Washington Post Editorial Section To Ban 'Redskins'

[LloydS of New London]

Source: TPM

The Washington Post's editorial section on Friday joined the ongoing media protest of the Washington Redskins' incendiary name.

The Post's editorial writers made it clear that the policy is "only for editorials" and the change won't apply to reporters who cover sports and news. That isn't quite as far-reaching as the policy instituted earlier this summer by the Seattle Times, which barred the team's name from appearing in its print and online editions.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/washington-post-editorial-section-bans-redskins

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Well, it's a start, though it would really send a message to Dim Snyder if the entire paper stopped using the name of its home team.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. I think what would really send a message...

would be to simply stop reporting on them entirely, as long as the team's name remains the same.

[customerserviceguy]

9. Well, you have to report sports scores

But if they were referred to solely as the Washington team on the sports pages, that would send a message.

You're still reporting the scores as news, but you're leaving out the offensive word. It might inspire TV and radio people to follow suit. When this little prick Snyder finally realizes he's all alone, then he might change his mind, and pull his head out of his ass. Maybe.

[KamaAina]

2. The Seattle Times?

Not exactly a bastion of the lib'rul media.

I imagine it has a large Native American readership, though.

[iandhr]

3. A columnist for The Boston Globe..

... Mocked Dan Synder's defense of the name by saying it was the best defense Washington has had in a decade.

[catbyte]

6. Ouch, LOL!

[SwankyXomb]

4. What I'd really like to see is

some publicly funded stadium tell its NFL team that teams with names like that won't be allowed to play there.

[24601]

5. The team should drop "Washington". They play in Maryland and live in Virginia.

[Burf-_-]

7. Can't wait for Snyders reaction to this

he is such a flaming asshat.

[pansypoo53219]

8. the post could use giant douche or turd sandwich. comedy central is reruning south parks

ondemand. just watched the 2004 election episode which referenced the redskins.