Grandpa, tell me bout the good ole days............

[JethroB]

I was wondering about this when I bought my 2018 Cherokee last month, especially when I started seeing Indian names being replaced in baseball and up here in the past few years mascot name had to be change, how far will politicly correctness go. But for me I'd think it be more of a copyrighted name issue, or can names be copyrighted...........
Chief of Cherokee Nation says 'it's time' for Jeep to stop using tribe's name
It's time for Jeep to stop using Cherokee name, says tribe's chief - YouTube

I don't know about names, but I recall Intel learning a hard lesson about the inability to trademark numbers. Remember the early PCs were 286, 386, and 486 processors OR compatible. That's when they started calling them Pentiums. (for 5) Right up there with the New Coke.

I think the early CJ jeeps are ok, the model name was 'Universal.'

 

[ultrarunner]

NCAA Native American mascot decision - Wikipedia

I suppose it’s a matter of prospective...

 

[MossRoad]

NCAA Native American mascot decision - Wikipedia

I suppose it’s a matter of prospective...

Looking forward, eh?

 

[ultrarunner]

Native American names are found everywhere...

Neighborhood parks, National Parks, cities, counties, public buildings, etc.

Automotive use has a long history...

What's In A Name? - Historic Vehicle Association (HVA)

The mighty California Redwood is also Native American.... Sequoyah

Purging Native American names can be done but should it?

 

[MossRoad]

Native American names are found everywhere...

Neighborhood parks, National Parks, cities, counties, public buildings, etc.

Automotive use has a long history...

What's In A Name? - Historic Vehicle Association (HVA)

The mighty California Redwood is also Native American.... Sequoyah

Purging Native American names can be done but should it?

Reading what the chief of the Cherokee Nation has said, they draw a difference between honoring and selling.

 

[ultrarunner]

No doubt Cherokee’s days are numbered...

 

[MossRoad]

Piper Aircraft from the 50's through about '80 used all native American names for their aircraft. Then they stopped around '80.

 

[bcp]

Army helicopter names.

Bruce

 

[ultrarunner]

Ahwahnee hotel trademarked and VW Toureag the name of nomadic tribe in the Sahara.

Then Native American words like Tahoe and Yukon and so on...

 

[LouNY]

I am getting so sick and tired of this constant whinning and crying about names, trademarks, images and all that some one or thing decides is offensive.
So called politically correctness isn't correct about anything.