Comments for JadeLuckClub http://jadeluckclub.com Celebrating Asian American Creativity! Thu, 17 May 2012 20:45:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Inexplicable Suicides at MITand Cal Tech? The Price of Tiger Parenting and Model Minority Pressures? by k higgins http://jadeluckclub.com/brink-success-suicide-mit/#comment-7932 k higgins Thu, 17 May 2012 20:45:18 +0000 http://jadeluckclub.com/?p=2578#comment-7932 Correction re: antidepressant & suicide. There is conclusive evidence that SSRI's,like; prozac, paxil, zoloft, celexa are linked to suicide- and violent behaior due to a side efffect, akathisia- an intolerable agitated/restless state, compounded by impulsive behavior and impaired cognitive function. Suicide and violence appear within first 2 weeks of starting or increasing the dosage of these medications. Many of these suicide victims are adolesents and young adults- youngest reported case was 6 year old. Common to all- side effects not explained, signs of irritability, sleeplessness- etc were noted by family or friends, but not thought to be serious... Psychiatrists and pharmaceutical companies were aware of these risks before these drugs were marketed... Correction re: antidepressant & suicide. There is conclusive evidence that SSRI’s,like; prozac, paxil, zoloft, celexa are linked to suicide- and violent behaior due to a side efffect, akathisia- an intolerable agitated/restless state, compounded by impulsive behavior and impaired cognitive function. Suicide and violence appear within first 2 weeks of starting or increasing the dosage of these medications.

Many of these suicide victims are adolesents and young adults- youngest reported case was 6 year old. Common to all- side effects not explained, signs of irritability, sleeplessness- etc were noted by family or friends, but not thought to be serious…

Psychiatrists and pharmaceutical companies were aware of these risks before these drugs were marketed…

]]> Comment on The Slants: Their Trademark Saga Continues by admin http://jadeluckclub.com/slants-trademark-saga-continues/#comment-7434 admin Wed, 09 May 2012 01:47:38 +0000 http://jadeluckclub.com/?p=3998#comment-7434 Hmmm. How did Niggaz get their through? Seriously, if they can, you should be allowed! Hmmm. How did Niggaz get their through? Seriously, if they can, you should be allowed!

]]> Comment on The Slants: Their Trademark Saga Continues by admin http://jadeluckclub.com/slants-trademark-saga-continues/#comment-7432 admin Wed, 09 May 2012 01:47:17 +0000 http://jadeluckclub.com/?p=3998#comment-7432 Susan - I completely agree. They shouldn't be in the business of dictating what is appropriate for our community or not. Why can a band trademark themselves as "Uncle Kracker" but we can't use a re-appropriated term in a positive, self-referential manner? The problem is that the specific law preventing us from getting the trademark was written in 1942 and does not take situations like ours into account. Posted by Simon Tam Susan – I completely agree. They shouldn’t be in the business of dictating what is appropriate for our community or not. Why can a band trademark themselves as “Uncle Kracker” but we can’t use a re-appropriated term in a positive, self-referential manner? The problem is that the specific law preventing us from getting the trademark was written in 1942 and does not take situations like ours into account.

Posted by Simon Tam
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]]> Comment on The Slants: Their Trademark Saga Continues by admin http://jadeluckclub.com/slants-trademark-saga-continues/#comment-7431 admin Wed, 09 May 2012 01:46:56 +0000 http://jadeluckclub.com/?p=3998#comment-7431 Mia - It depends on the individual mark. The cases are kind of all over the place. For example, Heeb (a slang term for Jew) was approved for Heeb Magazine. When the same group applied to get a trademark, it was denied because it was disparaging towards the Jewish community. A non-Native American owns the trademark for "Redskins." The controversial rap group NWA (Niggaz Wit Attitudes) have a trademark on theirs. But most of the time, applications with any reference to race/minority status get denied. Posted by Simon Tam Mia – It depends on the individual mark. The cases are kind of all over the place. For example, Heeb (a slang term for Jew) was approved for Heeb Magazine. When the same group applied to get a trademark, it was denied because it was disparaging towards the Jewish community. A non-Native American owns the trademark for “Redskins.” The controversial rap group NWA (Niggaz Wit Attitudes) have a trademark on theirs. But most of the time, applications with any reference to race/minority status get denied.

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]]> Comment on The Slants: Their Trademark Saga Continues by admin http://jadeluckclub.com/slants-trademark-saga-continues/#comment-7424 admin Wed, 09 May 2012 00:43:24 +0000 http://jadeluckclub.com/?p=3998#comment-7424 One thing I learned from my years of being the "outspoken and agressive" oriental girl is that no matter what, I can't change the way I look. However, during my years of being labeled in a negative connotative way, I noticed that women of Caucasian ethnicity are considered "Not afraid to voice their opinion, and ambitious". Not allowing you to name your group a certain name because the Trademark Police consider it racist, is racist. Some music groups names could be considered inappropriate...like one of my favorite groups, "The Grateful Dead", was it allowed because at the time the Trademark office considered them alive and not really Dead? Posted by Susan Miyabe - Sugimoto One thing I learned from my years of being the “outspoken and agressive” oriental girl is that no matter what, I can’t change the way I look. However, during my years of being labeled in a negative connotative way, I noticed that women of Caucasian ethnicity are considered “Not afraid to voice their opinion, and ambitious”. Not allowing you to name your group a certain name because the Trademark Police consider it racist, is racist. Some music groups names could be considered inappropriate…like one of my favorite groups, “The Grateful Dead”, was it allowed because at the time the Trademark office considered them alive and not really Dead?

Posted by Susan Miyabe – Sugimoto

]]> Comment on The Slants: Their Trademark Saga Continues by admin http://jadeluckclub.com/slants-trademark-saga-continues/#comment-7423 admin Wed, 09 May 2012 00:38:08 +0000 http://jadeluckclub.com/?p=3998#comment-7423 I think it's weird that they would let a Caucasian person/company use "slant" when it could confer racism but not an Asian when it's a racist term about Asians. As if the Trademark office can prevent a race from using derogatory terms used against them in the past. It's sort of ass backwards. And also, does this apply to all minorities? No one is allowed to use derogatory terms that were applied to them but anyone else can? I think it’s weird that they would let a Caucasian person/company use “slant” when it could confer racism but not an Asian when it’s a racist term about Asians. As if the Trademark office can prevent a race from using derogatory terms used against them in the past. It’s sort of ass backwards. And also, does this apply to all minorities? No one is allowed to use derogatory terms that were applied to them but anyone else can?

]]> Comment on The Slants: Their Trademark Saga Continues by admin http://jadeluckclub.com/slants-trademark-saga-continues/#comment-7422 admin Wed, 09 May 2012 00:34:44 +0000 http://jadeluckclub.com/?p=3998#comment-7422 Hi, thank you for sharing about our story. What's interesting is that of the 60 or so filed trademarks for variations of "slant," ours is the ONLY one that ever received a denial because it could possibly infer race. Every other applicant that had applied was Caucasian and had no issues at all. Because I have a Chinese name, it clued them in that we might be Asian. Sure enough, you can hardly find any connection with our band that doesn't mention the fact that we pride ourselves in Asian American culture. Unfortunately, that was a huge no-no for the Trademark Office. If I had an "American" sounding name, this wouldn't be an issue at all. Posted by Simon Tam From my LinkedIn Group Asian American Leadership Network Hi, thank you for sharing about our story.

What’s interesting is that of the 60 or so filed trademarks for variations of “slant,” ours is the ONLY one that ever received a denial because it could possibly infer race. Every other applicant that had applied was Caucasian and had no issues at all. Because I have a Chinese name, it clued them in that we might be Asian. Sure enough, you can hardly find any connection with our band that doesn’t mention the fact that we pride ourselves in Asian American culture. Unfortunately, that was a huge no-no for the Trademark Office. If I had an “American” sounding name, this wouldn’t be an issue at all.

Posted by Simon Tam

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]]> Comment on Instant Noodles on America’s Best Dance Crew, Season 6. Who is better? Kaba Modern or Instant Noodles? by America's Best Dance Crew: Jabbawockeez | JadeLuckClub http://jadeluckclub.com/instant-noodles-dance-crew-in-americas-best-dance-crew-season-6/#comment-7373 America's Best Dance Crew: Jabbawockeez | JadeLuckClub Tue, 08 May 2012 08:07:59 +0000 http://jadeluckclub.com/?p=470#comment-7373 [...] do you think they compare to Kaba Modern and Instant Noodles, two other Asian Hip Hop groups who competed on America’s Best Dance Crew? Who are you voting [...] [...] do you think they compare to Kaba Modern and Instant Noodles, two other Asian Hip Hop groups who competed on America’s Best Dance Crew? Who are you voting [...]

]]> Comment on The Slants: Their Trademark Saga Continues by Simon http://jadeluckclub.com/slants-trademark-saga-continues/#comment-7161 Simon Thu, 03 May 2012 05:12:15 +0000 http://jadeluckclub.com/?p=3998#comment-7161 We've had a lot of help generously donated to the cause because people see how important it is to change the role of government from being to make decisions for a community group without the group's consent or opinion! However, it's the fee's that the Trademark Office charges every time that we respond to them that are killing us. It almost makes one think that the simply continue the fight to make money off of this case. We’ve had a lot of help generously donated to the cause because people see how important it is to change the role of government from being to make decisions for a community group without the group’s consent or opinion! However, it’s the fee’s that the Trademark Office charges every time that we respond to them that are killing us. It almost makes one think that the simply continue the fight to make money off of this case.

]]> Comment on The Slants: Their Trademark Saga Continues by admin http://jadeluckclub.com/slants-trademark-saga-continues/#comment-7160 admin Thu, 03 May 2012 01:54:39 +0000 http://jadeluckclub.com/?p=3998#comment-7160 Hi Simon, That doesn't seem fair to me! How is your new attorney? This must be an expensive endeavor! Hi Simon,
That doesn’t seem fair to me! How is your new attorney? This must be an expensive endeavor!

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