Nobody is being personally “called” a “Redskin”. Why is that so hard to understand? Which talking head did you pick that talking point up from?
JFC…
I’m not saying, and have never said, anyone is being called “redskin”.
I’m saying, the test for whether it’s offensive or not is, would you use it to refer to a native american.
The governments “job” is not to bully private businesses with 80+ year historical names. The first coach of the Redskins was an Indian and the team was named to honor him.
The USPTOs job is to enforce trademark law. Trademark law doesn’t allow for trademarking things which would be considered disparaging. I don’t know why this is so hard to understand.
Nobody is being ‘bullied’ here. Nobody has said they don’t have the right to use the Redskins name. They’re free to use it until Jesus comes back (and after, depending on where they stand), it’s just not protected by trademark. Because it’s considered disparaging. Which they heard hours of evidence on.
