ESPN: American Indians look to high court (Merged)

[21MadFan]

Searched on here but couldnt find this article posted. Sorry If it has



http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4474771

WASHINGTON -- A group of American Indians who find the Washington Redskins name offensive wants the Supreme Court to take up the matter.
The group late Monday asked the justices to review a lower court decision that favored the NFL team on a legal technicality.
The seven Native Americans have been working through the court system since 1992 to have the Redskins trademarks declared invalid. A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office panel ruled in their favor in 1999, but they've since suffered a series of defeats from judges who ruled that the plaintiffs waited too long to bring their suit in the first place.
A lawyer for the group says he'd like to see the court decide once and for all whether the Redskins name defames Native Americans.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

I believe I read somewhere that the number of American Indians who find the name offensive is very small and that they represent a vast minority of the population.

My personal opinion is that, at worst, we may eventually have to replace the Indian-head logo with something else (spear, feathers, etc.) but I'm not even sure that will happen.

[bishtw]

I'm Lumbee Indian and my tribe is from Lumberton, N.C. I'm not the least bit offended and wish these people will get over it already. I wonder about their motive$, but even if it did offend them in some small way, get over it, sticks and stones, sticks and stones.

[Skelly Skin]

I would think it would be an honor, not a disgrace.

[rd421]

Jeeze will this ever stop...this just keeps going and going and going its sickening

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

Again?

Jeez, these bozo's must have more money than sense to chase such a lost cause that only troubles a very small sector of the native American Indian population.

Hail.

[BuryYourDuke]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ makes the world go 'round.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Originally Posted by bishtw

I'm Lumbee Indian and my tribe is from Lumberton, N.C. I'm not the least bit offended and wish these people will get over it already. I wonder about their motive$, but even if it did offend them in some small way, get over it, sticks and stones, sticks and stones.

Well, I don't have a problem if anyone is truly offended and would never tell an offended person to "get over it" if they are being truthful. I just think you have to be careful about catering to a vast minority of a given population. I have heard stories (isolated ones) of American Indians who take pride in teams like the Redskins being named as such. You don't want to lose that either.

We'll see...this has been on-going for almost 20 years now, so I'm pretty confident we won't see a major turnaround in this case.

[Stophovr6]

Originally Posted by TD_washingtonredskins

I believe I read somewhere that the number of American Indians who find the name offensive is very small and that they represent a vast minority of the population.

My personal opinion is that, at worst, we may eventually have to replace the Indian-head logo with something else (spear, feathers, etc.) but I'm not even sure that will happen.

I think the name would go first. I bet if anything we'd go to being the Warriors. Also, vast minority is a contradiction.

[Dat Moss]

I'm Irish and id be Pround if someone named a team the Drunken Mics... Sure would be better then the fighting Irish

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Originally Posted by Stophovr6

I think the name would go first. I bet if anything we'd go to being the Warriors. Also, vast minority is a contradiction.

Thanks for the correction. It's a small minority of the population of American Indians. I think most got the point.

I think the name Redskins is safe. I could see them compromising by removing the logo. Who knows though.

[bishtw]

Originally Posted by dat moss

i'm irish and id be pround if someone named a team the drunken mics... Sure would be better then the fighting irish

lol

[Stophovr6]

Originally Posted by TD_washingtonredskins

Thanks for the correction. It's a small minority of the population of American Indians. I think most got the point.

I think the name Redskins is safe. I could see them compromising by removing the logo. Who knows though.

I just don't think the logo is what they are after.

[ThePreciating]

Originally Posted by 21MadFan

Searched on here but couldnt find this article posted. Sorry If it has



http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4474771

WASHINGTON -- A group of American Indians who find the Washington Redskins name offensive wants the Supreme Court to take up the matter.
The group late Monday asked the justices to review a lower court decision that favored the NFL team on a legal technicality.
The seven Native Americans have been working through the court system since 1992 to have the Redskins trademarks declared invalid. A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office panel ruled in their favor in 1999, but they've since suffered a series of defeats from judges who ruled that the plaintiffs waited too long to bring their suit in the first place.
A lawyer for the group says he'd like to see the court decide once and for all whether the Redskins name defames Native Americans.

Redskins is about as much a slur against Native Americans as Patriots is to white people. It just makes no sense.

Sure, the original Patriots were white (it was the 1700s). Sure, the original Redskins were Native Americans (it was the 1600s). Forcing race into a non-race issue just makes the complaint sound disingenuous.

[Bang]

Complain about the Buffalo Bills and I might take them seriously,, but since they don't seem to understand why that name should be the MOST offensive name to them, then screw them. If it was really about sensitivity and not money, the Bills would be at the top of their hit list.

~Bang