American football "Redskins" pointed out as a discriminatory team name change July 14 3:57
With the increasing demand for eradication of racial discrimination in the United States, NFL = American Professional Football League Redskins decided to change the team name, which was pointed out to be discriminatory.
Regarding Redskins, it has been pointed out that it was discriminatory because the name of the team used to express the prejudice that the indigenous people had red skin, and the team logo also used the design of the indigenous people's profile.
In May of the United States, the name of the Redskins team regained attention as the movement to appeal for racism increased due to the death of a black man who was suppressed by a white police officer in his death in May. And the sponsoring company also wanted to change the team name.
Redskins announced in a statement yesterday that it decided not to use the name and logo of the current team in the future, ``For the next 100 years, we will increase the pride and tradition of the team, We are looking into a team name and logo design that will impress fans and the local community.”
Redskins was founded in Boston in 1932 under the Braves name, changed the team name to Redskins the following year, and has been headquartered in Washington since 1937.
He has won three times in the Super Bowl, which decides the champion of the season at NFL.
In the major leagues, Indians, which means indigenous people, are considering changing the team name, but have announced that they will not change Braves, which means indigenous warriors.