Washington Redskins to change name?

[Gittins Gal]

Gawd, what's the world coming to?

More Grauniad hand wringing drivel

On Wednesday, the US Patent Office decided that the word "Redskins" is officially offensive and cannot be trademarked

I was talking to my nephew about Red Indians the other day, is that racist too? We all used to say that before we became so enlightened.

And what about that 80s band The Redskins? Weren't they a bunch of lefties? Well it it can't be racist then....

[speling bee]

Gawd, what's the world coming to?

More Grauniad hand wringing drivel



I was talking to my nephew about Red Indians the other day, is that racist too? We all used to say that before we became so enlightened.

And what about that 80s band The Redskins? Weren't they a bunch of lefties? Well it it can't be racist then....

The Washington Redskins team is a commercial enterprise so it is making a business decision. Free market economics.

[MarillionFan]

At least the new name The Washington Nig Nogs will not cause any offense.

[NickFitz]

More Grauniad hand wringing drivel

How is it "Grauniad hand wringing drivel"? It's the Grauniad reporting a decision of the USPTO. It's also been reported in hundreds, probably thousands, of other places. Is is "Cleveland Plain Dealer hand wringing drivel" if I read about it there? "Fox News hand wringing drivel"? (Mind you, the Fox News stuff is drivel.)

I know you're just another pathetic sockpuppet, but if you want to slag off a newspaper you need to try harder than "OMG they reported some news".

[SimonMac]

At least the new name The Washington Nig Nogs will not cause any offense.

Washington Wigga's have a better ring to it

[Gittins Gal]

How is it "Grauniad hand wringing drivel"? It's the Grauniad reporting a decision of the USPTO. It's also been reported in hundreds, probably thousands, of other places. Is is "Cleveland Plain Dealer hand wringing drivel" if I read about it there? "Fox News hand wringing drivel"? (Mind you, the Fox News stuff is drivel.)

I know you're just another pathetic sockpuppet, but if you want to slag off a newspaper you need to try harder than "OMG they reported some news".

Did you read the article?

Just take the opening paragraph:

The howls of the poor, put-upon, downtrodden (and mostly white) fans of Washington's football team will undoubtedly come out in force.

That's just reporting the news is it? I stand by what I say.

[MarillionFan]

I know you're just another pathetic sockpuppet, but if you want to slag off a newspaper you need to try harder than "OMG they reported some news".

:

[stek]

At least the new name The Washington Nig Nogs will not cause any offense.

Are The Green Bay Pakis still going?

[NickFitz]

Did you read the article?

Just take the opening paragraph:

The howls of the poor, put-upon, downtrodden (and mostly white) fans of Washington's football team will undoubtedly come out in force.

That's just reporting the news is it? I stand by what I say.

The only problem with that is that it uses the future tense, but other than that it's correct: the howlers have already come out in force, because Twitter and Facebook operate to a more immediate schedule than mainstream media.

And boy, did those racist gits whine!

[BrilloPad]

How is it "Grauniad hand wringing drivel"? It's the Grauniad reporting a decision of the USPTO. It's also been reported in hundreds, probably thousands, of other places. Is is "Cleveland Plain Dealer hand wringing drivel" if I read about it there? "Fox News hand wringing drivel"? (Mind you, the Fox News stuff is drivel.)

I know you're just another pathetic sockpuppet, but if you want to slag off a newspaper you need to try harder than "OMG they reported some news".

So you would have been happy if Microsoft had been able to trademark the name "Windows"?