Left-wing actress Alyssa Milano has joined the effort to cancel the
NFL's Washington Redskins, tweeting a link to her 3.7 million followers
a petition demanding that the football team eliminate the name it has
had for almost 90 years.
"This cause is close to my heart," she exclaimed in the tweet:
This cause is close to my heart - please sign:
https://t.co/fNESjqJEgX
- Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) July 1, 2020
The petition calls Redskins a "derogatory name" and goes on to demand
that advertisers, banks, sports broadcasters, and social media outlets
refuse to allow the team to use their services or feature their
businesses unless the team changes its name. Milano added a second
tweet insisting that we must "end racism in its entirety."
"We must end racism in its entirety. Allowing the NFL to continue to
use the Redskins name is destructive to Native communities and cannot
be tolerated any longer. Change the name Redskins."
We must end racism in its entirety. Allowing the @nfl to
continue to use the @redskins name is destructive to Native
communities and cannot be tolerated any longer. Change the
name @Redskins @nfl #TheTimeIsNow #ChangeTheName
- Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) July 1, 2020
Oddly enough, a few years ago, Milano lent her name to "Touch by Alyssa
Milano," a collection of sportswear items including photos of the
actress wearing several different Washington Redskins shirts.
In fact, in February, the Pacific Standard published an article
pleading for Milano to stop selling "racist clothes."
Milano, though, claims to have been trying to get out of her "Touch"
contract and has posted several tweets asking those with whom she had
done business to change the advertisements.
"Hey, guys. Been trying to get this taken care of for years. NFL/NHL
licensing is inclusive of these teams. PLEASE email at
aly...@touchbyajm.com and I will forward complaints to manufacturing
company," Alyssa Milano said in 2017. "My manufacturing company
controls the line and what we sell based on licensing from leagues.
There is no reason for me to lie to you. I'm not a hurtful person. Im
giving you my email address. Please use it. Thank you."
Hey, guys. Been trying to get this taken care of for years.
NFL/NHL licensing is inclusive of these teams. PLEASE email
at
aly...@touchbyajm.com and I will forward complaints to
manufacturing company.
- Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) December 28, 2017
My manufacturing company controls the line and what we sell
based on licensing from leagues. There is no reason for me
to lie to you. I'm not a hurtful person. Im giving you my
email address. Please use it. Thank you.
- Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) December 29, 2017
She also addressed the issue in an interview with Adweek where she
claims to have tried to alter her contract to allow her to pick and
choose what teams she would allow her face to be used to sell NFL
merchandise.
"I have asked them to stop producing merchandise for that team (don't
even want to write the word) numerous times, and they have said that
contractually they can't pick and choose which teams under their
contract with the NFL they produce merchandise for," Milano told
AdWeek. "I was told I'd be in a breach of contract with the
manufacturing company."
"I am against the use of disparaging names and imagery in sports. Full
stop. Sports teams and leagues need to stand up to racism," she added.
Alyssa Milano is also facing backlash from the left-wing cancel culture
mob after a Huffington Post article showing her wearing cornrows began
circulating online.
[I think it's time to retire "Jane, you ignorant slut" with "Alyssa,
you dumb cunt".]
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