IâM a hipster panty!
Not to make light or anything. I side with the tribe on this.
Isnât anyone going to sue for the Hipsters?
Are you claiming that vocal fry is cultural appropriation?
As much as I love supporting the historically oppressed underdog, I really canât support the idea that the word âNavajoâ should be a federal trademark any more than, say, âMexican,â âSudanese,â âIrish,â or âNative Americanâ should be trademarks. No approval of the Navajo Nation is implied by the term âNavajoâ on its own any more than itâs implied that any random Mexican restaurant is endorsed by the people or government of Mexico.
just to be clear, is âhipsterâ being used to describe the cut of the garment, or the people who might wear them?
âŚit seems ambiguous.
As a leading member of my own neo-retro-hipster collective, all I can say is I have a Number Station to work on and urban citrus to forage.
âŚand old episodes of Daria to watch.
Looks itchy.
They could always call them âPendleton Hipster Pantiesâ but then they would have to deal with lawsuits from a different group.
All Iâm saying is, if you havenât tried a vocal fry with mayonnaise you are missing out.
Damnit Michael, its Aioli!!!
The test to me seems to be that if Navajo clothing line from American Apparel is ok then American Apparel clothing line from the Navajo nation should also be ok.
I feel that the term Navajo is plenty descriptive, and specific. However why not just keep the same print on the panties but call it something different? Or would the Navajo people sue over the usage of the pattern as well? (i doubt this but i think itâs a valid question)
Sounds like the lyrics to a Country & Western tune.
Nope. But they could make âAmericanâ or âApparelâ clothing, unless you think someone should be able to trademark either of those two âgenericâ (in trademark speak) words singly.
American Apparel didnât use the mark âNavajo Nationâ they used the word âNavajo.â Does anyone think the Navajo Nation should be able to sue you if you sell a Navajo rug?
Iâm just worried that Boing Boing didnât get permission from The Hipster People⢠to use the term âHipsterââŚ
I missed where Urban Outfitters turned into American Apparel.
Urban Outfitters is still paying their bills, I believe.
What? Theyâre separate companies. Urban Outfitters owns Anthropologie â a beautiful looking store â and has had a couple of shuttered ventures, but I donât think any of them have even carried American Apparel apparel which tends to compete.
The UO corporate campus in the Phillyâs old Naval Shipyards is a joy to behold. So much appropriation under one (well, several) beautifully restored roof!
