Dan Quinn's feather T-shirt could be a rallying cry for a return to Washington's greatness
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Dan Quinn and his T-shirt, with dual feathers dangling prominently from the W, have definitely gotten a lot of coverage.
The Washington Commanders coach wore the T-shirt to his press conference on Saturday and reporters immediately reached for their phone cameras to get snapshots.
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Head coach Dan Quinn of the Washington Commanders looks on during Washington Commanders Rookie Minicamp at OrthoVirginia Training Center on May 10, 2024 in Ashburn, Virginia. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
So what do we have here?
Well, I bet about 50% of the country would deem this to be a controversial and even offensive choice of wardrobe because the feathers come from the team's old logo and remind them of the old, offensive nickname. And, oh yeah, this is what they call cultural appropriation.
But the other 50% of the country would deem the look as wholly appropriate and not only amazing, but cool and a statement worthy of praise.
And, by the way, where can we buy one of those?
So, like it or not, knowingly or not, Quinn has entered the culture war. In the nation's capitol, no less.
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I'd love to know what Quinn was thinking when he put on that T-shirt. But we don't know because the same reporters who were snapping photos of the shirt and uploading those to social media didn't ask any questions about the shirt.
So I suppose somebody will, you know, raise the issue at Tuesday's press conference for the sake of understanding the full context of the gesture.
But until he speaks on the subject, I'm going to