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People Are Ripping The Washington Redskins Over Their Annual Thanksgiving Tweet

Wishing you and your family a Happy #Thanksgiving.

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins)

ID: 7437694

2. But because of the growing controversy over the use of “Redskins” — a pejorative against Native Americans — the team faced immediate backlash on Twitter:

.@Redskins

— Skip Jayless (@Jay_Sanin)

ID: 7437752

.@Redskins

— Ryan Barrell (@RyanBarrell)

ID: 7437773

.@Redskins

— Robot Butt (@thisisrobotbutt)

ID: 7437775

@Redskins

— NormCoreImmaculate (@Thought_InBflat)

ID: 7437776

.@Redskins

— adam (@hashtagsutton)

ID: 7437778

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