Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Article #5

Citation:
Wrigley, Will. "Majority Of Washingtonians Support Redskins' Name, Washington Post Poll Finds." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 25 June 2013. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.

Summary:
61% of Washington DC citizens support the Redskins name. 66% of DC residents believe that the Redskins should keep their name. In a national poll, 28% of people surveyed believed that the team should change their name, a large increase as opposed to the 11% that thought so in May. Some newspapers are beginning to stop using the name Redskins when covering the team. One newspaper has began calling them the "Pigskins" when covering the team.

Fans have a large say in whether the team should change the name or not, whether or not people think the should or shouldn't. If the fans begin to feel like the team is offensive, then they'll stop coming to the games. If attendance begins to decrease because of the name, then the owner will have no choice but to change the name.

Link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/majority-support-redskins-name_n_3496552.html

1 comment:

  1. Will Wrigley is a qualified writer for he Huffington Post.

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