Last week, 50 U.S. Senate Democrats led by Harry Reid sent a letter to the commissioner of the NFL asking the league to get behind a name change for the Washington Redskins.
Today, the Redskins asked for help pushing back against Harry Reid:
Tweet @SenatorReid to show your #RedskinsPride and tell him what the team means to you.
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) May 29, 2014
The ensuing avalanche of comments to #RedskinsPride got the hashtag trending:
Uncork a bottle of PC anger and stand back:
@Redskins how do you not see what a bad idea this is
— m (@em_dash01) May 29, 2014
Look at all the white folk WHITESPLAINING to Native Americans why #RedskinsPride isn't offensive. Them's some HUGE BRASS BALLS right there.
— Jeff Tiedrich [retired account — see bio] (@jefftiedrich) May 29, 2014
@Redskins Change the name, dummies! /cc @SenatorReid @dcsportsbog
— jeff (@JeffInBK) May 29, 2014
Tweet @Redskins to show ur disgust at the #RedskinsPride hashtag & tell them what Native American genocide means to u pic.twitter.com/JvafPgMKzB
— Rania Khalek (@RaniaKhalek) May 29, 2014
Embarrassed to root for a team this stupid. "@Redskins: Tweet @SenatorReid to show your #RedskinsPride.Tell him what the team means to you.”
— Walker Francis (@wwnf7) May 29, 2014
.@Redskins @SenatorReid Hitler studied American Indian reservations while designing German concentration camps. #RedskinsPride!
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) May 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/HartChart123/status/472091605303062528
Recommended
Hey @Redskins and @HarryReid! To me #redskinspride is about normalizing overt racism in the 21st century. Did I do this right @Redskins ?
— FanaticDeac (@FanaticDeac) May 29, 2014
Do it yourself, you abominable cretins. RT @Redskins Tweet @SenatorReid to show your #RedskinsPride and tell him what the team means to you.
— John Sifton (@johnsifton) May 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/staylikethis4vr/status/472117387618029568
@Redskins @SenatorReid I'll be way more proud of my team if they do the right thing and Change The Name. @changeracism
— Dave (@D_Opus) May 29, 2014
Please don't do this to yourself. DON'T. "@Redskins: Tweet @SenatorReid to show your #RedskinsPride and tell him what the team means to you"
— Andrew Peng (@TheAPJournalist) May 29, 2014
Ya'll gotta stop this, man… "@Redskins: Tweet @SenatorReid to show your #RedskinsPride and tell him what the team means to you.”
— DJ Big Mike (@DJBigMikeDMV) May 29, 2014
The backlash to the Washington Redskins’ tweet also unleashed a sizable portion of snark:
https://twitter.com/liars_never_win/status/472108426030743553
#RedskinsPride
Because Elizabeth Warren needs the issue to prop up her flagging campaign.— Brad Slager: aka Wuhan Solo (@MartiniShark) May 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/rjustice21/status/472101614980182016
When Elizabeth Warren calls herself native american #RedskinsPride
— joe warner (@jwarner180) May 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/472101903812530176
https://twitter.com/poo_picker/status/472102954099802112
https://twitter.com/Phana24JG/status/472104236697014272
If Reid is serious about making the team’s name less offensive, it was suggested that he start here:
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/472101378010013696
@SenatorReid change the name Washington. Its much more offensive than a 81-year old franchise monicker. I'm Native American. #RedskinsPride
— OK Prep Nation (@OKPrepNation) May 29, 2014
No argument.
And doesn’t Harry Reid have anything better to do?
https://twitter.com/EvanDMyers/status/472117851709784065
https://twitter.com/gregmilburnz/status/472116820879491072
Here’s a scapegoat that would no doubt get the thumbs-up from Reid:
Is KOCH BROTHERS the right answer? RT @Redskins: Tweet @SenatorReid to show your #RedskinsPride and tell him what the team means to you.
— Chris Moody (@moody) May 29, 2014
Join the conversation as a VIP Member