The Redskins are Coming! The Redskins are Coming!

The politically correct dead tree guys at the Seattle Times have a little problem on their hands. The Washington Redskins are coming to town to play the Seahawks. The question now is, how will they be able to report it? (from Best of the Web)

To avoid insulting native American heritage, the Seattle Times decided to limit severely the use of the term Redskins in the paper--even if a team with that name will dominate news coverage this week. The Times will not use the moniker in headlines or captions. Reporters can use it only once, as a first reference, in all stories. The Redskins will be referred to almost exclusively as Washington--which could get a little confusing for local readers who also live in that state.

Perhaps they can call them the "Washington Native-American Stereotypes", or the "Washington Persons of Reddish Hue" or maybe the "Washington Casino Operators"? I'm sure they'll think of something.