Sentences with phrase «trademarking racial slurs»

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For years different groups of Native Americans have challenged the continued registration of the trademark on the grounds that it is, effectively, a derogatory racial slur.

Should also point out that a July 2017 case before the supreme court affirmed the rule that hate speech is protected free speech in the states (the case in question reversed rules on racial slurs being trademarks when an Asian American band tried to trade mark their bandname, which was reclaiming a slur for Asians.).