Friday, September 6, 2013

NY tribe launching radio ad against Redskins, calls NFL nickname a racial slur

ALBANY, N.Y. - An American Indian tribe in upstate New York said Thursday it will launch a radio ad campaign pressing for the Washington Redskins to shed a name often criticized as offensive.

The Oneida Indian Nation said the first ad will run on radio stations in Washington before the team hosts the Philadelphia Eagles in its season opener Monday night. In the ad, Oneida Nation Representative Ray Halbritter says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should “stand up to bigotry” by denouncing “the racial slur” in the team’s name.

“We do not deserve to be called redskins,” the Oneida leader says in the ad. “We deserve to be treated as what we are — Americans.”

Read more:
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/ny-tribe-launching-radio-ad-redskins-article-1.1446640#ixzz2e9VBhpXP

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