In Landmark Decision, U.S. Patent Office Cancels Trademark For Redskins Football Team
The Board ruled that the name was “disparaging to Native Americans” and could not receive trademarks under federal law.
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NFL may throw flag on N-word, but what about the ‘R-word’?
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Simon Moya-Smith asks why is it bad for NFL players to use the N-word but OK to call a team the R-word? See on www.cnn.com
Read more#BigGame commercial the NFL would never air
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Watch the #BigGame commercial the NFL would never air. Get involved by contacting the Washington Professional Football Team, the NFL and the Washington Post: DC Team @redskins Facebook.com/redskins http://www.redskins.com/footer/contac… Roger Goodell & NFL @NFL @NFLcommish https://www.facebook.com/NFL ; Washington Post DC’s hometown paper is still using the R-word in its coverage of the team. @WashingtonPost @PostSports
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