So, the Washington NFL team are no longer the Redskins. And, apparently, the reason they are doing it now is not because they've seen the light about the wrongness of the name. It's profit. Other companies won't do business with them, and suddenly they change their mind.
This reminds me of something I was thinking after reading a book on racism.
One tragic part of racism was companies and politicians using racism, even feeding it, for profit. J.C. Nichols and Bob Wood, each in different ways, in Kansas City real estate for a couple examples.
And I was thinking, it's much better when companies making their choices with a profit motive make good choices... choices that respect diversity and bring people together, instead of nurturing division and hatred. Choices that foster sustainability, rather than using up resources and destroying the planet.
No, I'm not thrilled by people or companies doing good for profit. But it beats doing ill for profit.
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