Thought this post didn't really belong in any ongoing thread, since the "Notes Ch.6" thread was just closed. Just wanted to throw this out there since this misinformation by ESPN below was posted in that thread:
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Originally Posted by donofriose
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From the ESPN article:
"Washington Redskins Hall of Famers Art Monk and Darrell Green say the team should consider changing the team's nickname because it is offensive to many Native Americans."
The correction by Darrell Green:
‘In No Way’ Does Darrell Green Want Redskins to Change Name
From the CBS article:
""In no way I want to see the Redskins change their name,” Green told 106.7 The Fan’s Lavar and Dukes. “So that just makes that clear. And I’ll speak for Art, there’s no way he wants it, and I guarantee he didn’t say it, and I know I didn’t say it.”
Green insists he was simply trying to emphasize if someone is offended by the name, then a conversation, if nothing else, is warranted."
With the way other "journalists" picked this up and ran with it, yes this is example # 4.6 X 10(9) that "The Media" is only interested in attention, not truth.
And the name "Redskins" shouldn't be changed.
That is all.