Washington Redskins will NEVER change name

[Methais]

Why do you post from two accounts to begin with?

[Doyle Hargraves]

Yeah man why do you do that shit? That is pretty retarded. Like the kind of retard that drools and rubs shit in his hair and all that, 'cause I'm gonna have a hard time eatin' 'round that kind of thing now. Just like I am with antique furniture and midgets. You know that, I can't so much as drink a damn glass of water around a midget or a piece of antique furniture.

[Latrinsorm]

What if the midget was wearing a lime hat... while operating an R2-D2 that was itself wearing a lime hat?

[Methais]

What if the midget was wearing a lime hat... while operating an R2-D2 that was itself wearing a lime hat?

I'd pay to see that shit. Someone get Celephais on the line.

Hey wait a minute....what the fuck happened to Celephais anyway?

[Rolis]

Cause my third Inspire account was banned?

[ClydeR]

The same federal agency that sent the letter is expected to make a decision at any time on whether the NFL team gets to keep its registered trademark. A spokesman for the Patent and Trademark Office has said the agency does not comment on pending applications and that each case is decided on its own merits.

Two lawsuits, handled by the firm Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on behalf of Native Americans, have challenged the team’s use of the word. A lawsuit, launched by Suzan Harjo and seven other Native Americans in 1992, was thrown out on a technicality in 2009. A separate lawsuit filed by five Native Americans, including Amanda Blackhorse, is awaiting a decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

If the board rules against the Washington Redskins, the team wouldn’t be forced to change its name but would lose its registered trademark status, which helps protect it from individuals looking to sell merchandise with the moniker on it.

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If they lose their trademark protection, do you think they'll change their team name? If they don't, then you'll be able to buy Redskins caps for about 1/4th what the official shop sells them for.

[cwolff]

If they lose their trademark protection, do you think they'll change their team name? If they don't, then you'll be able to buy Redskins caps for about 1/4th what the official shop sells them for.

Now that will get Snyder to change the name. Hit him in his wallet and all this:

“Washington Redskins is more than a name we have called our football team for over eight decades,” Synder wrote. “It is a symbol of everything we stand for: strength, courage, pride, and respect — the same values we know guide Native Americans and which are embedded throughout their rich history as the original Americans.”

won't mean shit.

[Jarvan]

Just remember every time you recite the 50 states, or root for the Sooners... you are being racist.

"Oklahoma Listeni/ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/[4] (Pawnee: Uukuhuúwa,[5] Cayuga: Gahnawiyoˀgeh[6]) is a state located in the Southern United States.[7] Oklahoma is the 20th most extensive and the 28th most populous of the 50 United States. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people".[8] It is also known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State, honoring the European settlers, and the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889 which opened the door for white settlement in America's Indian Territory. The name was settled upon statehood, Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory were merged and Indian was dropped from the name. On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state to enter the union. Its residents are known as Oklahomans or, informally "Okies", and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City."

Apparently we legally use red people, or red skins, in everyday life. Go figure. Hell, it was even proposed by an Indian.

[Methais]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that most if not all of the people that are pretending to be outraged by the name Redskins aren't actually Indians.

Not even 1/32 Indian.

And if there are, they're probably the exception rather than the rule.

Just my guess.

If I owned the Redskins I'd keep everything about the name and logo the same, except I'd go with blue instead of red just to see who cries about it.

Kind of like this:

[cwolff]

Just remember every time you recite the 50 states, or root for the Sooners... you are being racist.



Apparently we legally use red people, or red skins, in everyday life. Go figure. Hell, it was even proposed by an Indian.

This is about a 1000 miles away from being a complete argument so let me ask you some questions to see if we can't get a little clarity.

Are you saying that because the word Humma means red people in Choctaw and that Homa in Oklahamo is an anglicized version of humma, therefore using the word Oklahoma is a racial slur?