tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post8181692857407225045..comments2024-03-19T08:24:46.260-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/19/24: Time to call the Redskins something elseNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-41226873639403131442014-06-20T09:41:10.774-05:002014-06-20T09:41:10.774-05:00I think kwelling should be kvelling. :-)
I think kwelling should be kvelling. :-)<br />Lise @ 79Giftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244667674246676733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36742639612294197432014-06-19T10:05:24.884-05:002014-06-19T10:05:24.884-05:00I know that. I'm thinking of the portrayal of ...I know that. I'm thinking of the portrayal of the character Bigger. Not exactly the poster child for young black manhood. I could envision someone being offended, someone suing. Couldn't you? The question remains: would you want the copyright office deciding what is too offensive to license? Maybe yes? Maybe no. I'm just pointing to possible future trouble. It might seem impossible now, but stripping Redskins of their trademark protection would have seemed impossible not long ago.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45799988361322913662014-06-19T09:52:02.887-05:002014-06-19T09:52:02.887-05:00Good work, but the Native Son thing makes no sense...Good work, but the Native Son thing makes no sense. The copyright there is for the whole novel, not just the word "nigger." (Sorry, you might not want to say it, but I'll quote Wright or Twain before resorting to the sidestepping n-word or n-----.) NFL will also probably step in, because if the TM is gone off that merchandise, the league loses money, and they hate doing that. They've got to make their bucks (sorry, that's also a slur if another kind of noun) before CTE puts them out of business, so they cannot have one of their 32 teams with t-shirts that are not TM protected.Bill Savagehttp://chicagobydayandnight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-85603452780675806642014-06-19T06:01:21.183-05:002014-06-19T06:01:21.183-05:00You really should have clarified the Japp's Po...You really should have clarified the Japp's Potato Chips name change.<br />That was & maybe still is the last name of the family that started the company & originally sold them as Mrs. Japp's Potato Chips.<br />It had as much to do with Japan as all the JAPs I went to school with & are related to.<br />For the few who don't know, it means Jewish American Princesses & there's a really funny comedy album called that with Judy Graubart at the JAP.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58332220306798666062014-06-19T00:01:31.134-05:002014-06-19T00:01:31.134-05:00Peter Bella: Who is requiring *you* to give up you...Peter Bella: Who is requiring *you* to give up your right to free speech by cancelling the trademark registration of the Washington Redskins? Who is physically preventing you from saying "Redskins" as much as you want? If anything, you have *more* free speech - you can go out there and sell Washington Redskins merchandise with impunity. Oh, you meant the right to say offensive things without being criticized for it? Sorry, that's not in the first amendment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83920481624888163872014-06-18T16:28:43.759-05:002014-06-18T16:28:43.759-05:00No one is really making Washington give up their n...No one is really making Washington give up their nickname although taking away the trade mark will hurt them financially. They can still keep the name,if they don't mind losing money. I do wonder what this will bean for the Braves, Indians, Black Hawks and any other teams using Indian names. As for the team names Neil mentions,they changed their names because the teams moved. sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-19365458990039108662014-06-18T14:32:19.127-05:002014-06-18T14:32:19.127-05:00I can see you goggling "former team names.&qu...I can see you goggling "former team names." I dont really care either way, but am spooked by those who cloak their defense in the Constitution.Adult Richardhttp://www.ribs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35132642844364720662014-06-18T14:18:47.504-05:002014-06-18T14:18:47.504-05:00I guess the First Amendment only applies to report...I guess the First Amendment only applies to reporters. The rest of us must give up our rights to free speech and expression so as not to offend the tender sensitivities of the sports writers who aided and abetted this ridiculous cause. First the came for the Redskins...<br />Peter V. Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209902525167395224noreply@blogger.com