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Related to an earlier discussion about taking back slurs, US Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of trademark protection for offensive terms, slurs after cw 

Asian-American band wins right to call themselves The Slants.
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I haven't read anything on this page, but not looking forward to how others might use this ruling in less of a "taking back the slur" way, like the Washington football team.

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