November 23, 2024

Monday Morning Soapbox: What’s In A Name?

June 23, 2014 J. Blatto 0

So this past week’s huge controversy* was the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPO) canceling the Washington Redskins’ trademark.  More surprising than the USPO’s decision to cancel the trademark after 80 years is the fact

#appropriation

May 2, 2014 Oskar Thompson 1

[embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzC4hFK5P3g[/embedyt] i don’t know how i feel about ‘appropriation’. currently, every subculture is so mashed up its insane. a great insane. like language for example, up thru the 90s, slang separated generations, sub-cultures (ethnicities), regions..