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    Is this b/s never going to end?

    Now the Jeep Cherokee name is disrespectful to the Cherokee Nation and they want the name dropped. I’d have to assume the next protest will come from the Mojave! When and where is this silly bullshit going to end?

    Now, I have a question. If I invent a product, name it “Barrybobsbigwhitejohnson”, then get my johnson patented and the name copyrighted, don’t I “own” that name? I’m sure Jeep has the Cherokee nameplate copyrighted, couldn’t they turn this around and send a cease and desist letter to the Cherokee Nation telling them to quit using Jeep’s name? How does that work?

    As a side note and not exactly relevant, my dad and I were building custom Cadillacs in the mid-70’s and we named one of our models “Mirage”. Sometime in the late 70’s, Mitsubishi contacted us asking permission to use the Mirage name on a new car entry they were coming out with. We told them we had no problem with it and we had no copyright on the name anyway, so the Mitsubishi Mirage was born.

    What I mean is, if the name is not copyrighted, nobody "owns" it, correct? Even if someone has been using the name (as my dad and I were with the Mirage), they don't own the rights unless it's copyrighted and anybody can come along at any time, copyright the name and use it. Then, anybody else using that name (no matter how long they've used it) could be sued for copyright infringement. Right? I wonder what the legal limitations are for something like that?
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    Is it actually coming from the Cherokee nation or some others speaking for them?


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    Quote Originally Posted by DeputyDog View Post
    Is it actually coming from the Cherokee nation or some others speaking for them?
    Chief of Cherokee Nation Says 'It's Time' for Jeep to Stop Using Name

    https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a3...op-using-name/
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    I think we need to drop the term Americans and rename ourselves the (Biggest Bunch Of Whiny Assholes Ever Assembled On One Continent) or BBWAEAOOC's

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    That won't work ... most people couldn't spell it.
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    Is this b/s never going to end?

    If this keeps up, most of the US will have to be renamed. Take out the Native American names and anything named after a historical figure that is now considered controversial, and there won’t be much left.

    https://www.infoplease.com/history/n...an-place-names

    I can see if the names are dropped, then these groups will start to complain that they have been “erased” from US history.

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    And it rolls on like a boulder down a mountain. I think we're headed for the day when civilization will be nothing but mindless clones.

    6 Dr. Seuss Books Won't Be Published for Racist Images

    The business that preserves and protects Dr. Seuss’ legacy has announced it will stop publishing six titles because of racist and insensitive imagery.

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    It’s only going to stop when they start targeting each other because they have ran out of other people and things to cancel.


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    It will stop when reasonable people just say no to all the silly b/s, laugh at the absurdities and go on with their lives. Ideologues hate being laughed at.

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    People got offended by Colin Kapernick. I agree its silly as hell!

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    I'm sure glad that we're cracking down on domestic terrorism, our current administration has been in office less than two months and they're already taken down the nefarious Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head.

    WTG people,,,,( is people offensive? I can't keep up)

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    Quote Originally Posted by BarryBobPosthole View Post
    People got offended by Colin Kapernick. I agree its silly as hell!

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    This is exactly the same...


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