As long as the team owner and most Americans persist in supporting the Washington Redskins' controversial name, then comedian Hari Kondabolu has a solution: Keep the name and change the Native American logo to a sunburned white person. Make that a "severely sunburned white person."
Crazy, you say?
That's the comic's point, and he's taking it to social media. He's asking for people to tweet their versions of a sunburned white person logo at the Redskins with the hashtag #newredskinslogo. Some entries will be featured on a new Tumblr.
Kondabolu riffs hilariously in his Upworthy video (above) about the campaign, but he ultimately delivers a serious rebuttal to those who insist that the Redskins and their logo are a longstanding tradition. "It doesn't matter how old your tradition is. If enough people tell you that it's hurting them, maybe you should reevaluate your choices," he states.
Here are a few ideas so far, starting with a logo featuring Redskins owner Dan Snyder.
.@harikondabolu #NewRedskinsLogo pic.twitter.com/lzygYqmruf
— Sarita Brady (@saritasobrevive) October 19, 2014
.@harikondabolu #NewRedskinsLogo pic.twitter.com/yEZvaJaUs1
— Sarita Brady (@saritasobrevive) October 19, 2014
H/T BuzzFeed