The Slants

Supreme Court says offensive trademarks are free speech

Asian-American band The Slants can't trademark their name because it's "offensive"

The band is called "The Slants," but the members are all Asian and say they're taking back the slur and exercising free speech. The government thinks the band being Asian actually makes the name more offensive, and the Supreme Court's decision may...

Asian American Band The Slants Can Trademark Name No Matter How Offensive It Might Be, Court Rules

"I realized that there’s power in claiming an identity, shifting the meaning and stereotype around," says the band.

An Asian-American Musician's Five-Year Battle to Get His 'Offensive' Band Name Trademarked

The US government told Simon Tam that the name of his band the Slants was too racist to trademark, but he thinks a bunch of white people shouldn't be the ones to decide that.

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I know it’s kind of redundant and obvious to make derogatory music-review references to MySpace and Hot Topic in order to make a point about a band.