Hail to the Redsk...err...The U.S. Patent and Trademark office

The worst part about Dan Snyder's Friday...is that it's only Wednesday. Today, his public relations fiasco defending the derogatory Washington NFL mascot has come to a sudden hiccup. The U.S. Patent and Trademark office cancelled six federal trademark registrations for the name "Washington Redskins." Who would've imagined the day where a $1.56B franchise logo would catch a side-eye from a trademark office? As it turns out, that said logo doesn't quite please the federal laws in which the U.S. Patent and Trademark office operate under -- the team's name is "disparaging to Native Americans."

“We decide, based on the evidence properly before us, that these registrations must be cancelled because they were disparaging to Native Americans at the respective times they were registered,” the board wrote in its opinion, which is here. A brief explanation of how the Board reached its decision is here." 

Feel free to read more on the aforementioned text at HuffPost Politics.

This is only a small chapter of the disastrous book How To Change Redskins Logo. Last year, ten different members of congress, including my favorite, Barbara Lee (D-Calif), wrote letters to Redskins' owner Dan Snyder and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell urging a name change. Take some time to read them all. They're revolutionary.

The congressional revolt is not alone! During the 2014 NBA Finals, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation aired an ad supporting the change of the Redskins' name, which was captivating to say the least. You can see (from that demonstration) how intolerant the NBA and the ABC network is of such insensitive behavior.

Instead of being completely defensive on the topic, some have offered to lend a hand in the brainstorming of a new logo for the Washington NFL team. I think this option is more proactive; you can't assume Washington's graphic design team is as racially sensitive as the rest of this revolt society.

I, for one, vouch for the change of the Redskins' logo. While some may use the argument "I know some native americans who don't mind being called that," I beg to differ. You can't possibly use that small amount a people and apply it to the masses of Native American people. It is a slur. One that cannot continue to be paraded around disrespecting native people of this land on EVERY SINGLE SPORTS NETWORK.