The Native American group leading the petition to reinstate the name Redskins has blasted the Washington Commanders for calling them 'fake.'
Native American Group Organizing Redskins Name Change Petition Blasts Commanders for Calling them a ‘Fake Group’The Native American group leading the petition to reinstate the name Redskins as the official nickname of Washington’s NFL franchise has blasted the Washington Commanders for referring to them as a “fake group.”
“You understand the people that started this petition is a fake group, right?” wrote Matthew Laux, a premium-seat sales manager for the Commanders and FedEx Field. That exchange was just one of many in what turned out to be a heated debate over the franchise’s nickname.
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