Daniel Snyder Defends Controversial Redskins Nickname in Interview with ESPN

August 5, 2014   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has been a fervent supporter of retaining the organization's nickname amid heavy pressure to change it. In an interview that will air in its entirety on Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2, Snyder went into more detail about why he'd like to preserve the Redskins as the team's mascot.
ESPN.com recorded several key quotes from Snyder's Outside the Lines interview with John Barr, where he defended the controversial nickname:
It's just historical truths, and I'd like them to understand, as I think most do, that the name really means honor, respect. We sing 'Hail to the Redskins.' We don't say hurt anybody. We say 'Hail to the Redskins. Braves on the warpath. Fight for old D.C.' We only sing it when we score touchdowns. That's the problem because last season we didn't sing it quite enough as we would've liked to.
The term "redskin" has been defined through various etymologies, and many opponents of the NFL mascot interpret the word as o...

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