Posted on 10/22/2013 5:22:46 PM PDT by Pharmboy
Edited on 10/22/2013 5:50:31 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
Publication's Take On Team Nickname Debate Raises Many Eyebrows
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A satirical publication is making real news with its take on the debate surrounding the Washington Redskins nickname.
An article posted to The Onion’s website on Monday featured anti-Semitic slurs and stereotypes aimed at Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, who is Jewish.
Under the headline, “Redskins’ K— Owner Refuses To Change Team’s Offensive Name,” The Onion referred to Snyder as “hook-nosed” and “shifty-eyed.” The K-word was used three times, once in the headline and twice again in the story — and it wasn’t the only derogatory term used.
Snyder has insisted the team will continue to be called the Redskins despite growing opposition to the name. Those calling for a change include the Oneida Indian Nation, a tribe in upstate New York.
Veteran broadcaster Bob Costas called the team’s moniker “an insult” and “a slur” during a Sunday Night Football editorial earlier this month.
Did The Onion go too far with its satire? Reaction on Twitter ranged from applause to outrage.
“The Onion makes its point by crossing the line,” one person tweeted.
Another wrote that The Onion failed “in a big, pretty disgusting, way.”
Well, you can’t expect Mr. Ed to know these things. ;-)
...featured anti-Semitic slurs and stereotypes aimed at Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, who is Jewish.Bob "Talking Points" Costas is just a demagogue and shill.
My understanding is that the Seminole tribe doesn’t have a problem with Florida State using their name for two reasons. First, the school treats them and their culture with respect. For example, they got the tribe’s permission to do the bit where the mascot rides around the field with the spear at the beginning of each game. Second, the team wins more often than it loses!
As part of its never-ending pursuit of dogpiling on DNC talking-points, The Onion refers to Daniel Snyder as a “hook-nosed kike” and a “shifty-eyed hebe”.
Thanks Pharmboy.
Thanks montag813.Except the rabble-rouser who started it was exposed as not being an Oneida at all, but a fake, and Obama bundler.
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