Outsider: “You can’t do that!”
NFL: “Why not?”
Outsider: “It’s offensive.”
NFL: “It’s Freedom of Speech.”
Outsider: “Freedom of Speech doesn’t cover that kind of offensiveness.”
NFL: “Not everyone finds it offensive.”
Outsider: “Some people do, though, and you have to respect them.”
NFL: “Whyever for?”
Outsider: “Because you don’t have the right to offend people.”
NFL: “But even some of the affected people don’t find it offensive.”
Outsider: “But some do, so you’ve got to stop.
NFL: “But…But…Freedom of Speech”
Outsider: “Don’t care. You can’t name a team the Redskins.”
Hah. Bet you didn’t think that was where I was going.
The Writer in Black 