Irony of the Year (So Far): Redskins’ Owner Sues Newspaper over Anti-Semitic Statements

Here is the complaint filed by Daniel Snyder alleging that the Washington City Paper “employ[ed] lies, half-truths, innuendo and anti-Semitic imagery to smear, malign, defame, and slander a prominent member of the community in order to generate reader interest and maintain its circulation.”

Snyder Complaint

Without making a judgment on Snyder’s claim (which may be perfectly legitimate), it is nevertheless ironic that the owner of a professional sports franchise that employs a racial epithet to identify itself.

One thought on “Irony of the Year (So Far): Redskins’ Owner Sues Newspaper over Anti-Semitic Statements

  1. Kate February 13, 2011 / 10:48 am

    I’ve been reading about this a lot. First, it’s a prime example of the Streisand effect–the best way to increase exposure of something on the internet you don’t want read is to draw attention to it. How many people read the City Paper? How many people do now?

    Snyder is much maligned in DC generally, and the article pretty much complies information from other sources about him. I’m surprised they went through with the suit.

    My sense is that Dan Snyder would see no irony in his position, of course.

    The original article (complete with the illustration he claims is anti-Semetic): http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/40063/the-cranky-redskins-fans-guide-to-dan-snyder/

    Gene Weingarten’s response: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/02/AR2011020205483.html

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