Improper Band Names
Rockadelic
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A six-member, Portland, Ore. band composed entirely of Asian-Americans has been fighting the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) for over four years in an effort to trademark the band???s name ??? ???The Slants.???
When the band first applied for the trademark in 2009, the PTO refused on the grounds that the name was offensive to Asians, citing two crowd-sourced reference sites ??? Wikipedia and the ever-colorful Urban Dictionary ??? in the denial.
Urban Dictionary, an online compendium of user-submitted definitions, has multiple definitions for ???slants.??? According to one, the term is a ???derogatory term used to refer to those of Asian descent. More accurately, it tends to refer to anybody with slanted eyes.??? Another identifies ???slants??? as ???Pants worn by a slut, or ???slutty pants??? or ???slut pants??? which form the merged word ???slants???. Normally worn much lower than normal pants because the wearer is ???always ready.??????
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/21/racial-slur-government-blocks-asian-american-band-from-trademarking-the-slants/#ixzz2iO2QzSwq
When the band first applied for the trademark in 2009, the PTO refused on the grounds that the name was offensive to Asians, citing two crowd-sourced reference sites ??? Wikipedia and the ever-colorful Urban Dictionary ??? in the denial.
Urban Dictionary, an online compendium of user-submitted definitions, has multiple definitions for ???slants.??? According to one, the term is a ???derogatory term used to refer to those of Asian descent. More accurately, it tends to refer to anybody with slanted eyes.??? Another identifies ???slants??? as ???Pants worn by a slut, or ???slutty pants??? or ???slut pants??? which form the merged word ???slants???. Normally worn much lower than normal pants because the wearer is ???always ready.??????
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/10/21/racial-slur-government-blocks-asian-american-band-from-trademarking-the-slants/#ixzz2iO2QzSwq
Comments
The University Of North Texas was recently hit by vandals who added two letters to the UNT ART BUILDING sign.
They were just asking for it. As is the town of Tuckahoe on my commuter rail line.
Whilst these were largely bedroom wankerdom names, we did once support Mot??rhead at the Kingston College back in the day when Mhead were scatching a living on the back of punk, but the nom du jour now escapes.
God we were arseholes.
Who gives a shit? Why does this band need a seal of government approval for their stupid name, anyway? I doubt the Fried Abortions had such worries.
Nip Drivers
Anal Cunt
Crucifucks
crusty punks have this stuff down
Maybe i should attend one.
Wait, i'm on Soulstrut already :bingbadaboom:
Cherry Popping Daddies
always liked Dandy Warhols
Smegma
Napalm Beach
Also
NWA
Sure. The pockets of jealous fans whose teams have never won and are now in yet another rebuilding phase are filled with cash they didn't have to use on playoff tickets.