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FCC Could Ban The Word "Redskins" From Radio & TV - Are The "Chiefs" Next?
These political correctness people are driving me nuts.
If they get their way concerning the Redskins perhaps they will go after the "Chiefs" next. "WASHINGTON, D.C. (GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL) — The Federal Communications Commission [FCC] could effectively ban the use of the word "Redskins" by broadcasters, based upon a filing by several former FCC commissioners and other communication law experts, if the team's name isn't changed, according to a letter sent Friday to team owner Dan Snyder which concluded that using the word "Redskin" on the air is likely to be contrary to federal broadcast law because it constitutes an "indecency" if not an "obscenity." The letter from former FCC chairman Reed Hundt and 11 other broadcast law experts says the R-word is the most derogatory name a Native American can be called, and is an "unequivocal racial slur" akin to the N-word. They liken the use of "Redskin" to an "obscenity," which is illegal on the public airwaves in any form, rather than simply an "indecency" which is restricted to certain times of the day." http://www.ketknbc.com/news/fcc-coul...-from-tv-radio http://rbr.com/fcc-could-ban-redskin...-radio-and-tv/ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...s-is-indecent/ |
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04-10-2013, 10:30 AM | #331 |
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I don't think 'chiefs' is a racial slur, so I'm not really worried about it.
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04-10-2013, 10:32 AM | #332 |
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this current day in age people are way to wrapped up in what offends them; or inconviences them somehow.
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04-10-2013, 10:40 AM | #333 |
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04-10-2013, 03:31 PM | #334 |
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is the term 'white man' or 'white people' offensive to any whites / anglos in here?
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04-10-2013, 04:07 PM | #335 |
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04-10-2013, 04:15 PM | #336 |
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04-10-2013, 06:04 PM | #337 |
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Redskin's name and the Indian's logo are now racially insensitive. Things change. Deal with it old people.
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04-10-2013, 06:20 PM | #338 |
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04-10-2013, 06:27 PM | #339 |
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Dude. The Chiefs are commonly associated with a Native American theme. Sooner or later, you don't think it's possible that somebody will be offended by that and say the Chiefs need to stop exploiting them? There have been people bitching about the Cleveland Indians, and even the Seminoles. Why? Because SOMEBODY finds it degrading somehow.
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I can see the difference Brock, but I'm not offended by it. As was said earlier, if someone is offended it's a fact of life. Does the intention of the name have anything to do with it? And I don't put it on the same level as the n-word. I dunno. I guess my sensitivities are all out of whack.
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04-10-2013, 08:40 PM | #344 |
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WTF???? How is a team named after a Pixar movie racist?????
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04-10-2013, 10:08 PM | #345 |
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Can They just ban the term "politically correct?"
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