{"id":16618,"date":"2012-02-29T08:30:53","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T13:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=16618"},"modified":"2012-02-29T08:30:53","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T13:30:53","slug":"i-think-ive-solved-the-dc-sports-nickname-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/02\/i-think-ive-solved-the-dc-sports-nickname-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"I think I&#8217;ve solved the DC sports nickname problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once again, the topic of the Washington Redskins name has come up. WRC anchor <strong>Jim Vance<\/strong> contributed this to the discussion, basically a plea for&#8230;a discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jim Vance on the Redskins&#039; name: &quot;The name sucks. We need to get rid of it.&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jlRat7ZOaCQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/dc-sports-bog\/post\/jim-vance-on-jeremy-lin-and-the-redskins\/2012\/02\/27\/gIQAhXuodR_blog.html\">DC Sports Bog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can see the argument too ways &#8212; historically &#8220;Redskins&#8221; is an ethnic slur. On the other side, the Washington football team&#8217;s long use of Redskins has changed the meaning of the word. Several polls have shown a super-majority of native Americans don&#8217;t object to the team name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless, I think I have come up with a solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/WASHINGTONREDBULLETS.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/WASHINGTONREDBULLETS.gif?resize=600%2C200\" alt=\"Let's rename D.C.'s NFL team to the WASHINGTON REDBULLETS\" class=\"wp-image-16623\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Washington Redbullets! After all, people keep saying they miss the Washington Bullets name, but the NBA team isn&#8217;t going to change. 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