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Originally posted by AggieSigmaNu361
but this is a serious race issue.
and here's a link to the ruling
NFL Team can keep Redskins Trademark
pay particular attention to the last line:
Kitso
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I think it's pretty stupid that just because you decide this race issue is important because it affects your heritage that other race issues are not "serious" just because they don't. But I'm hoping that stuff like this will open your eyes to some other things, at least. I can certainly think of many race issues that I think are more "serious" than sports team names that you would probably dismiss, but hey, to each his own.
And I know what the official ruling was, but what I was saying is that I think that, although that was the "official" reason given, I don't think that's the real reason why it won't get changed. It's the reason they can't force them to change the name, but plenty of other names have gotten changed through pure pressure alone, without the threat of lawsuits.
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Originally posted by AggieSigmaNu361
You said how i feel in that first paragraph. The Confederates were not exploited, decimated, wiped out, taken from their traditional lands, placed into reservations, had their heritage stolen and mocked, etc.
I do think the stars and bars should not be used in any logos. It is highly offensive to fellow Americans and i will honor their wishes that it not be displayed.
Kitso
KS 361
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I think that what she meant is that the Confederates have a reputation for unabashedly celebrating a culture that exploited another race, pretty much decimated parts of it, took them from their traditional lands, placed them into slavery, and stole and mocked their heritage . . . so should we really be encouraging that? Is it really all that different from having a mascot called The Guys Who Killed The Native Americans?
Oh oh? What's that I hear? Oh, it's the sound of this thread getting locked.