The week started with the Washington franchise revealing that its name would change as soon as it gets a new name but that, till it gets a new name, the current name will remain, in a statement that used the outgoing name over and over once again. The week ends without a brand-new name in location, which means that the old name– the one that is being dropped due to the fact that it is considered as a dictionary-defined slur– still remains in place.
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Along the way, the group released a statement to the Washington Post in reaction to the story relating to 15 previous female staff members who alleged that they were sexually pestered that led off with the name that eventually will be deserted: ” The Washington Redskins football group disagrees of worker conduct seriously … While we do not speak to specific staff member scenarios openly, when new allegations of conduct are advanced that contrast these policies, we resolve them quickly.”
The bright side, if there is any today for the franchise, is that Friday early mornings declaration from Snyder didnt use the name at all, which Friday afternoons declaration concerning additions to the professional searching department used it in just one area.
Why not say “Washington”? Why go out of the way to repeat a term that is going away not since a better name has come along however because the overwhelming majority of words in the English language would be better?
The easy answer is this: Thats the method Daniel Snyder desires things, and he still gets what he desires (for the most part). Even at a time when hes dealing with a long-overdue, double-barreled numeration both regarding the name of the franchise and a hazardous culture that did not have sufficient safeguards to remedy misbehavior, he continues to fire off a subtle however apparent middle finger to those who challenge a term that is naturally offending to Native Americans.
Use of the complete name of the franchise felt unjustified. It felt unnecessary. It seemed like yet another act of defiance from an owner who resents the fact that the clock was set against his will all-caps never ever oclock.
