The Redskins asked their fans to tweet at Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) using #RedskinsPride on Thursday to tell Reid what the team name means to them. As you’d expect, it didn’t go as planned for the Redskins.
Reid has been leading the charge in Congress to push the NFL to mandate a name change.
But instead, people on Twitter decided to tell the Redskins just how offensive the name is.
Here’s a sample:
Tonight's @Redskins game is brought to you by Nike, Cheerios, and the slaughter of millions of Native people. #RedskinsPride #changethename
— BGD (@BGDblog) May 29, 2014
@Redskins @SenatorReid I'll be way more proud of my team if they do the right thing and Change The Name. @changeracism
— Dave 🇺🇦 (@DrDave_99) May 29, 2014
If you like, beer, partying, football, and the extermination of a people, you'll love The @Redskins! #RedskinsPride #changethename
— Jamie Kilstein (@jamiekilstein) May 29, 2014
Because we are a culture that continues to celebrate the oppression of its native population 3+ centuries later. #RedskinsPride
— Melissa Melville (@nerdygrrl) May 29, 2014