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Patent office cancels Redskins trademarks

Zyphlin said:
Using the logic and method of argument so often used with the Redskins name debate....so you'd say calling a woman a **** (the c version of twat) or Bitch shouldn't cause outrage because females aren't a minority in this country and thus it doesn't affect them like calling a minority a name.

Or shall we continue to move the goal post again, this time beyond simple "whose a minority/majority"
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The Washington ****s has a nice ring to it. :lol:

Women hold a minority status sociologically because of the history of their treatment. We actually documented in our Constitution the evidence of our social misogyny. Even today, we see that they do not represent their demographics in elected office and on average they earn less money than men do for the same job.
 
Thorgasm said:
Why do letters offend you? :lol:

:prof N.W.A was used because they couldn't get a copyright on the words actually spelled out.
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But I know what the letters mean and it includes an unacceptable word, so yes I am offended. You are not?
 
tres borrachos said:
So because I'm white, I have no right to be offended by any slur against me, that's what you're saying?
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You can be offended. But you can't pretend that it is exactly the same as when a minority is marginalized.
 
Henrin said:
Apparently if the race you belong to reaches the point where it is the majority your offense to things doesn't matter.
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It's easier to push a political agenda that way.
 
Thorgasm said:
The Washington ****s has a nice ring to it. :lol:

Women hold a minority status sociologically because of the history of their treatment. We actually documented in our Constitution the evidence of our social misogyny. Even today, we see that they do not represent their demographics in elected office and on average they earn less money than men do for the same job.
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Not true women tend to work shifts that pay less than others and tend to work shorter hours than men do, which effects their total yearly income which is what these statistics use to come up with thier hourly pay discrepancy numbers. Truth is women make the same as men IF they did the same ammount or type of work at the same demanding peak hours, but they don't.
 
tres borrachos said:
Thank you for not typing out that word. I hate it.

And you are 1000% correct. I defy anyone to tell me I shouldn't be offended by that word just because as a woman, I'm not in the minority.

I'd like to see that logic stand up in court if my boss calls me that word in front of a room of people.
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Don't ever go to the U.K. Your head will explode. :lol:
 
Everything is offensive these days. If I say I like to eat bacon to my Middle Eastern doctor, she cringes and tells me to stop eating it. I'm keeping my mouth shut around her now and will never tell her how much I love eating bbq'd pork ribs.
 
Mason66 said:
Really? I am a white man living in Mexico. I can assure you I am a minority.
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Yeah, but in Libbo land white people cant be a minority. When Libbos refer to "minority", they mean everyone but white people.
 
Thorgasm said:
Someone calling me a "cracker" or a "gringo" doesn't affect me like me calling a minority a racial epithet.
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Really? You think there is a difference in how the person feels when they are called a disparaging name?

Are you saying there is fundamental difference between the races in how they feel things?
 
You know, if the name changed, all Redskins memorabilia would become more valuable. And, in a few decades or so, some of the stuff that has the original name would be worth hundreds, possibly thousands of dollars! By changing the name, we would be able to make even bigger profits! Thanks, white liberals who came up with this idea!
 
Thorgasm said:
The Washington ****s has a nice ring to it. :lol:

Women hold a minority status sociologically because of the history of their treatment. We actually documented in our Constitution the evidence of our social misogyny. Even today, we see that they do not represent their demographics in elected office and on average they earn less money than men do for the same job.
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If you read John Adams letters to his wife you would know the reason behind the voting laws that were hardly sexist in intent. There is also a reason women are less represented in office and why women are paid less. The former is actually self imposed and has nothing to do with some sort of oppression, while the later has to do with facts of business.
 
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MasterLiberty said:
Not true women tend to work shifts that pay less than others and tend to work shorter hours than men do, which effects their total yearly income which is what these statistics use to come up with thier hourly pay discrepancy numbers. Truth is women make the same as men IF they did the same ammount or type of work at the same demanding peak hours, but they don't.
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Citation?
 
Thorgasm said:
Actually, there might be a hangup with that. I can't get a copyright for "Empty V" because it sounds like "MTV".
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Do you know that for a fact or is that a guess?
 
Mason66 said:
Really? You think there is a difference in how the person feels when they are called a disparaging name?

Are you saying there is fundamental difference between the races in how they feel things?
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No, I am saying there are societal and historical factors that play into it.
 
rocket88 said:
But can you deny that Papa Smurf was a really great guy?
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Not at all, but was he elected democratically or was he appointed king?

How did they get so many Smurfs when there was only 1 girl (that talked like a guy)?
 
Thorgasm said:
Citation?
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Women At Work The Gender Wage Gap

That should show how the discrepancies are a lot smaller and are due to choices made by women to work in fields that often pay less or are more "charitable" fields there are many reasons why there is still a small gap, but 'discrimination' is not one of them.
 
Henrin said:
If you read John Adams letters to his wife you would know the reason behind the voting laws that were hardly sexist in intent. There is also a reason women are less represented in office and why women are paid less. The former is actually self imposed and has nothing to do with some sort of oppression, while the later has to do with facts of business.
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Rationalize all you like, it's still misogyny.
 
Mason66 said:
Not at all, but was he elected democratically or was he appointed king?

How did they get so many Smurfs when there was only 1 girl (that talked like a guy)?
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There must have been other women at some point considering that Papa Smurf is older than the one female smurf.
 
Mason66 said:
Do you know that for a fact or is that a guess?
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It's a fact. I know a copyright attorney and asked about it when looking to name a record label. :lol:
 
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