Headline RoundupJuly 14th, 2020

Perspectives: Brands and Bands Change Names Under Pressure

Summary from the AllSides News Team

This week, Washington D.C.'s NFL football team removed its "Redskins" name after years of accusations that the name and logo were racist toward Native Americans. Other major brands have recently made similar changes. This was not limited to brands; bands including the groups formerly known as the Dixie Chicks and Lady Antebellum also changed names in an attempt to distance themselves from Confederate history. Anheuser-Busch has also been pushed to change its lesser-known brand name, Brahma Beer, named after the Hindu God of creation. Some left-rated voices praised the changes while crediting the current Black Lives Matter movement for the movement to weed out racially insensitive branding. Some right-rated voices were critical of the name changes, citing historical significance and the product or group's purported lack of intent to be offensive. Some argue that names like Redskins actually pay tribute to Native Americans.

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