Redskins Trademark cancelled

[mitch e]

Originally Posted by ram29jackson

I just realized they went to a yellow helmet when Lombardi started coaching there..interesting and makes sense

He wanted to instill a winning attitude and changed the color to Championship Gold.

[SFREDSKIN]

Great stuff!!

The government decided that ‘Redskins’ bothers you - The Washington Post

[ram29jackson]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Great stuff!!

The government decided that ‘Redskins’ bothers you - The Washington Post

redundant but well put of course,good stuff

[MTK]

Revoking Washington Redskins Trademark Is an Attack on Intellectual Property

[ram29jackson]

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QUOTE]Currently, there are 600 trademarks that carry an American Indian image. These are held by 450 companies. Is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office going after all of these? Are these five American Indians going to be spending the rest of their lives in court?

This case could start an avalanche of attacks on intellectual property. I wouldn't be surprised if the lawyers representing the Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's brands are huddling late in the night in the event some black Americans decide to bring suit over their brand's depiction of black Americans.

I want to be clear that America should never denigrate any group of people. But if people feel slighted and maligned, this should be settled in the courts, not mandated by the U.S. government.

As a nation we cannot take the value of intellectual property lightly.

In their "Economic Value of Intellectual Property" white paper, economists Robert Shapiro and Kevin Hassett estimate that U.S. intellectual property today is worth between $5 trillion and $5.5 trillion, equivalent to approximately 45 percent of U.S. GDP and greater than the GDP of any other nation in the world.

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[ram29jackson]

NFL: Former Washington coach Gibbs considers name 'prideful' » Top Sports » CullmanTimes.com - Cullman, Alabama

SPARTA, Ky. — Count former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs among those who has no problem with the team's name.

The NFL team that Gibbs led to three Super Bowl titles in the first of two stints as coach has been heavily criticized for its nickname that's viewed as derogatory toward Native Americans. A group of U.S. senators and President Barack Obama have suggested it should be changed, which team owner Daniel Snyder vehemently refuses.

Asked about the controversy before the NASCAR race Saturday at Kentucky Speedway, the Hall of Fame coach and racing team owner defended the Redskins name.

"Never once did I hear anybody ever say anything negative about the name Redskins," Gibbs said about his time with the team. "It was always prideful, it was courage involved. We have a song, 'Hail to the Redskins," and so everything, everything, about that name has been positive for me and my past."

Growing up in North Carolina, Gibbs said the Redskins were the only NFL team on TV and that he "pulled for them my whole life" and said he never dreamed of coaching them from 1981-92 and again from 2004-07.

Washington won Super Bowls in the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons. Gibbs also became a NASCAR team owner during that period and has gone on to win three Sprint Cup titles as well as the 1993 Daytona 500.

[wordsmithgk]

Redtail warriors

[HoustonSkinsFan]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

In terms of these tribes getting money - hey, I don't blame them in those regards. These reservations need money. But I think there are better ways of going about it.

I think about this: Teams that have Native American names could really help to market great ways of raising awareness and raising money. For instance, $1 for every purchase made at home games could go toward a Native American fund. A % from ticket sells could also go toward this. Commercials could run during Redskins games speaking about the fund Snyder has created and ways to donate to that.

Or, you could just sue for $9 billion dollars, lol!

I agree. I don't know what they've tried already, but all your suggestions seem perfectly reasonable to me.

[44Deezel]

Originally Posted by ram29jackson

NFL: Former Washington coach Gibbs considers name 'prideful' » Top Sports » CullmanTimes.com - Cullman, Alabama

Just like most reasonable people, he doesn't take too kindly to being told he's been a racist his whole life and was just too stupid to realize it. I think Wise, Costas and others expect to be thanked for letting people know they've been racist all these years. Pretty arrogant if you ask me.

[HoustonSkinsFan]

This is another area I disagree with; just because people are saying the name is offensive now (either legitimately or otherwise), doesn't mean they're calling everyone who's ever uttered it a racist. Costas, et al have all used the name many times over their careers.

[ram29jackson]

do we have to donate to add our own avatars ?

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by ram29jackson

do we have to donate to add our own avatars ?

Donating gives you access to a few more but there are no custom avatars allowed.

[tshile]

Originally Posted by HoustonSkinsFan

This is another area I disagree with; just because people are saying the name is offensive now (either legitimately or otherwise), doesn't mean they're calling everyone who's ever uttered it a racist. Costas, et al have all used the name many times over their careers.

It doesn't have to mean they're calling everyone racist, but for many of the people taking the lead publicly on the issue that's what they're doing.

That's what it sounds like (to me at least) when someone says the name is 'obviously offensive', that it's 'obviously disparaging', or 'obviously racist.'

If the argument is that it's so 'obvious', then the implication is that I'm too ignorant/stupid/racist to realize it and/or care.

Which is fine - I don't mind being called names... the people pushing for this have quite a few names that fit them as well.

It just cracks me up when those people turn around and try to say they're not calling us names - they clearly are when they're making their argument, and when called it on it they try to backtrack.

It also makes me laugh when they start getting offended when they're called the names they deserve - such as ignorant, or PC police, or whatever. They have no trouble throwing around insults - but you better look out if you're going to throw one back!

The more this goes on the more the whole name-chance-crew starts to look ignorant (just read their arguments...), whiny, etc. I just hope they keep going after more organizations, that the threat of suit against the Indians is legit, and the call for the KC Chiefs gets more air time. The sooner the majority of people in this country realize what is going on, the quicker it'll all be pushed down back where it belongs.

edit: just to be clear, I'm talking about the people getting on TV and radio and claiming to speak on behalf of everyone that wants the name changed. there are plenty in that camp that make legitimate, well thought out arguments, including some on this board.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by tshile

It doesn't have to mean they're calling everyone racist, but for many of the people taking the lead publicly on the issue that's what they're doing.

That's what it sounds like (to me at least) when someone says the name is 'obviously offensive', that it's 'obviously disparaging', or 'obviously racist.'

If the argument is that it's so 'obvious', then the implication is that I'm too ignorant/stupid/racist to realize it and/or care.

Which is fine - I don't mind being called names... the people pushing for this have quite a few names that fit them as well.

It just cracks me up when those people turn around and try to say they're not calling us names - they clearly are when they're making their argument, and when called it on it they try to backtrack.

It also makes me laugh when they start getting offended when they're called the names they deserve - such as ignorant, or PC police, or whatever. They have no trouble throwing around insults - but you better look out if you're going to throw one back!

The more this goes on the more the whole name-chance-crew starts to look ignorant (just read their arguments...), whiny, etc. I just hope they keep going after more organizations, that the threat of suit against the Indians is legit, and the call for the KC Chiefs gets more air time. The sooner the majority of people in this country realize what is going on, the quicker it'll all be pushed down back where it belongs.

edit: just to be clear, I'm talking about the people getting on TV and radio and claiming to speak on behalf of everyone that wants the name changed. there are plenty in that camp that make legitimate, well thought out arguments, including some on this board.

That's what gets me too! If there was such an obvious disparaging origin of the word "redskin" then there would not be any argument about it. Native Americans, by a large majority, would all agree it's offensive, and the name probably would have changed a long time ago - probably even before a lot of us were born.

That's what gets me about guys like Costas. Personally, I don't agree with NBC allowing him to dictate his personal political feelings on the team's name - especially during the halftime of an NFL game (and it being a Redskins game at that.) I'm not saying he can't have an opinion, but coming out on National television and stating his opinion as fact is unprofessional in my opinion.

[tshile]

Yeah. I wish the NFL would not let NBC have prime time redskins games until they agree to not allow Costas to do that.