WASHINGTON — The Washington Redskins are taking flak for the team’s name from a whole new source: a cartoon.
The popular Comedy Central show, “South Park” took aim at the Redskins’ name in an ad that aired during Sunday’s Redskins-Eagles game.
The promo for the show’s 18th season features a cartoon version of Dan Snyder arguing for the rights to the Redskins’ name and logo. The ad makes light of a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office decision earlier this year that stripped the team of its trademark protection.
In the commercial, Eric Cartman runs a business named after the Washington Redskins, but Snyder says the heisting of the name is “offensive” and “derogatory.”
The ad appears to only have aired in the D.C. area, according to sports blog, SB Nation.
The advertisement drew mixed reactions from fans.
That Redskins south park commercial was trash
— Tyler Windover (@w1ndyy) September 21, 2014
World's most awkward commercial award goes to the South Park ad making fun of the Redskins name controversy
— Spencer Stanfield (@SGStanfield) September 21, 2014
God bless #SouthPark and that brilliant #Redskins commercial
— Joshua Gaul (@FilmMinionSOS) September 22, 2014
The #SouthPark trailer for the season premier is awesome. Bhahaha #redskins
— Steve (@Trap_33) September 21, 2014
The 18th season of South Park kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 24.
The Redskins went on to lose to the Eagles, 37-34.
Watch the commercial that aired during the game:
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