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How to Tell If a Sports Team Name Is Actually Racist

The Washington Football Team used to be called the Washington Redskins. The now discarded mascot endured for nearly a century—from 1933 to earlier this year. The Redskins’ moniker finally met its demise, but it took decades of criticism and campaigning from Indigenous activists to make it happen. Their efforts eventually changed the conversation; prior to the change, recent media coverage consiste