Walmart copyrighted Juneteenth

[Pens1566]

Completely tone deaf ...

 

[Fanatical Meat]

While I’m not a lawyer I believe this is relating to “Juneteenth Ice Cream” and nothing else.

 

[brycejones]

I don't understand why they'd think this was a good idea.

Ignorance, just plain simple ignorance combined with overly aggressive marketing.

 

[mikeymikec]

Walmart: Sounds about white

 

[pcgeek11]

You voted for him twice, I will continue to remind you of that.

Have fun!

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Walmart: Sounds about white

have you ever entered a WalMart?

 

[sdifox]

Can we just be glad they didn’t make it watermelon sorbet?

Grape soda flavour xd

 

[hal2kilo]

have you ever entered a WalMart?

He's never been to the one in Westminster, CA.

 

[mikeymikec]

have you ever entered a WalMart?

I can't remember if I did when I visited the US twenty years ago. Right now I'm trying to remember *any* of the shops' names that I went into

 

[nakedfrog]

Lord what difference does it make?

Yeah, this sounds about right from you.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I can't remember if I did when I visited the US twenty years ago. Right now I'm trying to remember *any* of the shops' names that I went into

Walmart is a very diverse place. Won’t see many Uber wealthy people but ignoring that they are a good mix of whom lives in the area. Mine are Brazilian heavy but otherwise a decent mix of where I live.

 

[Zorba]

I don't understand why they'd think this was a good idea.

I mean this is probably how Santa and Turkey/ham for Christmas came about. The first few years of making something a tradition seems like terrible appropriation, then it just becomes a tradition... That's marketing for you.

 

[mikeymikec]

Walmart is a very diverse place. Won’t see many Uber wealthy people but ignoring that they are a good mix of whom lives in the area. Mine are Brazilian heavy but otherwise a decent mix of where I live.

My original post was about the management. The customers don't decide what ought to be registered as trademarks.

 

[snoopy7548]

Can we just be glad they didn’t make it watermelon sorbet?

I was thinking more like Rocky Road or chocolate chocolate chip, but you win.

 

[ElFenix]

I don't understand why they'd think this was a good idea.

probably just general incompetence.

what's weird is i don't see a TM symbol on wally world's other ice creams, though, admittedly, most of them are generic flavors. even the couple of interesting names don't have TM symbols. otherwise i'd chalk it up to 'they just slap TM on everything'

 

[Shmee]

Looks tasty.

 

[Bitek]

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Does that mean noone can advertise the holiday anymore without paying Walmart a royalty?

edit:
Mods- Can you move this to OT? (Didnt realize i was in P&N)

Jesus F that looks cringy.

OTOH, maybe it's the sign your holiday has become accepted as mainstream when it becomes commercialized and degraded.

When's the Juneteenth mattress sale?

 

[nakedfrog]

Jesus F that looks cringy.

OTOH, maybe it's the sign your holiday has become accepted as mainstream when it becomes commercialized and degraded.

When's the Juneteenth mattress sale?

Reference: Pride month, "rainbow capitalism"

 

[pmv]

Why would you think I am mad? Other than you projecting...

I think it is silly and frivolous. I thought the design was fine and see nothing even slightly disrespectful.

I don't know what was the specific criticism that led them to withdraw that product. It seems a bit futile to object to any and all 'commercialization' of a holiday or commemoration, so if that was the issue it's probably a lost cause. It's an inevitability under capitalism.

But trying to trade-mark the name of someone else's important event is pretty objectionable. If anything counts as "appropriation" that probably does.

Again, how about if some corporation tried to claim "Christmas" or "Jesus Christ" or "George Washington" as their own exclusive trademark? You think nobody would find that disrepectful?

 

[pcgeek11]

Again, how about if some corporation tried to claim "Christmas" or "Jesus Christ" or "George Washington" as their own exclusive trademark? You think nobody would find that disrepectful?

The TM is the name of the particular Ice Cream. It isn't ownership or copyright.

 

[nakedfrog]

The TM is the name of the particular Ice Cream. It isn't ownership or copyright.

Oh wow, you didn't actually answer his question at all, that's so unlike you...

 

[brycejones]

The TM is the name of the particular Ice Cream. It isn't ownership or copyright.

So it’s a secret

 

[Fanatical Meat]

The TM is the name of the particular Ice Cream. It isn't ownership or copyright.

Agreed as in you & I couldn’t make a “Juneteenth” Ice Cream that is packaged nearly identically to how WalMart packages it.
This really isn’t that strange in the business world. Businesses trademark all sorts of stuff because big companies hire lawyers and they pay those lawyers no matter what so they may as well use those billed hours to have the lawyers do something. Even if it is a trademark that likely wouldn’t stand up to a court challenge. What the hell the pay the lawyers no matter what.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Have fun!

yes, it is.

 

[Dulanic]

What does red velvet and cheesecake have to do with slavery? They couldn't choose a better flavor?

I'm not sure, but I do enjoy some red velvet cake. Never made me think of slavery though.