Matthew McConaughey, he of the acclaimed "True Detective" series and the bizarre Lincoln commercials, also happens to be a huge Washington Redskins fan.
In a new interview with GQ , where McConaughey appears on the cover, he discusses the name change.
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GQ: What do you think about the calls for the team to change its name?
MM: Man, it's twofold. What interests me is how quickly it got pushed into the social consciousness. We were all fine with it since the 1930s, and all of a sudden we go, "No, gotta change it"? It seems like when the first levee breaks, everybody gets on board. I know a lot of Native Americans don't have a problem with it, but they're not going to say, "No, we really want the name." That's not how they're going to use their pulpit. It's like my feeling about gun control: "I get it. You have the right to have guns. But look, let's forget that right. Let's forget the pleasure you get safely on your range, because it's in the wrong hands in other places."GQ: But as a fan, it would hurt you a little to see the logo gone?
MM: It's not going to hurt me. It's just... I love the emblem. I dig it. It gives me a little fire and some oomph. But now that it's in the court of public opinion, it's going to change. I wish it wouldn't, but it will.
But even better, we finally get to the bottom of how McConaughey, from Texas, was a Redskins fan and didn't follow the Cowboys.
GQ: More important, you were a Redskins fan growing up in Texas? What the hell was that about?
MM: Two things. First: 4 years old, watching Westerns, I always rooted for the Indians. Second, my favorite food was hamburgers. The Redskins had a linebacker named Chris Hanburger.
A tale as old as time, hamburgers and indians.
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