Boston women's soccer team to consider changing its new name

The founders of the currently named BOS Nation say they've heard critics of their name:

We want to assure you that we have heard your feedback and are actively listening. We share your high expectations, and together, we will build a storied club that reflects the essence of the beautiful game and the character of our dynamic city.

To that end, we have launched a deliberate process through which we will seek out, listen to, and reflect on input about our team name from fans, supporters, and a group of advisors assembled to reflect a diverse range of voices and perspectives. We are approaching this work with an open mind and will report back as soon as we have more to share.

A name change couldn't come soon enough for Rev. Laura Everett, who thinks there's no question the name needs to change, and immediately, and not just because of a launch that was both transphoboic and insulting to the region's other professional women's sports teams:

"BOS Nation" is now forever tied to a transphobic, exclusionary, and misogynistic launch campaign that somehow managed to offend everyone except the male teams of Boston in its launch. "BOS Nation" is in grave danger of nationalistic usurpation, and already tainted with transphobic exclusion.

We’ve done plenty of scrutiny.

BOS Nation must go for the team to survive.

Via Seth.