UPDATE: Thursday – 8/9/2013, 7:18pm ET
WASHINGTON – Two more publications have said they will no longer use the name Redskins when referring to Washington’s NFL team.
said Friday that it would stop using the controversial moniker and The New Republic’s editor tweeted its announcement Thursday.
The case against the moniker of DC football team is air-tight. We're changing stylebook. via
— Franklin Foer (@FranklinFoer)
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Slate says it will not call the Washington NFL team the ”Redskins.” (鶹 File).
WASHINGTON – The Washington Redskins’ controversial name will no longer be used by one national publication.
Slate editor David Plotz the online magazine will no longer call the team the “Redskins” because while the name “is only a bit offensive, it’s extremely tacky and dated