Friday, April 17, 2026

Native Americans are complaining about a change to the Washington Commanders' logo. The blame isn't entirely on the team, but rather a certain bloviating meddler

 So the Washington Commanders, a week before the NFL draft, unveiled an updated version of the logo that has been in place since they were the "Washington Football Team" from 2020-2.


Last year's model. Photo courtesy Yahoo!.

This is what the new logo looks like:


Current owner Josh Harris is looking to win back the fans who walked away when the team gave up its original nickname due to pressure from Native American activists six years ago. Two days after the new logo was introduced, comes the backlash from some Native Americans, but the anger should not entirely be on Harris and the team.

Remember, too, that president Trump has demanded the Commanders go back to their old name, and threatened to block them from building a new stadium in Washington (the team plays their home games in Virginia) if they didn't give him what he wanted.


"WAAAH! They never should've changed the name! WAAAAH!"

So, yeah, Harris commissioned a new logo as a compromise to the oldest baby in America to get Trump off his back. That's the best way I can describe it. And I'm part Native American in heritage. A small percentage, sure, but it's there. Trump thinks being president gives him license to meddle in everything not associated with him. He's wrong, and always has been.

My advice to Harris is simple. Put it to a vote, then make it official.

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