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The wizards change. the argument was, does it affect the negative stereotypes, things going on in d.c.? >> yes, the nba team in washington was called the washington bullets. it was changed in the 1990s. >> '95. >> partly because there was, "a," a lot of crime and homicide in washington, d.c., "b," a sense in which they thought it was glorifying gun violence, "c," it was associated with the negative stereotypes people had about the city. it was changed to the washington wizards. the franchise did fine. we can imagine a path forward in which the washington football team name is changed and they ...

Man. he will not do what you want him to do. >> you think it's literally the fact people are saying you have to do this that's making him say i will not do it because you're telling me to do it? >> absolutely. if he could come up with a way to make it look like it's his idea, he'd change it tomorrow. >> do you think there will be a rising crescendo where players say, this is a problem, i don't want to play for a team that has a name like this? >> i just think for the simple fact there aren't a disproportionate number of native-americans playing in the nfl -- >> let's be clear, it would look a ...