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Law professor John F. Banzhaf III has filed a petition at the FCC calling on it to deny license renewal for Washington Redskins-owned WWXX-FM, because, he claims, the word “Redskins” is — in the eyes of both American Indians and non-Indians — an offensive ethnic slur and that its use “constitutes hate speech” and might cause “hate crimes against Indians.”
This article was originally posted on commlawblog.com
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This clown has filed similar frivolous petitions to deny concerning the license renewals of a few Los Angeles TV stations over the Redskins name. So far polls indicate that most people, particularly fans, want the name to stay with the team and Native Americans are, at best, divided on the issue. Only thin-skinned, nanny-state left wingers seem to want to make it a cause celebre. The thing is, the name “Redskins” is inextricably linked to this team. It has value that is worth millions, especially given its 80 year history. To change the name now is to greatly devalue the team’s worth and could harm its future. Dan Snyder is right to resist. The government has no business or legal right to demand the name change of a private enterprise (unless it clearly jeopardizes national security) or even express an opinion.
Besides that, D BP, do you hear complaints about the names of the Kansas City Chiefs or the Cleveland Indians? No, I didn’t think so. That means, of course that these people are hypocrites! The FCC should deny the petition and renew the license.
I find it amazing that we get the N word every 10 minutes on Urban Stations and no one says a thing – and this fool wants the FCC to act on “Washington Redskins”? Political Correctness run amuck