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06-18-2014, 12:42 PM #61
Re: Washington loses it trademark for team name.
It's not devolving or evolving or anything along that spectrum. It's a social norm that reflects human sensibilities. People are defined by much more than there race. Referring to an entire ethnicity of people by skin color trivializes their identity. You're welcome to do it, but it seems indisputable that it's in bad taste.
Maybe I misunderstood your prior arguments, but it seems like you're defending the term "Redskin" itself. Do you really not find this to be a racist term? I can't reconcile with that view point, regardless of the terms origin.
If you're simply arguing over whether the gov't should be poking around in this, then (IMO) there's room for debate, even if we fall on different sides of it.
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06-18-2014, 12:44 PM #62
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06-18-2014, 12:45 PM #63
Re: Washington loses it trademark for team name.
I'll ask again.
Question for those who are in favor of changing the name; Should we change the name of Oklahoma as well?Master of 'Gifs for dummies'
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06-18-2014, 12:48 PM #64Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: Washington loses it trademark for team name.
AGAIN! What about the "Braves" "Seminoles" etc.... esp the "tomahawk chop" that the Braves fans do? Are those offensive to those of you saying the term "Redskin" is offensive? Because as far as "court battles" go there was a far stronger one for the tomahawk chop that got shot down.
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Re: Washington loses it trademark for team name.
And if you want to argue derogatory "terms" how about the "Fighting Irish"? I don't see people getting all bent about calling a group of people(much larger than Native Americans BTW) a bunch of drunk bar fighters.
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06-18-2014, 12:55 PM #67
Re: Washington loses it trademark for team name.
Let's be clear on this: at this point, the government is not forcing anybody to do anything. The government has a policy limiting what things they will apply their trademark protection to. One of those limits is that they do not trademark things deemed 'offensive.' All they have done is remove that protection.
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06-18-2014, 12:55 PM #68Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: Washington loses it trademark for team name.
Seminoles is used through a licensing deal with the tribe, so it's neither here nor there. The Tomahawk chop is definitely racist, but there's no legal authority to stop it. I suppose I can see an argument that "Braves" is, in a generic sense, analogous to "knights," but given the Tomahawk chop and a former caricatured mascot I certainly wouldn't argue that the team's lineage isn't racist, no.
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06-18-2014, 12:59 PM #69
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06-18-2014, 01:00 PM #70
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06-18-2014, 01:01 PM #71
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06-18-2014, 01:03 PM #72
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