Washington Redskins

[Steven]

US patent office cancels Washington Redskins trademark

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/18/washington-redskins-lose-trademark-team-us-patent-office

[Voll Blau]

So they got one of those Injun-ctions then. 

[Beliall]

So they got one of those Injun-ctions then. 

 

 

bravo

[MPH]

Native Americans who used to go into battle would paint their faces red. This is where the term redskins came from. As this was localized to just certain tribes, it wasn't universally understood.

Now other tribes and do gooders have twisted the term redskin to be a direct reference to the colour of native American skin. But that was never the case, originally.

It's just another case of political correctness gone mad, for me.

My source? A Cherokee native American living in the Cherokee reservation here in North Carolina.

[General Smuts]

Synders a ****. About time.

[Nalis]

What about the Cleveland Indians?

[Webbo]

If they think that logo is offensive they should have seen it when they were originally called the Washington Foreskins. 

[act smiley]

Native Americans who used to go into battle would paint their faces red. This is where the term redskins came from. As this was localized to just certain tribes, it wasn't universally understood.

Now other tribes and do gooders have twisted the term redskin to be a direct reference to the colour of native American skin. But that was never the case, originally.

It's just another case of political correctness gone mad, for me.

My source? A Cherokee native American living in the Cherokee reservation here in North Carolina.

The etymology of lots of slurs seem pretty harmless. Doesn't stop them being slurs, though.

[jonthefox]

My team, the colarado ***** doesn't stick a chance now.