Redskins lose copyright to 'hateful slur' name after tradema

[Thanas]

Good article with link to the decision by the court.
http://www.atlredline.com/how-the-u-s-p ... /+marchman

[NeoGoomba]

Always relevant when bashing Snyder's godawful decisions, and him in general:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/7585 ... se-history

And this one, which the previous article references, is hilarious for a read:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arti ... an-snyder/

[Elheru Aran]

I'm fairly sure the Atlanta Braves got rid of the American Indian face motif. They just go with the tomahawk thing now.

[Terralthra]

There's the Chicago Blackhawks

The Blackhawks changed their logo, widely seen as a response to Native American protest.

Cleveland Indians (the team is also called the Tribe)

The Indians changed their logo, widely seen as a response to Native American protest.

And the Atlanta Braves

The Braves changed their logo and mascot, widely seen as a response to Native American protest.

Hm, almost like there's a pattern there.

The Redskins get the most attention because "redskin" is an ethnic slur in a way that "indians" is not, and because the team's owner has resisted the most vociferously.

[FSTargetDrone]

The Indians changed their logo, widely seen as a response to Native American protest.

Except that as of right now you can go to Cleveland's official MLB website and see recent photos of players wearing hats with Wahoo on them:



And this is a screen grab from their online store that I took a few minutes ago:



They are still using the logo. Maybe not as prominently, but they are still wearing it as part of the uniform and making money off of it.

[Enigma]

There's the Chicago Blackhawks

The Blackhawks changed their logo, widely seen as a response to Native American protest.

Nope, still there as their primary logo. What you are thinking of is their alternate logo.

Cleveland Indians (the team is also called the Tribe)

The Indians changed their logo, widely seen as a response to Native American protest.

I've checked the MLB site and it is still being used. You can see it on their caps and jersey sleeves. The big "C" is their primary logo as of this yeah but the head is still used but as an alternate.

And the Atlanta Braves

The Braves changed their logo and mascot, widely seen as a response to Native American protest.

This one I stand corrected.

Hm, almost like there's a pattern there.

The Redskins get the most attention because "redskin" is an ethnic slur in a way that "indians" is not, and because the team's owner has resisted the most vociferously.

That may be true but for the Cleveland Indians... that face says what words don't.

[Terralthra]

That may be true but for the Cleveland Indians... that face says what words don't.

I agree, Chief Wahoo is ridiculous, which is why I'm glad they're starting to phase that logo out. And people aren't ignoring it and focusing entirely on the Redskins. Wahoo gets protests as well, as do many other professional, amateur, and school teams.