{"id":2024517,"date":"2023-09-07T11:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-ship-has-sailed-washington-commanders-owner-moving-on-from-redskins\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T11:53:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:53:53","slug":"that-ship-has-sailed-washington-commanders-owner-moving-on-from-redskins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-ship-has-sailed-washington-commanders-owner-moving-on-from-redskins\/","title":{"rendered":"Ship sailed: Washington Commanders owner moves on from Redskins."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthat-ship-has-sailed-washington-commanders-owner-moving-on-from-redskins%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024517&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Washington Commanders Stand Firm on Name Change<\/h2>\n<p>The new owners of the Washington Commanders football team have made \u200bit clear that they will not be swayed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-faces-mounting-pressure-to-act-in-ethiopian-conflict\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Faces Mounting Pressure to Act in Ethiopian Conflict\">mounting pressure<\/a> to change \u2063the team&#8217;s name back to\u200c its original title of\u200d the Redskins.<\/p>\n<p>Despite an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-ship-has-sailed-washington-commanders-owner-moving-on-from-redskins\/\" title=\"Ship sailed: Washington Commanders owner moves on from Redskins.\">online petition garnering<\/a> over 130,000 signatures, the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/subway-exploring-a-sale-at-10-billion-valuation\/\" title=\"Subway Exploring a Sale at + Billion Valuation\">team remains committed<\/a> to its current name. The Washington Commanders, formerly known as the \u2062Redskins, made the decision to rebrand in 2020 and officially \u2062adopted their new name in 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThat ship has sailed,\u201d said Mitchell Rales, the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-finds-shocking-malpractice-at-law-firm-that-threatened-free-beacon\/\" title=\"Judge Finds \u2018Shocking\u2019 Malpractice at Law Firm That Threatened Free Beacon\">top partner<\/a> in Josh Harris\u2019s ownership group, \u2062on Wednesday. \u201cWe\u2019re not going \u2062to re-litigate the past. We\u2019re about\u200c the \u2062future. We\u2019re about\u2062 building the future and not having a divisive culture that we\u2019re engaged\u200d in. We\u2019re\u200c going to look at everything come the end of the year and think about a lot of \u2062different things and do a lot \u200bof testing and see what people\u2063 think.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The team&#8217;s decision to maintain\u2064 their \u200dcurrent name follows the recent\u2063 acquisition of the Washington Commanders by Harris for over $6 billion. Earlier this \u200dyear, co-owner Earvin &#8220;Magic&#8221; Johnson\u200b hinted at the possibility\u200b of another name change,\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/native-american-group-advocating-to-change-washington-commanders-name-pushes-back-against-fake-group-claims\/\" title=\"Native American group fights against 'fake group' accusations while advocating for Washington Commanders' name change.\">potentially taking effect<\/a> as\u200c soon as next \u200dyear.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Commanders have faced threats of a boycott from the Native American Guardians \u200bAssociation,\u2063 who are advocating for a return to the team&#8217;s original name. The\u200b association&#8217;s call for a boycott comes in the wake\u200c of Anheuser-Busch reporting a significant loss in the second quarter of this year.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to the Washington Commanders, \u200dthe Native American Guardians Association, led by founder and \u2062president Eunice Davidson, referenced a poll indicating that 90% of Native Americans \u2062do not find the Redskins \u200dname offensive. The association also highlighted how other \u200csports teams, such as\u200d the\u2064 Kansas City Chiefs and the Chicago Blackhawks, have maintained their Native American-inspired names while emphasizing the importance of honor and respect.<\/p>\n<p>The petition initiated \u2064by the association has garnered \u200d130,741 signatures \u200dsince its launch\u200d on June 21. Once it reaches 150,000 signatures, it will become one of the most-signed petitions\u200b on Change.org.<\/p>\n<h3>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> to read more from\u2063 The Washington Examiner.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Commanders&#8217; new owners refuse to change the team&#8217;s name back to Redskins, despite growing pressure. 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