Is it wrong for the Washington Redskins to have to change their name?

The fact that the Copyright Office changes the law on a team to say the copyright on that team name and logo is no longer valid is another disgrace to allowing our laws to be dismantled without proper reasoning. The continued dismantling of our nation for a select few without the permission of the nation is creating chaos and anger when there is no need. These topics are really non-issues but are being made so by media and social media for the reason of election and potential racial divides which many have given there hearts and lives over the years to achieve the levels we have today. Only to see silly tactics try and break down these achievements. Pray for our land.

The whole thing is just a tactic of the great dividers. They are trying desperately to set us against each other because in their quest for more power, the more distracted people are by subjects like this, the less attention they pay to the destruction of our country. I am so sick of the political correctness movement. This trend where a small minority start telling people what they can say, see, read, speak, and think is at the core of our problems as a nation. I've even heard them attacking the Army's naming convention for Helicopters! What they fail to see is that you don't name sports teams, or helicopters for that matter, for things that are weak or things you don't respect. You don't have the Carolina kittens, you have Panthers! The Redskins aren't defiling native americans, they are holding them up as a shining example of everything that is great and fierce! In fact, I think we should adopt new names for out best helicopters just to spite them! We'll name them Kike, Spic, Cracker, Honkey, Diago, and Whop… Our troops can then get into their Spic attack helicopter and fire a spear chucker missile right up some jihadists terrorist's Azz! God bless America!

SSgt Gary Hendershot, are you suggesting that it is okay to use racial derogatory terms?

I am not suggesting anything. I am flatly stating that the 1st amendment protects all speech, derogatory or other, and that no government has the right or the power to tell people what they are and are not allowed to say! I may not agree with what you are saying, and I am free to express that opinion, but I swore an oath to uphold the constitution, and by god, I'll fight to the death to protect your right to speak your mind! The freedom to speak and be heard is one of those inalienable rights bestowed upon us by our creator that our government is prohibited from legislating against. Something to think about… who gets to determine what is derogatory? Derogatory implies intent. Speaking with the intent of degrading a person of group of people… When my black friend tells me I'm his "nigga" is that derogatory? If the 1st amendment doesn't protect offensive speech, then why have it? No one is going to try to stop people from saying things everyone agrees with! I've never called anyone any of those names, in fact I have been called several of them when there was intent to degrade, but I don't object to the words. They are just words. The real danger is letting the political class (something that was never supposed to exist in America where the people are supposed to govern themselves) ban or censor free speech, because in doing, they limit communication and the sharing of ideas. When it comes to use of derogatory terms in real life, my opinion is that if your argument is so weak that you have to resort to name calling, you have lost the debate, and your ideas are not worth my time.

Even Better!!

Priceless Ma'am!!

I agree we fight and die for all of our rights, not just the ones we want to use and how we want to use them. Everyone likes freedom of speech till someone doesn't like what someone else is saying.

I would have to agree, freedom of speech and expression is no longer free. You either need a permit or someone will tell you "no, you can say or do that."

SFC Jeremy Cook Thank God for the down vote! I thought I was getting soft. Almost forgot what it feels like.

1LT(P) Michael Barden I am from Onalaska, Texas sir, Southeast Texas :)

Haha! Texas towns have funny names.

I was born a Texan. Born on fort Sam army base in San Antonio Tx, father was ssg in the Air Force, so I joined the Navy. But was raised a yooper. ( yooper = someone from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.) the lower peninsula people are trolls as they live below the mackinaw bridge. :~{D>

Hey T! Don't have me vote you down for that comment. LOL!

I can totally agree with that...love it.

Agreed SFC Joseph Benavidez.

SFC Joseph Benavidez, they already are. I'm sure they are already working on. PTSD version of hurt feelings and the offended upon. It's so engrained in society that people have this self and societal produced need to be offended.

SSG (Join to see) I agree our society has become overly sensitive, which does not necessarily apply to this topic, but many others. And that's why I feel some people want the gov't to act in this case. It would be wrong if they did, let the system work like it was designed to. I promise, as people are truly offended, this team will suffer financially and will eventually acquiesce. We just need to be patient. Nothing worth having comes easy or quick.

MAJ Carl Ballinger I agree with you, this is not a sensitivity issue. I was just responding to how I interpreted SSG (Join to see) statement of how "they" are working on the PTSD version of hurt feelings. I took it to mean the country in general has become overly sensitive. I believe that if the gov't forces the team to change the name, other groups(with less than honorable intentions) will seize upon it as a precedent and invoke they are offended by something else and demand the gov't act as they might against this team. Having said all that, I do support Washington changing it's name, just on their own and not because Congress tells them to.

So your saying it's best for our country to stay ignorant? What if we had a team called "The Slave Owners",? or would that too insulting to African American? Well the same goes for Native Americans, they find it insulting that we decided to name a bunch of things in America racist names and nobody says anything because it's socially excepted by the majority population, but that doesn't make it right

I personally know many Native Americans that are offended by these names

If the majority always rules, women shouldn't be able to vote nor should blacks. Interracial marriages shouldn't be legal. Blacks should be treated as slaves. People shouldn't have the freedom of religion. And so on.

It started with the Washington Bullets having to change their name. Now it's the Redskins. Next it'll be the Braves and Indians. Then PETA will find the Tigers, Dolphins, Rams, etc offensive. Then someone will say that a team named the Patriots is offensive.. and the Yankees...and the Celtics..
It's pretty ridiculous how we've gone from a society that enforces character through winning and losing and rewarding based off of accomplishment and merit to giving every thin skinned, bleeding heart a gold star so they don't get their feelings hurt.

Thanks SFC Cook. I try! :)

It is equivalent saying that one can't be a racist because he/she has a black friend.

I understood what you meant CSM - even if others don't.

MAJ Carl Ballinger - huh... well, seems there are posers all over the place - even here on RP... Thanks for the heads up.

I am sorry for misunderstanding your comments, but as I said as i read them it sounded like i had previously stated that is why I asked what you meant by injure. I believe you did elaborate with the example that words to an employer can injure.

Right, if you tell a lie about me, say to my friend who ignores the remarks, I have no grounds to sue you for attempting to defame my character because your remarks produced no actual injury. I don't believe that anyone has been able to prove that the "Redskins" name has caused them a legally valid injury. Therefore, it should NOT be outlawed. If all of the offended people stop buying merchandise and tickets, the team will change the name because of the economic pressure.

This is what I mean by a voice, not a veto. You have the right to speak your opinion and try to convince others of your opinion, but I do not believe anyone should have the right to veto something just because they don't like it. If you cannot get enough people to bring about economic pressure for change, it's dirty pool to demand a change to the law.

I got voted down... dang.

SPC Cross, unprofessional and very disrespectful comment.

Are you serious, might as well call them the spud heads. Nope cannot do that it would be offensive to potatoes.

Problem solved.

That's a good one :-D