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If it was the Planet Money episode [1] I also heard, I thought it was interesting how uncomfortable I was when the reporter was asking the lawyer what words sho
by jonlucc 9y ago
If it was the Planet Money episode [1] I also heard, I thought it was interesting how uncomfortable I was when the reporter was asking the lawyer what words should be off limits, and he was fine with every one of them being trademarked.
[1] http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/05/26/530252213/episode-774-unspeakable-trademark http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/05/26/530252213/episo...
- BossHogg 9y agoI just listened to that this weekend. I noticed in the list of sample slurs they discussed they avoided "nigger" and variants but that is exactly what white people will now rush to.
- icebraining 9y agoWhite people could already use "nigger" in the names of their bands. Why would they now "rush to" use it just because it can be trademarked?
- sowbug 9y agoRight. In the earlier NPR episode, it was clear that they'd been using the name for a while, and it was only when they started conflicting with _other_ bands of the same name that they sought the exclusionary power of trademark.
- jonlucc 9y agoYes; I think they were intentionally using slurs that would apply to the lawyer. The problem with that, is that you're relying heavily on how offended a single person is as an indicator of how offensive a word is, but the point was made anyway.