The debate over the Washington Redskins’ nickname intensified this year when the US Patent and Trademark Office canceled the team’s trademark registration, a ruling that has since been appealed. Franchise ownership has refused to budge from its pro-“Redskins” position, though several media outlets have pledged to avoid the term, and still more commentators have done so unilaterally. Their decisions aren’t unprecedented, however: The Oregonian first banned the nickname–along with other Native American-related team monikers–in 1992. Here’s a partial list:
Sportswriters & media personalities
Christine Brennan, USA Today
Peter King, Sports Illustrated
Bill Simmons, ESPN/Grantland
Tim Graham, Buffalo News
John Smallwood, Philadelphia Daily News
Greg Gumbel, CBS
Phil Simms, CBS
Tony Dungy, NBC
Keith Olbermann, ESPN
William C. Rhoden, The New York Times
Matt Miller, Bleacher Report
Newspapers & Magazines
The Oregonian
Kansas City Star
Washington City Paper
The New Republic
Mother Jones
Richmond Free Press
San Francisco Chronicle
Syracuse New Times
Orange County Register
The Seattle Times
The Detroit News
Washington Business Journal
New York Daily News
Charlotte Observer
Slate
The Washington Post editorial board
The Salt Lake Tribune
*At least one newspaper, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, had a ban but reversed it.
David Uberti is a writer in New York. He was previously a media reporter for Gizmodo Media Group and a staff writer for CJR. Follow him on Twitter @DavidUberti.