Attorney General Eric Holder Calls for Redskins to Change
Attorney General Eric Holders Says Change 'Redskins'
ICT Staff
An overwhelming majority of Democrats have said that the Redskins should change their name: Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, 49 US Senators and President Obama included. Now, add to the list U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
During an appearance on ABC's This Week, Holder was asked if the name should change.
"I'm going to speak very personally now," Holder said. "The name ought to be changed. It's an offensive name. The Redskins, that organization is a great one. It's a team with a storied history that has huge amounts of support in Washington, D.C., and in the 21st century they could increase their fan base, increase their level of support, if they did something that from my perspective that is so obviously right."
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Despite the growing opposition to the name, one group of 'Redskins' fans recently pushed back on the name change. Some Virginia legislators have created a "Redskins Pride Caucus," and say that the name should not be changed because to them, it's about "community unity," rather than anything offensive.
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