Posted on 06/19/2014 8:41:15 AM PDT by ConservingFreedom
The Redskins got a flurry of bad news Wednesday when the U.S. Patent Office canceled the team's trademark registration, because the team name is “disparaging to Native Americans." Basically, it means that the team could lose its federally trademarked protections and could hasten the franchise to change the name, depending on how much pressure the rest of the league puts on Washington for a potential loss of revenue.
While Miami University, now the RedHawks but formerly known as the Redskins, tried to offer some advice on Wednesday, the sports editor of the Seattle Times, Don Shelton, is taking a more drastic step.
The newspaper, in effect, won't allow the Redskins name to grace its pages any longer.
Why exactly?
"It's time to ban the use of 'Redskins,' the absurd, offensive and outdated name of the NFL team in Washington, D.C.," Shelton wrote. "Past time, actually ... We're banning the name for one reason: It's offensive. Far from honoring Native Americans, the term colors an entire race. Many Native Americans consider it an outdated label placed on their people."
The Times isn't the first influential media outlet to take these steps. TheMMQB.com doesn't use the term and neither do the Kansas City Star, the Oregonian, the Orange County Register and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Shelton explained that when he was hired as sports editor five years ago, he convinced himself that a decision that had been made 15 years earlier to minimize the use of the name was good enough. According to Shelton, the Times' policy was to allow the Redskins name once per article and not to use it in headlines or photo captions.
But that stance is no longer appropriate in the eyes of Shelton, who ends his piece writing that he's happy for readers to express their opinions. Yet ...
"Still, your feedback won't change our decision," Shelton wrote. "Some things are too important to be put to a vote."
Grrrrrrrr....... “Allowed to stand”
Stinkin autocorrect
No mention that the name “seattle” is a white man’s bastardization of a Dkhw’Duw’Absh (Duwamish) chief’s name (sealth)
the DC tufted titmouse
GO TITS...
Or the woodpeckers, yeah the DC Peckers.
Why now? What is the difference between now and last year, or five years ago? They want to sound principled but are really just jumping on the PC bandwagon with everyone else.
Granted the “Foreskins” would be most appropriate with all the pricks in DC, however, wouldn’t that be sexists?
I guess I for one will never know they didn’t use the Redskins name.
One of the early English explorers, perhaps James Cook, described some Indians along the coast of Newfoundland as “redskins” because they used the mineral red ocre to smear over the bodies during ceremonies. This could be the origin of the word, but who knows for sure.
I was thinking Snyder could shorten the name to the “Washington Reds” and change the logo to be a double profile of Stalin and Obama, both facing to the left.
“We won’t buy your newspaper.”
I’ll go one step further. If I were NFL commissioner I would ask for an injunction that prevents the Seattle Times from mentioning anything regarding the NFL or National Football League.
“Still, your feedback won’t change our decision,” Shelton wrote. “Some things are too important to be put to a vote.”
Said the man trying to sell an easily replaceable product...
That would likewise seem fitting. Snyder should do something like this to just get in the face of these maggots. I am sure the NFL would not let him make such a change, but just the suggestion by the Redskins would really set these lefties off.
Indians call each other “skins” all the time...
I say swap the profile with George Washington’s. Call it the Washington Army.
Bravo!
“Washington Reds” would be a perfect choice!
Marketable, too!
Spew! Well, I’ve been needing a new keyboard. Thanks for making my morning. That was brilliant!
What a bunch of idiots. Sheesh.
I like to refer to myself as "honkadelic." Then again, I have a sense of humor, unlike liberals.
I believe that all trademark rights associated with the name “Seahawks” be revoked IMMEDIATELY.
That term is an objectionable affront against Gaia, since there is no such creature in Nature, and it’s emblematic of Man’s arrogance to think he can create one purely for personal profit.......
Honkalicious Honkadelic, lol.
Tnx for the info. Didn’t get time to listen to Mark yesterday. Had to increase my working hours so I can help pay for all those unfortunate chillun coming across our southern border.
This entire issue is just so bizarre. Isolate and attack! Sure hope the Washington Redskins can hang on, particularly since they are in D.C.
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