FCC Must Act on 'Redskins' Name, Norton Says
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., wants the FCC to begin proceedings to ban the use of the NFL football team name Redskins from broadcast TV and radio. “The FCC cannot stand by, particularly after there has been an official finding…
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that our hometown team name is derogatory,” Norton said in a statement Monday. “As football hits its high point during this month when we also commemorate Native American Heritage Month, we should also move forward with the process necessary to get this racial slur off the air.” The FCC “after appropriate hearings, should use its precedent in deciding whether the use of the derogatory name by broadcast television and radio stations can continue,” said her news release. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has said the team name offends him and that the FCC will assess a petition challenging a radio station’s license over the use of the name (see 1410070054).