Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-10-04 14:46:44 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5E029615EC0F56F0AC8292EB665B1FF9ECD69BEA1F1587C53E5F90C72C918DF8
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Original Note:
While Walter “Blackie” Wetzel - former chairman of the Blackfeet Nation - pushed for a new logo in 1972, he did not design it himself, nor was it ever “approved” by the Nation. It was also quite similar to many other past logos the team had used since the 1930s. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walter-wetzel-redskins-logo/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/one-native-american-family-with-redskins-ties-disagrees-on-whether-name-is-offensive/2014/07/06/ea8c5b46-fc8c-11e3-932c-0a55b81f48ce_story.html https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/16/facebook-posts/post-about-blackfeet-tribe-leader-creating-washing/
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