Love the Guardian UK for calling it as it is......

[marmar]

......check out the first paragraph of this story. US media outlets would have said "a team nickname that some consider to be racist". The Guardian doesn't tiptoe around it.


Washington’s NFL team said Friday it will begin a “thorough review” of the club’s racist nickname after years of resistance, one day after the title sponsor for their home stadium issued a statement calling for a change.

The team said in a statement the review “formalizes the initial discussions the team has been having with the league in recent weeks.”

It added: “This process allows the team to take into account not only the proud tradition and history of the franchise but also input from our alumni, the organization, sponsors, the National Football League and the local community it is proud to represent on and off the field.” ..................(more)

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/03/fedex-nike-washington-redskins-nickname

[Beakybird]

1. The red squirrel is indigenous to Washington state. They're very feisty creatures.

They could go from the Red Skins to the Red Squirrels.
Remember. You saw it here first.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. The Washington in question is Washington, DC, not Washington state.

Red squirrerls are not indigenous to Washington, DC.

HTH.

[Beakybird]

3. Oops. Ok. Just Squirrels.