NFL's "Redskins" name challenged again

[Lewis 0]

Found this in the Washington Post (excerpts):

A group of Native Americans filed a new legal challenge yesterday to trademarks for the name and logo of the Washington Redskins, saying the team's name is a racial slur that should be changed.

"The term 'redskin' was and is a pejorative, derogatory, denigrating, offensive, scandalous, contemptuous, disreputable, disparaging and racist designation for a Native American person," the complaint says.

Jillian Pappan, 19, of Sioux City, Iowa, one of the six challengers, equated the name Redskin with the "N-word." "You're not going to call me a redskin, and they shouldn't be allowed to have that as a copyright," she said.

Robert L. Raskopf, the lawyer representing the team in the case, said today, "We're confident that we will prevail on the merits."

"The highest court that considered it on the merits, the claim that the name disparages Native Americans, found no evidence of that. I don't think it's going to matter who brings the claim," Raskopf said. "The bottom line is there is no evidence to support that claim."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6081101045.html

[dalegg 143]

Damn Asians

[ual777 0]

The Native Americans need to grow up. We stole it fair and square.

Besides, saying redskin is not like the n-word.

Washington Redskins....Washington Blackskins....Washington Whiteskins...

Now calling them savages on the other hand.....that is something to be pissed about.

[Lewis 0]

It's interesting to see they are taking the approach that one of the justifications for the the trademark not being valid is that "redskin" is comparable to the n-word. Ironically, Damon Wayans recently has been attempting to get a trademark on the n-word (with an a) for some stuff he wants to sell.

http://www.hiphopmusic.com/archives/001539.html

[iceyspots 0]

It's interesting to see they are taking the approach that one of the justifications for the the trademark not being valid is that "redskin" is comparable to the n-word. Ironically, Damon Wayans recently has been attempting to get a trademark on the n-word (with an a) for some stuff he wants to sell.

http://www.hiphopmusic.com/archives/001539.html

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