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The problem with the Patriots-helmet redesign
Boston.com commenters circle around it, but I think commenter Gen Hendry over at Fast Company nails the conceptual problem with the redesign of the Patriots helmet that has been proposed by a prominent graphic designer:
[T]hey're not just "The Patriots." They're "The New England Patriots." Up here, being a patriot isn't about wearing a flag pin and isn't proved by wrapping oneself in the stars and stripes. The "patriots" in our team's name *are* the Minute Men and the founding fathers.
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Joshua Rothman is a graduate student and Teaching Fellow in the Harvard English department, and an Instructor in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He teaches novels and political writing.
