How an Anti-Racist Lawsuit Empowered the Most Racist Brand in Sports

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2017

⏱️ 47 minutes

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This week, we talk to the founder of Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry, Jacqueline Keeler and discuss the recent Supreme Court case that has Washington football team owner Daniel Snyder celebrating. Don't miss the powerful Choice Words about Philando Castile, Colin Kaepernick and the lost wisdom of Roger Goodell's father. We also have a very special just stand up award to a group of NFL players supporting socially conscious middle school kids who took part in a protest earlier this year. And a question for Phil Jackson: Are you deliberately trying to destroy the New York Knicks? All that and more on this week's show!Jacqueline Keeler, Founder of Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry & Creator of #NotYourMascotFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jfkeeler—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod |https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Stadium Pow Wow - A Tribe Called Red | Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Devils Blues - Charles Mingus | Bach Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude - Yo Yo Ma | Shook Ones Pt. 2 - Mobb Deeb | I Seen A Man Die - Scarface | Flava In Ya Ear - Craig Mack | Sabotage - Beastie Boys | Quiet Storm - Mobb Deep | Prelude - Foals | Changed It - Nicki Minaj | The Wire Outro Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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1:01.2	the rights and needs of all Americans, particularly those who are the most marginalized.
1:06.9	And I think that we will successfully get rid of this mascot. And I think that this case, you know, now we have the court saying that it's racist.
1:15.2	That's something that can never be taken away.
1:17.2	If we understand the U.S. as a colony.
1:19.6	And I call the U.S. a colony without portfolio, a colony without a homeland.
1:23.8	It basically still operates and functions as a colony.
1:27.2	What does a colony do? It goes to other people's homelands and functions as a colony. What does a colony do?
1:28.2	It goes to other people's homelands and appropriates their wealth as quickly as possible
1:32.7	and sends it to the ruling class of its own country, the 1%.
1:36.9	And that is pretty much exactly how the United States operates.
1:39.9	And President Trump is the absolute ideal colonial ruler.
1:44.3	So I think that there is within the United States consciousness a colonial identity,
1:49.5	and that colonial identity is based in white supremacy because of the history of slavery.
1:59.0	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziren. This week we speak to the founder of eradicating offensive native mascotry, Jacqueline Keeler, about the recent trademark decision by the Supreme Court that ruled that racist trademarks were protected speech. That is a huge victory for the Washington football team. And we're going to
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