Comments on: Washington Redskins Win, Can Keep Trademark

By: gary norris gray

gary norris gray — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:02:52 +0000

would I be A Black-Native American Yankee
love the Mets, Jets, Devils, Nets, Rangers, Knicks, and Giants too

By: Alan McDonald

Alan McDonald — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:24:22 +0000

They used to say that rooting for the Yankees was like rooting for General Motors.

Would they still say that today?

By: Gene Quinn

Gene Quinn — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:48:28 +0000

Lisa-

I agree. And, there is nothing wrong with being a Yankee, a Yankee fan or liking Derek Jeter!

-Gene

By: Gene Quinn

Gene Quinn — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:46:33 +0000

You are a Cowboy fan Alan? Maybe we are brothers.

-Gene

By: Lisa Fantino, Esq.

Lisa Fantino, Esq. — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:34:08 +0000

At some point in this ridiculously politically correct society of ours why does freedom of speech and expression always take a back seat to the hurt feelings of a chosen few seeking their 15 minutes in the spotlight?

Perhaps as a New Yorker I should be insulted if someone from the south calls me a Yankee. However, as an intelligent woman I am not; in fact, I am proud to be a Yankee, now if only Derek Jeter would call!

By: Alan McDonald

Alan McDonald — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:36:55 +0000

New Jersey, Rutgers AND a Cowboys fan?

Are you my twin separated at birth?

By: John Welch

John Welch — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:19:26 +0000

Actually, a new petition for cancellation is pending at the TTAB, brought by six native americans who have just recently reached majority age. So I don’t think the appellate court decision necessarily means that this dispute has been ended once and for all.

By: gary norris gray

gary norris gray — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:24:41 +0000

Here is an article I wrote which first appeared on BASN in July of 2005, and was republished by BlackAthlete.com in 2007.

http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/Football_7/Change_The_Names_Please.shtml

Excerpt:

“After 50 years, Native American Indians are still fighting the fight to get American Professional Sports teams to change their names or at least respect the names they have chosen for their teams. African Americans should be supporting our Native American brothers and sisters in this historic effort.

The Braves, Chiefs, Indians, Redskins, and Warriors are the five professional teams with generic Native American names, names that mean little or nothing to the average American man, woman, or child.

Now is the time to ask: America, how would Americans feel if some of the professional teams had names like, THE DENVER DARKIES, OR HOUSTON HONKIES, CHICAGO CHINKS maybe THE NEWARK NIGGERS, or even WASHINGTON STATE WHITE BOYS?”