Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports,
Administrative/Regulatory
Oct. 29, 2014
Doubtful FCC would, could sack Washington's NFL team
The Federal Communications Commission is being asked to step into the controversy over the Washington NFL team's use of the name "Redskins."
The Federal Communications Commission is being asked to step into the controversy over the Washington NFL team's use of the name "Redskins," a word many consider a slur to Native Americans. A petition filed with the FCC argues that broadcasting the word has "an adverse impact on impressionable young Indian as well as non-Indian children," and seeks to ban its use over the airwaves. (Ironically, the petition uses the word "Indian" despite similar controversy attached to word.)
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