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05-30-2014, 03:30 AM
Washington NFL Team Fails to Defend Its Name in Hashtag Debacle
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This is what the kids would call a fail.
The Washington Redskins' (http://mashable.com/category/washington-redskins/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) team name has been a PR disaster for the NFL (http://mashable.com/category/nfl/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) in recent years. Despite overwhelming demand from players, fans, and even politicians to change the team nickname to something that's **t a racial slur, owner Dan Snyder has stubbornly refused to budge on the issue.
See also: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's Twitter Chat Sacked by Trolls (http://mashable.com/2014/05/06/nfl-roger-goodell-twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
On Thursday, the team's official account launched a hashtag campaign on Twitter (http://mashable.com/category/twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) asking fans to explain their "#RedskinsPride" to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who wants the name changed.
Tweet @SenatorReid (https://twitter.com/SenatorReid) to show your #RedskinsPride (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23RedskinsPride&src=hash) and tell him what the team means to you.
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) May 29, 2014 (https://twitter.com/Redskins/statuses/472088588251721729) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/29/washington-redskins-twitter-fail/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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This is what the kids would call a fail.
The Washington Redskins' (http://mashable.com/category/washington-redskins/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) team name has been a PR disaster for the NFL (http://mashable.com/category/nfl/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) in recent years. Despite overwhelming demand from players, fans, and even politicians to change the team nickname to something that's **t a racial slur, owner Dan Snyder has stubbornly refused to budge on the issue.
See also: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's Twitter Chat Sacked by Trolls (http://mashable.com/2014/05/06/nfl-roger-goodell-twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
On Thursday, the team's official account launched a hashtag campaign on Twitter (http://mashable.com/category/twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) asking fans to explain their "#RedskinsPride" to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who wants the name changed.
Tweet @SenatorReid (https://twitter.com/SenatorReid) to show your #RedskinsPride (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23RedskinsPride&src=hash) and tell him what the team means to you.
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) May 29, 2014 (https://twitter.com/Redskins/statuses/472088588251721729) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/29/washington-redskins-twitter-fail/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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