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Add another one to the growing list of people who think the Washington football team should change their name and mascot: Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler.

In an interview with Broadcasting & Cable/Multichannel News, Wheeler said that “I don’t use the term personally and I think it is offensive and derogatory.” He added that he’s a Civil War buff and, as such, knows of “a lot of terms that were appropriate at that time that aren’t appropriate any more.”

The Wall Street Journal reports that “Mr. Wheeler’s views are of particular interest because the FCC has historically held some sway over which content is considered indecent and not suitable for public broadcasts.”

“I think it would be great if the Washington football team would recognize those kinds of changes itself,” Wheeler added. “I hope that this is something that if enough people express themselves, Dan Snyder can see which way things are going.”

In a release, the Oneida Indian Nation’s Change the Mascot campaign, who sent a letters to more than a hundred broadcasters asking them not to use the team’s name this season, applauded Wheeler comments, as well as former FCC chairman Reed Hundt, who is leading an effort among former FCC officials to persuade owner Dan Snyder to change the name.

“These are two men who have been entrusted to determine exactly which words are inappropriate and it is significant and telling that they both agree that the R-word is a derogatory term that is so offensive that it has no place on the public airwaves,” Change the Name heads Jackie Pata and Ray Halbritter said in a statement.