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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: C19fan
The Washington Bureaucrats:


41 posted on 07/13/2020 1:38:33 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: C19fan
the Washington ÒÔ∫¶∞‡°◊ÇÓ™

Make broadcasters say: “the team formerly known as the Redskins."

42 posted on 07/13/2020 1:38:48 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: pfflier
Its a weird move to announce a name change without a new name Not when pandering to terrorists is your first priority.

Do they still not realize that the era of spectator sports in America is gone, finished and over?

43 posted on 07/13/2020 1:39:43 PM PDT by atc23
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To: Montaignes Cat

Washington Negroponce


44 posted on 07/13/2020 1:42:34 PM PDT by nevadapatriot
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To: Quentin Quarantino

Washington Swamp Creatures


45 posted on 07/13/2020 1:43:30 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: freedomlver
Snowflakes was already trademarked? How about Cucks?

I was thinking more of the Washington Woodlouses.

They are easily frightened and when frightened roles up in a ball to hide its soft underbelly.

Collage of woodlice

46 posted on 07/13/2020 1:45:02 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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To: C19fan

The New baseball team is called the Nationals, call the football team the Americans.

No one is going to accept the name change, so deal with it, Snyder.

A curse has been placed on you and your team.


47 posted on 07/13/2020 1:45:02 PM PDT by Dacula
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To: Magnum44

Rim shot!!!


48 posted on 07/13/2020 1:45:22 PM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: Cboldt
Trademark is associated with USE of the mark or word. Whatever this guy thinks he has, I think he doesn’t.

It's not just a trademark. For that he can sell one bumper sticker a year to his brother-in-law and it's a legitimate trademark. What's likely at issue is copyright and for that he only needs to publish it once.

49 posted on 07/13/2020 1:45:42 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Red Badger
Wiki --> "Patawomeck is a Native American tribe based in Stafford County, Virginia, along the Potomac River (Patawomeck is another spelling of Potomac). It is one of Virginia's eleven recognized Native American tribes. It is not federally recognized. It achieved state recognition in February 2010. In the 17th century, at the time of early English colonization, the Patawomeck tribe was a "fringe" component of the Powhatan Confederacy. At times it was allied with others in the confederacy, and at others, the Patawomeck allied with the English colonists.

Today the tribe has about 2,300 members. Eighty percent live within ten miles (16 km) of their historic village of Patawomeck. They are trying to revive their historic Algonquian language.


Yep...trade the generic "Redskins" for a specific Tribe name. You have to wonder if they consulted with the Patawomeck tribe on this and got their approval.
50 posted on 07/13/2020 1:46:48 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: C19fan

The Washington Lodge Skins

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=old+lodge+skins&docid=607992559627274231&mid=AA17C401BC96DC80EEEAAA17C401BC96DC80EEEA&view=detail&FORM=VIRE


51 posted on 07/13/2020 1:46:53 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: MayflowerMadam
Or just...

The Swamp

Lots of other leagues have names like 'The Storm' or 'The Fire'. Why can't the NFL have a team called 'The Swamp'?

Would Florida get jealous?

52 posted on 07/13/2020 1:48:27 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: combat_boots

Washington Wussies


53 posted on 07/13/2020 1:49:44 PM PDT by Salamander (Flying Colours....)
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To: C19fan

When this first came up years ago, I mused that we usually name teams based upon things or people we ADMIRE, either for courage, strength, prowess, brilliance, tenacity, or some other virtue.

Names like “Braves”, “Warriors”, “Bulls”, “Bears”, etc, evoked images of WINNERS.

Whatever horrible things happened in History, it can’t be denied that the American perception of the Indian Warrior is that of an unusually brave, if savage fighter, who was tragically doomed because he faced an enemy with superior numbers and weaponry. Thus, naming a team after that ethnic group (of which I have roots on my Dad’s side), is a COMPLIMENT, not an insult.

Do we want to name teams after things we DON’T respect? If so, I have some suggestions:

The Pittsburgh Pustules
The Washington Whiners
The Atlanta *sswipes
The Boston Bedwetters
The Los Angeles Leakers
The Chicago Shirkers
The Philadelphia Flush

PS, the Seminole Tribe has made it clear that they LIKE the Team called “The Seminoles” and are happy to see their name honored by the team.


54 posted on 07/13/2020 1:50:01 PM PDT by left that other site (If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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To: C19fan

Tinfoil Troglodytes!


55 posted on 07/13/2020 1:51:03 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Pontiac
Washington Raccoons! They can reuse old helmet designs and replace the feathers with raccoon tails. Plus, cheering for them will be twice as fun.
56 posted on 07/13/2020 1:51:18 PM PDT by kaboom
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To: C19fan

Since the fascists on the left are on the rise, maybe they should call themselves The Faggots and their symbol could be a bunch of sticks tied together.


57 posted on 07/13/2020 1:51:20 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

I have a better related one;

“The Washington Epstein Killers.”


58 posted on 07/13/2020 1:52:14 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Free the TVs!)
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To: kaboom

...of course there is a sparser and more niggardly way of saying raccoon, but we won’t go there. ;-)


59 posted on 07/13/2020 1:52:47 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

...and they can go old school and rename the stadium to Ft. Marcy Park.


60 posted on 07/13/2020 1:54:32 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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