U.S. patent office cancels Redskins trademark registration, says name is disparaging

[Kevin]

If not even the majority of the minority (in this case a very small sliver) of the whole population are not offended, then their views carry a lot less legitimacy. It doesn't matter how loud they get. They are trying by force of law to force an organization to do something which is going to cost it lots of money.

When Snyder bought the team, he should be been more-less entitled to rely on the fact that the courts had already or would soon already resolve things in his favor. Just about every legal analysis out there says this is going to be resolved in the team's favor yet again.

I can't understand why no one is at least equally up in arms that the Redskins are having to relitigate something which should be res judicata because some tiny sliver of a population was able to curry favor with the right Washington bureaucrats.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Kevin

If not even the majority of the minority (in this case a very small sliver) of the whole population are not offended, then their views carry a lot less legitimacy.

Tell me again what happens when we let the majority determine the rights of the minority?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Tell me again what happens when we let the majority determine the rights of the minority?

Actually you have it backwards. Here we have a sliver of a segment of a minority determining the rights of the Redskins franchise by having better connections in a certain D.C. office.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Here we have a sliver of a segment of a minority . . . .

I'll ask a fourth time, Kevin: What's your basis for saying it's "a sliver of a segment"?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Kevin

If not even the majority of the minority (in this case a very small sliver) of the whole population are not offended, then their views carry a lot less legitimacy.

That is not how it works.

It is extremely sad that you think you can give people permission to be offended. It is extremely sad that you think you get to weigh the legitimacy of offense. You technically do not even get to do that for fellow white people and you definitely do not get to do that for people other races and ethnicities.

You have been told this before so it is clear you intend to maintain your ignorance.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Kevin

If not even the majority of the minority (in this case a very small sliver) of the whole population are not offended . . . .

Once again, Kevin, what's your source for this? You keep saying it, but you have yet to back it up.