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Government agency calls 'Redskins' offensive
CNN Political Ticker ^
| 01/09/2014
| Lisa Desjardins
Posted on 01/09/2014 7:31:14 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Washington (CNN) – The heated debate over the Washington Redskins name has now moved beyond living rooms and corporate offices to the U.S. government itself, with one agency making an unequivocal ruling that the term "Redskins" is offensive slang.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected an application to trademark the name "Redskins Hog Rind," writing that the term "Redskins" is "a derogatory slang term that refers to, and is considered offensive by, American Indians."
The agency cited five definitions from online dictionaries - from The Oxford Dictionary to Yahoo – that labeled the word as offensive or disparaging. In addition the agency pointed to news articles about Native American challenges to the Redskins name, including the policy of the National Congress of American Indians, which officially refers to the team as the "R*dskins" or "R Word".
The Redskins' senior vice president for communications, Tony Wyllie, told CNN the team is not commenting on the decision.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biggovernment; federalism; nannystate; obamunism; patentoffice; politicalcorrectness; redskins; revisionisthistory; therword; thoughtcrime; trademark; washington
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To: SeekAndFind
Red's Kins. Find a guy named Red and ask him for a family photo. Washington Red’sKins remains.
To: SeekAndFind
The Washington Bureaucrats would be even more offensive.
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:33:09 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
To: SeekAndFind; Revolting cat!; GeronL
Does this mean that the team NAME Redskins is no longer trademarked either? Or did the gubmint “screw up”?
A litmus test is being applied that is subjective and contradictory.
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:34:07 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
To: SeekAndFind
Thank God the US Patent and Trademark Office has become a judge of the suitability of football teams’ names and an arbiter of political correctness, because, I mean, its really important that they do so
/s
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:35:02 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: SeekAndFind
The Entire Obama administration is offensive.
How do we get them banished?
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:35:04 AM PST
by
G Larry
To: SeekAndFind
I think the Patriot Act is offensive. Nothing patriotic about it.
To: G Larry
The Entire Obama administration is offensive.
How do we get them banished?
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We lost our chance in 2012 when Conservatives stayed home.
To: SeekAndFind
Join me in uttering one gigantic WHATEVER.........followed by a resounding WHO CARES!
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:36:22 AM PST
by
TangledUpInBlue
(I have no home. I'm the wind.)
To: ConservativeStatement; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows
< /Red's kins >
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:36:28 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
To: a fool in paradise
Gingerbread men are sexist and offensive! /sarc.
To: SeekAndFind
since when has being offensive been a CRIME?
why isnt miley cyrus in JAIL.
the TRADEMARK office is no the arbiter of Offensive Concepts???
why havent I been sued for making FUN of PAJAMA BOY??
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:40:05 AM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
( a Safe..and Sane....2014 To All!)
To: SeekAndFind
The list of offensive team names is going to get very large.
The fighting Irish?
The Illini?
The Celtics?
The Yankees?
The Patriots?
This is a fun game.
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:40:18 AM PST
by
brownsfan
(Behold, the power of government cheese.)
To: SeekAndFind
The term “Cowboys” is offensive to some, so that should be banned as well. And wouldn’t people conquered by the Vikings find that term offensive?
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:44:03 AM PST
by
FLCowboy,
(These days, people pine for Jimmy Carter........)
To: khenrich; GeronL
Major League Baseball prohibited the smoking gun logo of the Colt 45s (became the Astros) when they gave away retro-jerseys a few years back.
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:47:59 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
To: brownsfan
The Browns
The Indians ( They’re native Americans you idiots )
The Pirates ( they’re killing us in Somalia )
The Padres (Why no Imams?)
To: SeekAndFind
Henceforth "Redskin Peanuts" are to be identified as "Spanish Style Peanuts With A Red Hue".
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:56:49 AM PST
by
Iron Munro
(Orwell: There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.)
To: SeekAndFind
Ugh the Browns... they’re just plain old offensive.
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posted on
01/09/2014 7:57:59 AM PST
by
brownsfan
(Behold, the power of government cheese.)
To: SeekAndFind
Government agency calls 'Redskins' offensiveAmong your Constitutional rights I can not find one that says you have the right to not be offended. Get over it!
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posted on
01/09/2014 8:04:08 AM PST
by
JimRed
(Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
To: ConservativeStatement
Find a guy named Red and ask him for a family photo. If I posted a family photo here Mrs. JimRed would be upset to no end.
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posted on
01/09/2014 8:06:15 AM PST
by
JimRed
(Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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