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The Hogettes will agree with you...............
Posted on 06/20/2014 6:22:39 AM PDT by Red Badger
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder is not a particularly admirable man. He tends to treat the Redskins as if he’s playing fantasy football. They tend to lose more often than they win. He’s not exactly a fan favorite. But Snyder isn’t taking the U.S. Patent Office’s ruling against his team lying down.
The team has released a statement saying the ruling “will have no effect at all on the team’s ownership of and right to use the Redskins’ name/logo”. They’re correct, but it does allow others to use the name as they wish…the just can’t trademark it either.
Which, in the short term at least, means we’re likely to see a whole lot of pirated Redskins merch hit the streets. Dan Snyder just won’t make any money from it.
For its part, the NFL is trying to be Switzerland. It’s not going to say anything in support of or opposition to the Patent Office’s decision.
At some point, the Washington Redskins will be forced to change their name. It’s only a matter of time. The hostile occupying force that is now the Beltway cannot abide anything less than total capitulation from the rest of us. After that, maybe Washington will see fit to force Oklahoma (translation: “red people”) to officially call itself “Texas’ Pan-Shaped Hat.”
Snyder could have some fun with a Redskins renaming contest, though. Twitter has lit up with alternative names. Snyder could poll test them to see which ones capture Americans’ current attitudes.
What do you think the Redskins’ new name should be?
Washington RedTapes (12%, 154 Votes)
Washington Extremists of Undetermined Religious Background (20%, 252 Votes)
Washington Desk Jockeys (3%, 35 Votes)
Washington Bolsheviks (40%, 496 Votes)
Beltway Bandits (26%, 322 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,242
Let’s be totally politically incorrect. How about the Washington Firewater Chuggers.
My personal choice is the Washington Liberal Thinskins.
How about... The WASHINGTON REDSKINS?
Washington Scalpers
Washington PC’s, (Politically Correct)
We all know it is perfectly acceptable to offend Caucasians in today’s PC society, I suggest they change their name to the Washington Honkies.
Washington R-Words.
Only Native Americans shall be allowed to use the full word. (”Redskin, please!!”)
Pork Rinds or simply Pork.
The Hogettes will agree with you...............
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Then what IS the law?.......................
Every year they will promise hope and change, raise the ticket price, and give away the game.
“Dan Snyder just won’t make any money from it.”
Correction: The NFL won’t make any money from Redskins merchandise. All team merchandising revenue is shared equally by each NFL franchise. In other words, the US patent office aimed at the Redskins & ended up shooting Roger Goodell.
The Washington Sovereign Nations Unless We Need Money
LOL. That one gets my vote!!
Washington Niggards
Read that carefully.
Thavages!
How about “R-Washington” after that seldom seen, and largely mythical creature, the Washington Republican.
I don't disagree with you but I think we both know that sooner rather than later the forces of political correctness will win out and he's going to be forced to drop the Redskins name. I can think of no better way of sending a f*ck you message than to refuse to adopt any name at all. And I'd love to see him do that. Keep the colors. Keep the helmet with out the Indian on it. Keep everything as it is but refuse to give them a new name.
LOL. Perhaps Washington can emulate pop musician Prince and just use a symbol instead of a name. A non-offensive one, of course.
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