In Washington D.C.
the Redskins football team
is asked to change its name.
Strong arguments are called up.
The term is offensive,
hurtful,
completely inappropriate;
does not inspire tolerance,
respectfulness.
I hardly disagree.
And yet,
considering the Ottawa Senators…
(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israel-born biologist, writes for Blacklock’s each and every Sunday)
