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Tons of Redskins nickname options have been trademarked by a guy in Virginia
Yahoo ^ | July 13, 2020 | Liz Roscher

Posted on 07/13/2020 1:13:55 PM PDT by C19fan

The NFL’s Washington franchise announced on Monday that it is officially retiring the “Redskins” part of its name. What will they go by now? We have no idea. It’s a weird move to announce a name change without a new name, and a theory is emerging that would explain why the club decided to do it that way. According to several Washington Post reporters, the preferred pick for the team’s new name is already trademarked by someone else, and the two parties are now fighting over it.

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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: districtofcolumbia; football; jeffbezos; nfl; trademarks; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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To: duckbutt

Foreskins is too close to the old, offensive name. How about the Washington Smegma?


141 posted on 07/13/2020 9:33:10 PM PDT by Tymesup
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To: Quentin Quarantino

If the Oregon Ducks play this year, they will have a very good team.


142 posted on 07/13/2020 9:37:24 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: combat_boots

FYI, the BALTIMORE, Maryland CFL football team had NO OFFICIAL NAME for quite a while but won THE GREY CUP anyway.

Yours, TMN78247


143 posted on 07/14/2020 2:41:51 AM PDT by TMN78247 ("VICTORY or DEATH", William Barrett Travis, LtCol, comdt., Fortress of the Alamo, Bejar, F'by 241836)
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To: C19fan

I vote for the Washington Demon Rats


144 posted on 07/14/2020 6:10:04 AM PDT by killermosquito (Buffalo, Detroit (and eventually France) is what you get when liberalism runs its course.)
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To: C19fan

Washington Libtards


145 posted on 07/14/2020 6:14:06 AM PDT by Reagan80 ("In this current crisis, government is not the solution to our problems, government IS the problem")
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To: ALASKA

Subtle, I like it.

It is my favorite so far.


146 posted on 07/14/2020 7:00:21 AM PDT by vis a vis
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To: left that other site

I thought the name “Redskins” was honoring a Native American custom, and therefore was something positive for them.


147 posted on 07/14/2020 10:10:19 AM PDT by Mr Information
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