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Hell no to the Redskins

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TheSportsPredictor, Jan 8, 2014.

  1. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Isn't that sort of like the Utah Jazz or the Los Angeles Lakers?
     
    Ace likes this.
  2. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Would Washington "Truth" work better?
     
  3. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    I think they should ride the wave of America's growing Hispanic population and just go with Washington, DC/FC.
     
  4. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    Or follow the lead of KISS and name it Washington AC/DC.
     
    BDC99 likes this.
  5. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    You know, I think The Powhatan of the District of Columbia would be a decent replacement to Washington Redskins and they could keep the colors and logo.
     
  6. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Wal-Mart can be the new sponsor of the stadium.
     
  7. Vombatus

    Vombatus Well-Known Member

    That would make the players Truthers?
     
  8. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

  9. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    Unless a court somehow demands that Snyder sell, they're a shit franchise by any name
     
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  10. franticscribe

    franticscribe Well-Known Member

    Between The Slants ruling and the ruling on banning sex offenders from social media, today was a good day for free speech at the Supreme Court.

    I find the Redskins name offensive, but there is no way the trademark challenges hold up after today's case.
     
  11. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    It was a unanimous decision.

    The Supreme Court’s ruling in The Slants case worries me; it looks more like a victory for government-sanctioned bigotry than a win for free speech. The court voided, on free speech grounds, a federal law barring “disparaging” trademarks — using a judicial sledgehammer in a case calling for a judicial scalpel.

    A win for state-sponsored bigotry
     
  12. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

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