This is the kind of trivial mind numbingly stupid shit that our elected officials spend their time on in Washington D.C. The entire fucking world is exploding in violence and war caused by U.S. meddling and these douchebags are consumed with the “racist” name of a fucking sports team. This is the bread and circus bullshit used to distract the ignorant masses as Rome burns.
The American military empire is crumbling as 100 years of fiat currency fraud enters its final catastrophic phase, and these traitorous fucks spend their time writing letters to the NFL commissioner and using government agencies to damage an organization generating millions in tax revenue to pay their salaries. This fucking country is a hopeless case. We’re not a Democracy, we’re an Idiocracy.
Nancy Pelosi has a suggestion for a new name.
Washington Redskins trademarks cancelled by Patent Office
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Six Washington Redskins trademarks were cancelled by the U.S. Patent Office in a ruling on Wednesday. The ruling was made because the terms were found disparaging at the time they were registered. Fifty U.S. senators have urged the team to change their name.
50 senators urge ‘Redskins’ name change in letter to NFL
Half the U.S. Senate wants the Washington Redskins football team to change its name.
50 senators, all Democrats and two independents who vote with Democrats, signed a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell dated May 21. The letter comes in the wake of sanctions against former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for racist comments.
“Now is the time for the NFL to act,” the senators wrote. “The Washington DC football team is on the wrong side of history. What message does it send to punish slurs against African Americans while endorsing slurs against Native Americans?”
Ffity of the 55 Senate Democrats signed the letter. A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans weren’t given any notice of the letter.
Dan Snyder, the owner of the Redskins, has repeatedly refused to change the name. Last year, he said, “We’ll never change the name. It’s that simple. NEVER – you can use caps.”
The letter drew praise from those favoring a name change, and some scorn from those who think lawmakers have better things to do.
Geez Stuck, I’m trying to smack down llpopc* and get a good ol’fashioned TBP slugfest going, and you come in with your calm logical arguments. Fuck you. For your insolence I’m going to name my sports team something that should insult you – “The staid, boring and respectable Austrians.” But to you, you will know them as “Dem Osterreicheschen Untermensch.” Fieken Sie.
*(life, liberty and the pursuit of political correctness)
“Fuck you.” ———— Persnickety
Goddammit. Stop flirting wif me!!!
Your German ain’t bad! I crown you as an Honorary Austrian. Now we’re both in the same boat.
I used to work with the son of the chief of the Colville tribe of Injuns from NE Washington state. He referred to his rez buddies as “skins.” FWIW
“Cooper’s use of redskin as a Native American in-group term was entirely authentic, reflecting both the accurate perception of the Indian self-image and the evolving respect among whites for the Indians’ distinct cultural perspective, whatever its prospects.” ————- from T4C’s article
That’s an interesting historical perspective.
But, the comment that ‘redskin’ reflects —- “the accurate perception of the Indian self-image” — I’m calling mega-bullshit on that.
It’s like a life-long battered woman thinking she’s worthless … because she’s been told she’s worthless ten thousand times. Or, like me, who thought for the first decade of my life that “Hey Asshole” was my first name.
If I’m wrong maybe llpoh can straighten ’em up dis white boy.
I’m also calling mega-bullshit on this —–” the evolving respect among whites for the Indians’ distinct cultural perspective”.
Hey, I’m enjoying the fucking joke as much as llpopc and Dem Osterreicheschen Untermensch, but the fundamental issue here is simple. “Redskins” is probably in poor taste today, whatever its origins, historical meaning and contemporary use as slang by actual native Americans. BUT… if we wipe out the trademark protection of every trademarked name that is in poor taste, we can pretty much eliminate all trademarks relating to fast food, most chain restaurants, half or more of consumer products, all prescription medications, most over the counter medications, a good half of the pro sports teams, probably 3/4 of college sports teams, etc. etc. etc.
This is a simple case of one person’s idea of good taste being used, in the name of the federal government, to take away private property rights.
And it’s long, LONG past time that Purdue change their offensive sports team name. The new name may be a bit of a mouthful, but it is far more respectful: “Diverse and differently-abled multicultural non-gender-normative steam pressure vessel engineering technicians.”
Political Party Names Deemed Offensive to Native Americans, Regular Americans
by Chris Redskinski
Duck Duck News
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ™ has ruled that the terms ‘Democrat’ and ‘Republican’ are offensive to Native Americans and all the other Americans and will no longer be protected by force of copyright law.
“The words ‘democrat’ and ‘republican’ have a long history of racist connotations,” reads the statement published by the office “in addition, the definitions of these words has changed dramatically since their inception over a hundred years or ago, to the point that they are now more often hurled as epithets than used in polite conversation, and as such are no longer appropriate political team names.”
The National Governmentball League (NGL) has yet to announced if it will appeal the decision.
“And it’s long, LONG past time that Purdue change their offensive sports team name.” — ‘snickety
Nothing wrong with Boilermakers. Trains are very very cool.
PU is one mighty fine engineering school. But, I do have a problem with their mascot.
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Really? Are you fuckin’ kidding me? Delusional! That’s NOT what your typical engineer looks like. Nope, not at all. THIS is your typical engineer.
Persnickety’s High School Photo ….. (aren’t his pocket pens so gosh darn cute?)
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Hey! As a Boilermaker, I take significant offense to your slander and libel.
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Thinker,
How do you think I feel. AT Umass we are called the Minutemen. It’s going to take a lot longer than that to make the Mrs. happy.
Bob.
“I will be reading it later on today. Will you Stucky? If not, then your mega-bullshit calls will simply be scattered by the winds.” —————- T4C
Holy shit, T4C!! Do YOU go through ALL that trouble to form an opinion on EVERY post …. jsut because someone tells you to do so ……… even though you are somewhat already well read on the subject? So, no, I probably won’t read it.
Besides, it is you who misunderstands. I already said the article was an interesting HISTORICAL read. But, I am talking about TODAY.
Instead, I’ll rely on mostly common sense. It seems INCONCEIVABLE to me that Native Americans today would agree that being called ‘redskin’ is no big deal.
I also have my doubts about that Santee chief French Crow quote. Not that he didn’t say it. He did. And Chief French Crow was probably not offended by it …. but ONLY because that was the ONLY way of referring to his people using the language of the white man. I’m somewhat sure that “Native American” was terminology not used at that time period. So, I find it rather disingenuous for the author to conclude Native Americans back them were not offended by “redskin”, when it was the only damn description available.
I hope llpoh weighs in on this. He is one smart Injun, and I’ll probably go with what he says. And, if he says I’m wrong, so be it.
Good discussion, by the way.
T4C
It feels weird disagreeing with you, as it is a rare occurrence.
Do not fear flinging shit my way! I can take it! I mean Persnickety has resorted to calling me “Untermensch” …. which means something like ‘sub-human’, like Gollum … a slur of most immense proportions … yet, I have responded only with love and kindness.
Jawohl. Herr Stuckenmeister, Ich liebe sie…
(I will NOT use the familiar in this context on this site!)
Snick ….. not sure how many people will understand “the familiar” thingy …. but, I do. Hilarious.
Guess who weighs in The Redskin controversy? One of my favorite bloggers.
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Washington Redskins Name Controversy is Just Another Distraction
The political correctness warriors have recently had their target coordinates set upon forcing the NFL’s Washington Redskins football franchise to change it’s name as it is offensive to a certain aggrieved demographic – the American Indian.
Not that the US government gives a damn about Indians, the genocidal mass slaughter of the nation’s only true indigenous people during the era of western conquest and Manifest Destiny doesn’t get much play from the corrupt national government nor in their pocket media. Nor does the ghettoizing of American Indians onto reservations and the institutional racism of broken treaties and stolen land but when there are political points being scored, all of the sanctimonious sacks of shit across the fruited plain (primarily Democrats in an election year) are outraged – yes indeed, outraged at the sheer immorality of the DC area’s professional football franchise’s nickname. Just more of the same hypocrisy in a slightly different package.
Not that there are more important things to spend taxpayer dollars on than frivolous crusades involving sports teams and figures, remember how the US Congress dragged numerous professional baseball stars before them to grovel over alleged steroid usage but the same US Congress couldn’t be bothered with the ongoing series of illegal wars, torture, holding Wall Street looters accountable to the law or reigning in the NSA Stasi. Kicking around guys like Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens who are basically helpless makes for good television and does not piss off campaign donors.
So once again, while Iraq is on the edge of total anarchy and Obama is ready to double down on Bush-Cheney’s war crimes by sending the troops back in and bombing the hell out of even more innocent civilians – murdering them as if they are are as expendable as the American Indians once were – the time and money of the American taxpayer continues to get pissed away on lame horseshit like today’s government intervention to strip the Redskins of their trademark.
In an action that portrays the most petty abuses of big government meddling the US Patent Office has formally stripped the Redskins of their trademark protection. According to a story in The Guardian entitled “US patent office strips Washington Redskins of ‘offensive’ trademarks”: Quoting …
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The US Patent and Trademark Office announced on Wednesday that it is to cancel six trademark registrations belonging to the Washington Redskins, ruling that the NFL team’s name is disparaging to Native Americans.
In a landmark decision, the offices’s trademark trial and appeal board found that the name cannot be trademarked under federal law, which prohibits the protection of names that “may disparage” individuals or groups, or “bring them into contempt or disrepute”.
“We decide, based on the evidence properly before us, that these registrations must be cancelled because they were disparaging to Native Americans,” the board wrote in its ruling.
Amanda Blackhorse, who brought the case against the team, called the ruling a “great victory for Native Americans – and for all Americans”.
The team said on Wednesday that it would appeal the decision and insisted that its right to protect its trademarks was not affected by the ruling, which would not take effect until the appeals process is complete.
The weeping and gnashing of the teeth by Democrats – 50 US Senators led by the soon to be Minority Leader Harry Reid recently sent a formal letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell basically demanding that he intervene on behalf of the Democratic National Committee (not officially worded as such) to force the name change – primarily more out of the need to be a fundraiser for the Jackass Party’s 2014 election hopes which are dismal and to fire up their base.
No Republicans were asked to sign Reid’s silly letter – although that doesn’t excuse them from being a pack of disgusting racist bastards – making it evident that this is just another political stunt.
Like the Democrats don’t have anything better to do, perhaps holding their dear leader Obama accountable for the unconstitutional spying rampage of his NSA would be a start or stopping the incompetent idiot before he starts World War III.
But that isn’t the way that the Democrats roll, choosing to manipulate Hispanics, women, gay people and any other identity based demographic for political gain in as cynical a manner possible. The crusade to force the Redskins to change their name is a perfect example.
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To his credit – and I don’t readily offer up much to a shameless, four-flushing, arrogant sleazy rich prick like him – team owner Daniel Snyder correctly took a stand and told the cynical culture warriors to go and fuck themselves.
In comments made by NFL broadcasting king Al Michaels during a recent interview with sports talk host Jim Rome the longtime icon not only expressed his own sentiments but offered those of Snyder. I excerpt the following from the Washington Post sports blog story entitled “Al Michaels says Redskins name debate ‘is nuts’”:
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Anyhow, NBC “Sunday Night Football” play-by-play man Al Michaels was on Jim Rome on Showtime this week, where he was featured on the Front Row segment. Rome asked Michaels whether he thought Daniel Snyder would hold on to the name.
“It seems to me as if he is going to hold on,” Michaels said. “I mean all of the sudden — I mean, for 70-some odd years this was a zero issue, and then it became an issue. I understand we live in this politically correct environment. It’s crazier than ever; you know, senators want to weigh in on this, like there’s nothing better to do in Congress. This becomes a big issue. I mean, I just think it’s nuts. And I do know, I’ve talked to Snyder about it — not recently but when we were in Washington last year — and he basically said “over my dead body.’ ”
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And today, in the aftermath of the actions by the US Patent and Trademark Office the feeding frenzy is akin to those annoying shoppers stampeding to the free samples tables at Costco.
The scrum is on with the feckless wonder Harry Reid, former Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann (he of the famous broken leg) to the millionaire radio degenerate Howard Stern are racing the cast of thousands to jump on the bandwagon. Wouldn’t their outburst of energy be better channeled in opposing the fact that Barack Obama (who himself has trashed the Redskins nickname for political gain) not commit the USA!, USA!, USA! to a historical disaster with another incursion into Iraq?
Anyway, given the collapsing state of the world this story is basically nonsensical bullshit which is my point to begin with, so just file it away in that category with all of the other weapons of mass distraction that our political elite so often use to keep the bewildered herd in exactly that state of perplexity.
http://carryingaflag.blogspot.com/
Of course the jackass criminals in Washington make a big deal of this bullshit, the aggrieved are the democrats bread and butter. Meanwhile, in the real world, less than 7% of the population approves of the job the criminals in Washington are doing.
Public Faith in Congress Falls Again, Hits Historic Low
by Rebecca Riffkin
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans’ confidence in Congress has sunk to a new low. Seven percent of Americans say they have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in Congress as an American institution, down from the previous low of 10% in 2013. This confidence is starkly different from the 42% in 1973, the first year Gallup began asking the question.
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Washington Foreskins.
@indialantic: sure would be painful to see them playing against the Clippers.
Admin – boohoo, you whiny ass. The senators did not do shit – they wrote some letters supporting getting rid of the name Redskins. Their right, and hardly a waste of a lot of time.
Redskins is offensive. Don’t be an ass. As such, common courtesy dictates that people would not use it. Point out anywhere I said legislate it out of use. Umm… No can you do, can you?
Patent office deems the patents unenforceable. Suits me. I did not ask it be done, but it seems reasonable that offensive terms not be patentable. Not asking them be made unlawful, just not afforded legal protection via copyright.
This shit is about common courtesy and respect. Not about law. And just because a lot of people say they are not shitting on you and it is not disrespectful does not make that statement true.
I am telling you, and everyone, that it is akin to being called a nigger. It is disrespectful and it should not be done. That white folks that are the majority do not agree is neither here nor there. Snyder is hanging on as it is over money. He wants to keep disparaging Native Americans because it makes him money. It is despicable. And that bastion of common decency, Admin, supports his efforts. Go figure.
But I guess an ignorant mick does not know anything about common courtesy and respect.
This is not about political correctness, Persnickety, you dumbass. It is about calling people offensive names and disparaging them in a commercial setting. And you want to claim it is political correctness? What say we name a team the Persnickety Cocksuckers. I suppose that would not be offensive. But it sure would fit.
T4C – all words have roots. But they develop and change meanings over time.
Folks trying to suggest because the term was used differently two hundred years ago means it is not disrespectful today have their heads up their asses.
Someone has their dander riled up.
SHITFEST! It can still happen.
Hi Stuck. Nice comments.
Admin talks about me being a libertarian. Guess I never thought about it too much. I believe govt promises life liberty and the pursuit of happiness but should not be involved otherwise, by and large.
But I personally promise no such thing. Folks that might call me a red skin to my face will not be greeted nicely, as their right to free speech might well come at the cost of lost teeth. I have never been a pacifist.
I want the govt to leave me alone. Same goes for people. Having the right to say something does not mean you can get away with it. Hamilton vs Burr is Exhibit A. People have the legal right to call me a red skin. I believe I have the moral right to defend myself against it.
I think Admin’s just messin’ with ya …. and you’re returning fire. Just as it should be.
Are you offended by “injun’? It’s a serious question. I use it from time to time to mess with you. But, if that’s offensive also, I will stop, pronto.
Looks like the cur has finally come out of his TEE PEE.
The Obama administration used the power of government to fuck with a private entity because they don’t like a fucking name. You think that is great because you are a fucking hypocrite.
There are many offensive names, people and organizations in this world. Too fucking bad. That’s life.
You condone government overreach when it suits your purpose. What if Obama took offense to you and decided to overturn some patents you have with your manufacturing business?
Different story then. Right big guy?
HYPOCRITE !!!!!!
Injun is fine by me. It is when folks put ditty in front of it that riles me some.
Admin is cool by me. Always had been.
I am a son of a son if a dust bowl okie choctaw. My life has been a bit different from y’alls.
If I ever took a backward step, my old man would beat me. Not gentle like, either. Backwards steps were not allowed. He required we treat other folks with respect – Discourtesy to anyone was not tolerated. He was not a complicated man. Nor was discourtesy accepted from others – violence would result if not retracted. His rules were simple. Kind of made for a more civilised world in my opinion.
Next llpoh will be asking for Reparations.
How about an even trade? Indians can trade their casino scam business for Snyder changing the name to Washington Rollovers.
In honor of this eventful week in Indian history, I’ll be posting Andrew Jackson quotes for the rest of the week.
Admin, you lack common decency at times. You cannot see the difference. You are defending the disparagement of Indians.
I doubt your fathers taught you it is ok to be disrespectful of others.
Again, point out where I advocated govt intervention.
The fucking patent office is the fucking government. They were pressured into fucking with a private organization by Obama and the douchebag Congress. THAT IS INTERVENTION in the private business.
You don’t see it because you don’t want to see it.
I’m offended every fucking day by thousands of things – fat slovenly FSA members, seeing 20 year old black guys driving $120,000 cars in West Philly, Harry Reid & Nancy Pelosi. I don’t demand the government do something because I’m offended.
As I stated before, if enough people are offended by the name they will hurt his business and he will change it. It’s called the free market.
Fucking GM has been killing people with their defective cars. Why doesn’t Obama use the power of government to pull their patents? Because they are a union shop that he saved with your tax dollars.
What’s more offensive? The death of 13 people because a corporation ignored warnings about defects in their product or the name of a sports team?
This thread is a perfect example of the powers that be distracting people from the real problems with bullshit issues like this.
This is a micro-trivial non-issue, but gets people’s emotions riled up. Let’s move on to abortion, Trayvon Martin, and the Newtown School shooting. This is exactly what they want.
Admin is a lying sack of shite. He cannot actually point to anything I have said to support his claims so he invents stuff.
Re casinos, he knows squat. It is a whiteman’s game. Indians get almost nothing from it.
All teams should now be named after animals. Animals don’t get offended because sports teams bear (pardon the pun) their names. Maybe it makes them proud.
My idea of a good team name is the U.C. Santa Cruz Banana Slugs. I’m not certain if their name is the reason you’ve never heard of their less-than-stellar athletic teams, but it’s for sure no subgroup of the populace can make a fuss about it.
My Alma Mater fielded the Aggies. The farmers of America need to rise up and stop the use of this pejorative name. Catholics could take great offense at a team called Saints. Is not one of the major tenets of their religion being minimized if not mocked? I’m a white person, and I’m not sure the White Sox name isn’t offensive to me. I’f I ponder it long enough, I can probably work up some rage.
LLPOH is now (M)L(M)LPO(M)H
(M)y life, (M)y liberty, and the pursuit of (M)y happiness
@(M)L(M)LPO(M)H, this is all about arbitrary government power to take away private property, without compensation. You don’t see it because of your ego and self-interest, which is why your name is now (M)L(M)LPO(M)H.
Here, let’s look at some trademarks that are supposedly not offensive, and therefore allowed to continue, under our Glorious Leader Obomba:
“Uppity Negro”
“Figgas over Niggas”
“Kraut Kap” (bet Stucky loves this one)
and more… check out the whole list at:
http://dailycaller.com/2014/06/18/12-trademarks-declared-less-offensive-than-redskins/
Are you going to tell me that those are not offensive in the same way that Redkins is offensive? Let’s see you dance your way out of this one. If you aren’t, are you going to do something about this BLATANT political hit? I know you won’t. But you will feel the pain someday, when your business or personal affairs gets into the political crosshairs of these neocon fascists. Maybe you gave $20 to a Republican candidate. Maybe your workforce is only 30% black and your city is 32% black. Maybe you don’t have a black person in management. One way or another, you are doing something that offends political assholes, and you will feel their attack before too long.
(M)L(M)LPO(M)H, in the snazzy outfit, overestimates the strength of his argument. Persnickety’s argument is compelling.
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Hollow man says:
“How about… The undocumented aliens.”
As a Beaner, I find any suggestion of naming the team “Illegals” to be deeply offensive. My proud ancestors fought and died to repel the Aztec scourge of Mexico and its putrid Teotihuacan. They were then forced off their land and made homeless in their own nation, eventually having to emigrate to survive. To name an American football team after our struggle is condescending and insulting.
(originally sarc, but this is more factual and just as valid as any claims about other more pigmented peoples.)
Washington Shitheads
Washington Crooks
Washington Sewer Rats
Washington Looters
I could go on.
Originally sarcastic indeed! It is the height of stupidity to suggest that Native Americans are somehow akin to illegal aliens.
Big Dogs hatin’ and bitch slappin’ each other over a fuckin’ non-issue (relatively speaking). Me no likey. Krist, now I’ve seen everything.
Persnick, thanks for that, I hadn’t figured out the acronym for LLPOH. The irony of it is sublime, which is the greater irony. To which I say, well done!
Fuck these politically correct ass lickers… Keep the name.
Change the fucking mascot to this… I’d do it just to troll the fuck out of everyone. And every time someone bitched about our new mascot, I’d remind them just WHO IT WAS that forced the change…
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:). My work is done here.
Ich werde Ihnen tuten mit meine giftigen Affen! Besonders der Osterreicher!
I don’t begrudge the Injuns their casinos. I don’t consider it a racial thing (with non-Injuns being prohibited from opening a casino). It’s more like their being heirs to a particular piece of land and what can be brought forth from it. Like inheriting a farm from your grandpa and finding oil on it. The federal government made treaties with different groups of Indians. The treaties gave the Indians limited sovereignty over their swaths of land. So they open some casinos. Around here there are some Sioux (Lakota) and Ojibwe whose reservations are close enough to the cities that their casinos can make money. Sioux or Ojibwe from different bands (way out in the boondocks) have no claim on that money and couldn’t just set up their own casino next door. Even though they’re the same race as the lucky Indians whose land was close to civilization, they can’t get into the casino racket because they’re from a band located halfway to the Artic Circle. So it’s not a race thing. It’s an inheritance thing, and they didn’t get none – other than all the mahnomen they can knock into a canoe.
As for the Washington Redskins, I don’t think a trademark should be voided just because it’s offensive. Arguing about whether it’s offensive or how offensive seems beside the point.
“But I guess an ignorant mick does not know anything about common courtesy and respect.”
—-llpoh @ Admin
Well, that may be the unfortunate capstone comment of this thread. It was well buried in the firefight, but it’s there.
Llpoh – please think about the TIME those sports teams’ names were adopted, as in 70, 80, 90 years ago. Today those Indian names may seem clumsy or even insulting, but they were never meant to be disparaging. They were meant to inspire fear, as it was understood in the context of the times.
I am not asking you to dismiss the historical racism and mistreatment of Indians. But I am asking you to understand that symbols like Chief Wahoo are not meant as a racist insult, but as a compliment, however misguided as seen through a modern prism.
And none of this shit is the government’s business. THAT’S the true insult.
Lipoh , so calling you a RED SKIN gets you all fired up.Should have never let that come out.
I going wipe you ass now big boy..
Wow. This thread reminds me of the good old Smokey days. But still the same result for Llpoh.
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Admin thinks the govt was behind this. Nope. Injuns been working on this since the sixties. Patent office judgement was a result of suit filed several years ago. But facts do not suit him, so better to ignore them. Go figure. They won the first suit, but lost in appeals. We will see this time.
Guess he should get back to helping churn out some more Ivy MBAs. If i were churlish I might think that a bit, well, hypocritical given his love of Ivy MBAs. But I am above being so petty.
Sad he thinks redskins is an ok term and it is ok to use publicly. Legal and moral are not the same.
SSS – he started it!
BTW, the Irish regularly honor the Choctaw for the efforts they made to help the Irish during the famine. Except for the Admin, I guess, who seems to believe we do not deserve respect. Pity that.
Lipoh , you’re becoming a sensitive pussy while demanding respect .You also threatened violence if anyone called you a RED SKIN.Now give me a reason why I should honor your request ?Suppose I don’t want to ?If freedom means anything it’s my right to be free from your desires.
Pb i threatened no one. You would crap your pants before you would call me a redskin face to face.
Says it all.
The following groups have passed resolutions or issued statements regarding their opposition to the name of the Washington NFL team:
Tribes
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Comanche Nation of Oklahoma
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Washington)
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan)
Hoh Indian Tribe
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes
Juaneño Band of Mission Indians (California)
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan)
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, Gun Lake Tribe (Michigan)
Menominee Tribe of Indians (Wisconsin)
Oneida Indian Nation (New York)
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
Navajo Nation Council
Penobscot Nation
Poarch Band of Creek Indians
Samish Indian Nation (Washington)
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan)
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Idaho)
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (North Dakota)
The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (North Dakota)
United South and Eastern Tribes
Organizations
Advocates for American Indian Children (California)
American Indian Mental Health Association (Minnesota)
American Indian Movement[166]
American Indian Opportunities Industrialization Center of San Bernardino County
American Indian Student Services at the Ohio State University
American Indian High Education Consortium
American Indian College Fund
Americans for Indian Opportunity
Association on American Indian Affairs
Buncombe County Native American Inter-tribal Association (North Carolina)
Capitol Area Indian Resources (Sacramento, CA)
Concerned American Indian Parents (Minnesota)
Council for Indigenous North Americans (University of Southern Maine)
Eagle and Condor Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance
First Peoples Worldwide
Fontana Native American Indian Center, Inc. (California)
Governor’s Interstate Indian Council
Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission
Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (Wisconsin)
HONOR – Honor Our Neighbors Origins and Rights
Kansas Association for Native American Education
Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs
Medicine Wheel Inter-tribal Association (Louisiana)
Minnesota Indian Education Association
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
National Indian Child Welfare Association
National Indian Education Association
National Indian Youth Council
National Native American Law Student Association
Native American Caucus of the California Democratic Party
Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA)[167]
Native American Journalists Association[168]
Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio
Native American Journalists Association
Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
Native Voice Network
Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (Michigan)
North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs
North Dakota Indian Education Association
Office of Native American Ministry, Diocese of Grand Rapids (Michigan)
Ohio Center for Native American Affairs
San Bernardino/Riverside Counties Native American Community Council
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Society of Indian Psychologists of the Americas
Southern California Indian Center
St. Cloud State University – American Indian Center
Tennessee Chapter of the National Coalition for the Preservation of Indigenous Cultures
Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs
Tennessee Native Veterans Society
Tulsa Indian Coalition Against Racism[169]
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Unified Coalition for American Indian Concerns, Virginia
The United Indian Nations of Oklahoma
Virginia American Indian Cultural Resource Center
Wisconsin Indian Education Association
WIEA “Indian” Mascot and Logo Taskforce (Wisconsin)
Woodland Indian Community Center-Lansing (Michigan)
Youth “Indian” Mascot and Logo Task force (Wisconsin)
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These prominent Native Americans have put their opposition to the Redskins’ name on the public record:
Sherman Alexie (author, Spokane)[170]
Notah Begay (Navajo, PGA pro golfer) called the Redskins’ name “a very clear example of institutionalized degradation of an ethnic minority.”[171]
Clyde Bellecourt (Ojibwe, co-founder of the American Indian Movement)[172]
Bob Burns (Blackfeet elder)[173]
Vine Deloria, Jr. (Sioux, historian/author)[174]
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Northern Cheyenne, U.S. Senator)[175]
Kevin Gover (Pawnee, director of The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian)[176]
Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne/Hodulgee Muscogee, author/activist)[177]
Litefoot (Cherokee/Chichimeca, rapper) ironically celebrates Native American team names as “recreational genocide” on the track ‘Stereotipik’.[178]
Russell Means (Oglala Lakota, activist/actor)[179]
Billy Mills (Sioux, Olympic gold medal winner)[180]
Ted Nolan (First Nations Ojibway, NHL player and coach)[181]
Buford Rolin (Creek tribal chairman)[182]
Shoni Schimmel (Umatilla, Louisville Cardinals guard, class of 2015)[183]
Charlene Teters (Spokane, artist/lecturer)[184]
W. Richard West Jr. (Cheyenne) – President of the Autry National Center in Los Angeles: Redskin is “an openly derogatory term. It always is and it always has been.” West also characterizes the Original American’s Foundation as an “attempt to divert attention from the fact that his team’s nickname is coming under increasing heat from people who think it’s an offensive racial term.”[185]
Llpoh
You continue to try and obscure the real subject. It doesn’t matter what I think of the terms redskin, mick, kike, dego, nigger or any other derogatory name. The facts are that the US government patent office was pressured by politicians in the government to rule in favor of the plaintiffs after a judge had overturned their exact same case previously. Is that how our legal system is supposed to work llpoh? You lose your case and then bring the exact same case again?
If the government can decide what is derogatory and purposely try to financially hurt a private company, what’s next?
Your reason is being clouded by emotions. Obama doesn’t like the Tea Party. He uses the IRS to persecute them. Obama doesn’t like coal. He destroys an entire industry through executive orders. Obama might not like what you are manufacturing or the Op-Ed you write in a local newspaper. He decides to use the government power to put you out of business.
You can’t have it both ways.
Your argument is weak and full of holes. Mine is based upon freedom of speech in the Constitution and free market capitalism.
You lose.
Don’t make me sad and call me a mick again. That was very hurtful and made me cry. My people have had to eat boiled potatoes for centuries. Isn’t that enough?
This victim mentality is even prevalent on TBP. How sad.
Llpoh after his latest attempt to outwit Admin.
Fuck a bunch of Indians, a bunch of drunks that throw their trash out the front door of their Government shack on the Res. If you don’t believe me make a trip to Tonkawa Okla. or go out to Farmington NM, the drunken Bastards will lay lay down on a public Hwy if your not careful you’ll run over one. Hell I’ve seen them drink rubbing alcohol, they’ll drink anything with Alcohol in it. Anyone that disputes this has never been anywhere near a Reservation.
Don’t make me start posting stats on Alcoholism on Reservations.
Look who is aligned in favor of this ridiculous ruling:
Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, MSNBC, Huffington Post, and Llpoh.
Now that is some funny shit.
Give us your point of view about Donald Sterling now. Should the US patent office be stripping the Clippers trademarks because he is a racist?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Those dastardly Ivy League comments really cut to the bone, especially from an Ivy League graduate.
Now that is really funny.