Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Of Redskins Trademark

The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by native groups calling the Washington redskin's trademark "disparaging.

At issue was whether the plaintiffs were decades too late in filing the lawsuit, or whether the trademark should have been denied years ago since "redskins" is as offensive today as it was 500 years ago, a racial epithet that brings native people into "contempt, ridicule, and disrepute."

The justices without comment refused to intervene in the dispute ending the suit.

The team said it has spent "millions of dollars promoting, advertising, and protecting it's mark."

This ruling, or lack there of, really shows the true colors of our so called legal system. An entire race of people can be openly disparaged in front of millions of people simply because they were too late in complaining? Native people have been complaining, conceding, and fighting for over 500 years. to use a legal technicality to deny people basic human dignity is so shameful, ignorant, and bigoted the people making the decision have no business calling themselves human, let alone judges.

The media is no better. No lead stories, 30 second blurbs, or even a mention of this historic decision. Just more news about a dimwitted ex-Governor with the IQ of a moron who dictated a book that makes no sense.

Without publicity there can be no public outrage. Thanks media.

For all the idiots, racists, and assholes who believe the Native people are being overly sensitive, take this test. Walk up to the next Native American you see and call him/her a redskin and see what happens. As they beat the shit out of you, kindly explain that you were honoring them with a term of endearment and meant no disrespect. If you survive, or happen to meet an ignorant dufus, approach a Black person and call them nigger, a Hispanic person and call them (take your choice spic, beaner, wetback.) I will take odds in Vegas that you won't survive more than one hour. All of the judges should take this exercise.

I guess H. Rap Brown was right. A Black or Hispanic Supreme Court Justice makes no difference. They become part of the system that created them.

Native Americans Ask Supreme Court If "Redskins" Offends

A group of Native Americans who find the Washington Redskins name offensive have asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision that favored the team on a legal technicality.

Seven Native Americans have been working through the court system since 1992 to have the Redskins trademark declared invalid. The U.S Patent and Trademark Office ruled in their favor in 1999. Since then they were handed a series of defeats from White judges who ruled that the plaintiffs waited too long to bring their suit in the first place.

Daniel Snyder, the current owner of the NFL team is a racist asshole. He had every opportunity to change the name when he bought the team, but he has no desire to. He is not alone. Ted Turner, former owner of the Atlanta Braves, The Cleveland Indians, and the Kansas City Chiefs are other professional sports teams that defame Native people. The list of college and high school teams is far longer. No other race of people is demeaned as a mascot by another race of people in this nation. Native Americans are placed on the same level as Timberwolves, Cardinals, White Sox, and Blue Jays. Their rituals and religions are openly mocked by huge crowds of morons.

African and Hispanic people must join the Native people in their just cause. Black athletes should refuse to play for teams with names that demean Native people. If one team named itself the Nashville Niggers, the Spokane Spooks, the Huntsville Honkys, the Jacksonville Jews, or the Russelville Rednecks, the outrage would be immediate. Why? Because there are millions of Blacks, Hispanics, Whites and Jews. The Native people have been reduced to a few , and the rest are here for entertainment purposes. Shameful. Disgraceful. A boycott of these teams by like minded individuals would have an immediate and chilling effect on the sports world. My son or daughter will never play for any team that demeans a people. They will never attend a school with a Native American as a mascot.

Yes Redskins is offensive. So is Nigger. So is Honky. So is Spic. Why would any sane individual wear a shirt or cap with the most racist term imaginable on it. Time to wise up.