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[quote=scowan;1075314][URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/blogger-hired-to-defend-redskins-name-resigns/2014/07/08/133f721e-06b3-11e4-9a71-264773a2ffc8_story.html"]Blogger hired to defend Redskins name resigns - The Washington Post[/URL]

I love the sentence in this article that says, "Redskins owner Dan Snyder has vowed not to change the name but is facing unprecedented opposition from those who consider it a racial slur."

What it should have said is that Snyder is facing unprececedented opposition from the "smallest of minorities of people in the country" who consider it a racial slur. But "unprececedented opposition" sounds more powerful.

The propaganda on this just continues to be amazing to me.[/quote]

i would consider that letter signed by a bunch of US Senators to be fairly significant and unprecedented.

throw in the tv ad during the nba finals .....

the federal court cancelling the redskins trademark on a finding that it is derogatory is kinda a big deal to imo

maybe im just nitpicking or having a selective memory .. but i dont think that one sentence from the journalist was unsupported or unfounded.

ps - i just dont give a sh%t about this issue anymore. if it changes - fine. if it doesnt - even better. i do find myself annoyed at anyone beating the war drum at either end of the spectrum. just an exercise in futility.

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[quote=over the mountain;1075318]i would consider that letter signed by a bunch of US Senators to be fairly significant and unprecedented.

throw in the tv ad during the nba finals .....

the federal court cancelling the redskins trademark on a finding that it is derogatory is kinda a big deal to imo

maybe im just nitpicking or having a selective memory .. but i dont think that one sentence from the journalist was unsupported or unfounded.

ps - i just dont give a sh%t about this issue anymore. if it changes - fine. if it doesnt - even better. i do find myself annoyed at anyone beating the war drum at either end of the spectrum. just an exercise in futility.[/quote]

Ok, a bunch of Senators (maybe 40-45?) who honestly should have nothing to do with this issue, a Federal court cancels the trademark after never receiving one complaint to their office (as per a recent Washington Times article), a TV ad, and a hundred maybe a few thousand media types, VERSES the hundreds of thousands of people that say don't change the name. I don't really find that unprecedented. I find it just amazing how such a small minority of people can continue to make this news worthy.

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To be clear, a court did not cancel the trademark. The Patent & Trademark Office did. The PTO's decision will be challenged in court where it lost on this issue previously. The PTO is part of the executive branch, not the judicial.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;1075320]To be clear, a court did not cancel the trademark. The Patent & Trademark Office did. The PTO's decision will be challenged in court where it lost on this issue previously. The PTO is part of the executive branch, not the judicial.[/quote]

Exactly! The federal court, more than likely, will be the one to overturn the ruling, yet again.

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Here how about this

[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_Whites]Fighting Whites - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url]

I think it would work lol :lol:

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The Washington Skins

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Washington [URL="http://www.lingo2word.com/lingodetail.php?WrdID=18237"]Ningens[/URL]

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[quote=Dirtbag59;1075367]Washington [URL="http://www.lingo2word.com/lingodetail.php?WrdID=18237"]Ningens[/URL][/quote]for my fellow Community fans:
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[url=http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/07/14/federal-judge-against-using-redskins-court]Federal judge in Maryland won't allow use of 'Redskins' in court documents - NFL - SI.com[/url]

You just can't make this up.

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[quote=SirLK26;1075575][url=http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/07/14/federal-judge-against-using-redskins-court]Federal judge in Maryland won't allow use of 'Redskins' in court documents - NFL - SI.com[/url]

You just can't make this up.[/quote]

I think the funny thing (at least in my mind) is that the court document references a play in the future. "According to the Complaint, the Washington team deemed Green a "disruptive presence" in his team's prior win against the Washington Team on [B]September 19, 2014[/B]"[source page 2 starting at line 10 of the complaint]

Yeah, I know it's a typo, but if you want to make a point of not using the Redskins name, at least don't make stupid typos in the factual background portion.

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I think Washington should be forward thinking. The Washington Androids.

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[quote=Gary84Clark;1075652]I think Washington should be forward thinking. The Washington Androids.[/quote]Only if we get a sponsorship from Samsung.

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Washington (johnny) Rockets!

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Washington Football Team

Completely neutral and not offensive. Except in seasons like the last one when one could argue if they´re really playing football.

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Just call them Washington. Or do you have to have an actual name after that? I have to say I honestly wouldn't be upset with Braves. Could still keep the Native American imagery too, not to mention it was the original name.