Why Washington and Dan Snyder Finally Caved
The Lead
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🗓️ 14 July 2020
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
On Monday, the Washington football team announced that it would be changing its team name and Native American logo, which many people find offensive. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s Rhiannon Walker to talk about why the team and its owner, Dan Snyder, have resisted changing the name for so long and why they finally gave in to pressure now.
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| 0:00.0 | There was some big news from the NFL and Washington, D.C. on Monday. |
| 0:10.0 | Today was announced that Washington is dropping the nickname of red skins from their NFL football team. |
| 0:15.0 | Changing the team name and the team's Native American logo. |
| 0:18.0 | A name and a logo many found offensive, racist. |
| 0:21.0 | Today we're joined by the athletics ran-in-walker to talk about why the team and its owner, Dan Snyder, |
| 0:28.0 | have resisted changing the name for so long and why they finally caved now. |
| 0:33.0 | They've tried lawsuits, they've tried protesting, nothing has swayed him to this point. |
| 0:38.0 | Your last to effort in any situation like this is to go for people's pockets. |
| 0:46.0 | From Wondering on the Athletic, I'm Kavita Davidson. |
| 0:49.0 | And I'm Anders Keltow. It's Tuesday, July 14th, and this is The Lead. |
| 0:55.0 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 0:58.0 | There was just something about the emotion and the heart of the team. |
| 1:03.0 | The failures of the past don't matter because we've got this number. |
| 1:07.0 | This isn't a story where the interview of the athlete will hold. It stays with you. |
| 1:15.0 | Summer is a bit different this year. |
| 1:23.0 | Festivals, weddings, or even just brunching with our friends, I feel like a thing of the past. |
| 1:28.0 | But that doesn't mean summer is canceled. It's still out there. |
| 1:31.0 | We just have to work a little harder to make our summer moments happen. |
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| 1:45.0 | Social distancing might have pressed pause on our typical summer plans, but that doesn't stop me from cracking a cold Cours Light on my porch while I kick back at home. |
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