Fedex released a statement asking the team to change its name or it threatened to terminate its contract with the team. Pepsi, Nike, and Bank of America all asked the team to change its name as well.

, both Rivera and Snyder have already come up with two possible names for the team; they say they hope the new name will honor both Native American people and military organizations.Sign Up Now The latest fashion news, beauty coverage, celebrity style, fashion week updates, culture reviews, and videos on Vogue.com.

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87 years

People who oppose this are ignorant, it’s like finally killing a virus that has lay dormant for years.

Took almost a 100 years?!

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