Comments on: Trademark This Part II

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:30:00 +0000

I’m sorry, and I know this is really immature but I’m planning a trip to Central America and learning Spanish. I can’t help wanting to learn how to swear in Spanish! Anyone got this officially recommended website’s link? Hehehe. Nice to know the US Patent Office’s researchers are spending their time well …

By: becky asrai

becky asrai — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 02:00:00 +0000

i read in “velvetpark: dyke culture in bloom” that they’ve had the same problem with the patents office becuase the word dyke is supposedly “immoral and scandelous.” they’re going to try one more time then get lawyers involved…

By: Cyan

Cyan — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 16:48:00 +0000

Not sure about petitions, yrleathergrl. I wrote to NCLR about it days ago but there was no response.

By: ryan

ryan — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:08:00 +0000

maybe they think DTWOF is really an informational AFA site. They could be that stupid… otherwise, it’s an awfully cynical situation.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 19:04:00 +0000

We had some really startling discussions about the subject of terms like gay, lesbian, or dyke in the forum of the English-German online dictionary LEO (dict.leo.org). It’s really weird to be told by straight people that using the word gay, lesbian or dyke ist offensive. They quote all those dictionaries and don’t belive a word you say. But its mostly americans who say that.
We found that only the AHD managed to include at least a mention of the changíng implications of words like dyke, gay, or other self-definition terms (can’t find the threads right now, the network connection is faulty).

By: yrleathergrl

yrleathergrl — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:09:00 +0000

do they work, petitions? not here. but if you’ll decide to post one on-line I’ll be glad to sign it.

By: Cyan

Cyan — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:12:00 +0000

Oh sure. I am certain that my friend that put her (she thought) ironic website http://www.idyke.co.uk online, wanted nothing more than to stir controversy with this highly unacceptable word. I can also vouch that her correspondent, who wrote the most insightful angry rant, ‘God hates fags’ meant to be offensive too. Come to think of it, I’m being offensive to myself on a daily basis by calling myself a dyke. Ah, but now I know better.

Thank your nanny state, ladies. Preferably in petition form.

By: yrleathergrl

yrleathergrl — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:52:00 +0000

the portuguese word for ‘dyke’ doesn´t even appears in most dictionaries and I imagine that the Trademark and Pattent Department here would simply trust the anonymous judgement of a single employee to ‘get read’ of the subject…

By: Kate in Bowdoinham, Maine

Kate in Bowdoinham, Maine — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 02:47:00 +0000

So what can we do to help out? Does the Patent and Trademark Office listen to angry letters from random citizens?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:46:00 +0000

You wonder what the USPTO think of rap groups with names like “Niggers With Attitude”.

Somewhere in my old memorabilia is a tube of Darkie(tm) toothpaste a friend got for me. Their logo is… highly stereotypical.