First it was “#askRKelly” and then “#MyNYPD” and now the Washington Washington Football Team have logged the latest Twitter Hashtag campaign gone horribly wrong.
The NFL franchise has been fending off mounting criticism for the use of their name and its racist origins, but ownership attempted to rally the fans on social media to tell Senator Harry Reid–a vocal critic– to express their Washington Football TeamPride. Reid issued a formal letter to the NFL asking the league to endorse a name change for the Washington Football Team but owner Dan Snyder has insisted he won’t change it. So they doubled-down and took it the to the digital streets:
Tweet @SenatorReid to show your #RedskinsPride and tell him what the team means to you.—
Washington Washington Football Team Washington Football Team) May 29, 2014
While some fans did just that, it didn’t take long for supporters of the name change to co-opt the hashtag:
“@MitchBairdYoga: #redskinspride it’s not going well for @Redskins tonight. http://t.co/ZE3WYzGId7" #NFLracism—
Anthony B. (@PoliticalAnt) May 30, 2014
.@Redskins wants us to tweet our #RedskinsPride. I’m only 1/8th native, but I think your team name is 100% racist! Congrats!—
Joseph Scrimshaw (@JosephScrimshaw) May 29, 2014
OK. RT @Redskins: Tweet @SenatorReid to show your #RedskinsPride and tell him what the team means to you. http://t.co/L9DBy0KSVA—
Jeb Lund (@Mobute) May 29, 2014
“@Redskins: Tweet @SenatorReid to tell him what the team means to you.”
Willful blindness to genocide and racism.
Jackal Silva (@jackalsilva) May 29, 2014
Insensitivity, hypocrisy, racism. RT @Redskins: Tweet @SenatorReid to show your #RedskinsPride and tell him what the team means to you.—
A (@Ab_Weezy) May 29, 2014
Ignorant commercialization of race. RT @Redskins: Tweet @SenatorReid to show your #RedskinsPride and tell him what the team means to you.—
Daniel Bentley (@DJBentley) May 29, 2014
The people have spoken, but it remains to be seen which people the team will listen to.
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