McCollum says changing Redskins name should therefore be a “priority” for Congress.
Via CNS News:
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) said at an event on Tuesday at the liberal Center for American Progress that “racism and hate speech” are always a priority in Congress, including as it relates to the campaign to change the name of the Washington Redskins.
“Racism and hate speech is always a priority if we’re going to be the shining beacon of democracy and respect and opportunity that we aspire to in all of our founding documents,” McCollum said when CNSNews.com asked whether the Redskins controversy should be a priority given all of the issues facing lawmakers.
In her remarks at CAP, McCollum said when she came to the Capitol in 2001, she became aware of the “harmful stereotype” the Redskins mascot represented.
“It made me realize that people didn’t know what they were doing – that they needed an opportunity to find out what this hateful mascot really was, because they didn’t know,” McCollum said.