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The Slants live at Flying Dog Brewery
On Sunday, April 16 at 6 pm the 1st Amendment Society hosted a live performance by The Slants,
a Portland-based all-Asian American dance-rock band, that is currently awaiting a Supreme Court
ruling over a request to trademark their name, which was originally denied by the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
The Slants have formed an identity “to take on stereotypes that people have about us, like slanted eyes,
and own them.” Embracing and owning a slur as a form of empowerment is their fundamental right,
and should not be denied by self-appointed bureaucrats. Denial of a trademark registration has serious
consequences for artists, just as banning the sale of a beer greatly affects a small, independent
craft brewery. For more insight into the work being done by The Slants.
mailchi.mp/flyingdogbrewery/defending-free-expression?e=1...
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www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/19/533514196/the-...
The Slants live at Flying Dog Brewery
On Sunday, April 16 at 6 pm the 1st Amendment Society hosted a live performance by The Slants,
a Portland-based all-Asian American dance-rock band, that is currently awaiting a Supreme Court
ruling over a request to trademark their name, which was originally denied by the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
The Slants have formed an identity “to take on stereotypes that people have about us, like slanted eyes,
and own them.” Embracing and owning a slur as a form of empowerment is their fundamental right,
and should not be denied by self-appointed bureaucrats. Denial of a trademark registration has serious
consequences for artists, just as banning the sale of a beer greatly affects a small, independent
craft brewery. For more insight into the work being done by The Slants.
mailchi.mp/flyingdogbrewery/defending-free-expression?e=1...