As we have seen over the past several years American society is slowly transition to a more open and accepting culture. People are slowly becoming accepting of one another's difference and creating a more free and welcoming society. A lot has changed over the years specifically racial, we are seeing more ethnicities being represented not only in main stream media but also politically. One thing that has not change is the name and logo of the Washington D.C. based NFL franchise the Redskins. The Redskins are somewhat of a staple franchise in the National Football League. They are one the oldest teams in the league, first debuting as the Redskins in 1937, and garner a large fan base not only found in the nations capital but around the country. IN more recent years the franchise has received quite a bit of backlash over the name of the team, Redskins. I do question why in this evolving society that a clearly derogatory name is being used for a large sports franchise. There are both numerous professional and collegiate teams that have changed both team mascots and nicknames because of there disrespectful depictions of Native Americans.  Whys is it okay for a professional organization to ignore this?