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Patent office cancels Redskins trademarks

shrubnose said:
Lots of good info at this link: 4 burning questions from U.S. Patent Office’s decision to cancel Redskins trademarks | For The Win




So, will the Redskins change their name?

I don't know and I really don't care, I'm 1/8th Native American and the name doesn't offend me.

I know that other people have other opinions (Which they are entitled to.).
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I went to the article you posted and voted in the poll there. At that time, it was two to one in favor of the name staying the same.
 
CRUE CAB said:
I am 50% Italian, should I sue Paramount Studios for distributing that vile anti Italian movie the Godfather that made us all out to be soul less killers.
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That may be the stupidest example in this thread.

A 100% Italian wrote The Godfather. Mario Puzo.
 
HenryChinaski said:
I'd wager that the majority of Native Americans do not care one iota about this Non-issue.
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If they don't care, they are not affected one way or another. Apathy doesn't overrule the concerns of those affected.
 
Thorgasm said:
That may be the stupidest example in this thread.

A 100% Italian wrote The Godfather. Mario Puzo.
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Native Americans have called themselves Redskins, blacks call each other nigger (well, nigga).
 
Thorgasm said:
That may be the stupidest example in this thread.

A 100% Italian wrote The Godfather. Mario Puzo.
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Jim Thorpe, and American Indian. Played NFL football. Oh, and the Godfather stared a mostly Italian cast and an Italian directed it.
Freakin' traitors.
 
The Man said:
Native Americans have called themselves Redskins, blacks call each other nigger (well, nigga).
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Are there any Native Americans running the Washington Redskins?
 
Next it'll be Kindergartners can no longer sit "Indian style" however they can sit "pretzel style"
 
The Man said:
I don't don't doubt that one bit. How many are offended, 5? 6?
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The Obama administration has politicized the U.S. Patent Office.

It shouldn't be no surprise, he did it with the IRS, Justice Department, Homeland Security, Department of Defense and is doing a pretty good job with the four branches of the military but the Marine Corps is fighting back.

Political correctness is the politically correct word for "Marxist Culturalism."

The American people were warned back in 2008, but I guess 52% of the voters thought that someone was just making **** up without researching.

Where everyone in society is forced to think alike, talk alike, to be in lockstep as in goose stepping.
 
CRUE CAB said:
Jim Thorpe, and American Indian. Played NFL football. Oh, and the Godfather stared a mostly Italian cast and an Italian directed it.
Freakin' traitors.
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English, do you speak it?
 
Thorgasm said:
Are there any Native Americans running the Washington Redskins?
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I honestly don't know.

What I meant was, just because the writer of The Godfather was Italian, doesn't mean a lot of Italians can't be offended by what he wrote. CRÜE CAB's comparison is valid.
 
Thorgasm said:
That may be the stupidest example in this thread.

A 100% Italian wrote The Godfather. Mario Puzo.
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I laughed. I genuinely laughed. Most of the actors in that movie are legitimate Italians or decedents of Italians. I'm not sure how you could sue Paramount and what you'd sue them about. It's not like the movie is called the "Wop Father" or some **** like that.
 
AlbqOwl said:
that concept that we must all think alike, embrace the same values (theirs), and be punished if we step out of line.
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This is happening/has been happening/has always been happening/will continue to happen. Thus the term, "out of control". When someone is "out of control" they must be institutionalized because they are dangerous and crazy.

Try telling someone that you believe in aliens. Just see what happens.
 
The Man said:
I honestly don't know.

What I meant was, just because the writer of The Godfather was Italian, doesn't mean a lot of Italians can't be offended by what he wrote. CRÜE CAB's comparison is valid.
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If the movie was called "The Wop" or "The Ginnea" then it would be valid.

Are you going to say that Natural Born Killers is offensive to white people? :lol:
 
Hatuey said:
I laughed. I genuinely laughed. Most of the actors in that movie are legitimate Italians or decedents of Italians. I'm not sure how you could sue Paramount and what you'd sue them about. It's not like the movie is called the "Wop Father" or some **** like that.
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And the vast majority of Native Americans are not offended by the Washington Redskins name, a lot of them are even fans.
 
Thorgasm said:
If the movie was called "The Wop" or "The Ginnea" then it would be valid.

Are you going to say that Natural Born Killers is offensive to white people? :lol:
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No, it's not the name of the film/book that offends Italians, it's the content of the movie/book and how they portray Italians.
 
Winchester said:
They just need to rename the team the Washington Lobbyists.

I do find it kind of hard to believe their trademark is being cancelled.
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So do I! I didn't know it was possible. or even legal to do so. What is offensive about a baseball team, and what argument was used? Who were the five, out of thousands of native Americans, who objected, because they need to get a life! Unbelievable. Are we living in the Land of Oz? :wow:

Greetings, Winchester. :2wave:
 
The Man said:
No, it's not the name of the film that offends Italians, it's the content of the movie and how they portray Italians.
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So Natural Born Killers portrays white people to be homicidal maniacs?

C'mon, The Godfather portrays some Italians in that light, not all.
 
The Man said:
And the vast majority of Native Americans are not offended by the Washington Redskins name, a lot of them are even fans.
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My point exactly. I could watch the Godfather once a week at least. I feel almost obligated to watch it.
 
It offends me that Native Americans aren't subjected to the following taxes:

•Federal income taxes are not levied on income from trust lands held for them by the U.S.
•State income taxes are not paid on income earned on a federal Indian reservation.
•State sales taxes are not paid by Indians on transactions made on a federal Indian reservation.
•Local property taxes are not paid on reservation or trust land.
 
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