NBA files for trademarks for the Hornets and the names are...
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Originally Posted by
Miss_318
This movie....Swamp People...these types of shows and movies really make me mad because this is what people outside of Louisiana associate with the state....they actually think every person in Louisiana are exactly like these people. I know people in Louisiana....probably more so in NOLA....have this isolated "we don't care what other people think about us" mentality....but although I was born in Alexandria, Louisiana and consider it my home...I've lived/traveled all over the states/world (my dad was in the Army we lived in Germany from my Jr High School years thru my first 2 years of college). Its very unsettling how so many people think that Louisiana natives are all uneducated, racist, and poor. Its like we're cut off from the world....when I tell people I'm from Louisiana there are 2 things that automatically come out of their mouth
1. Oh so you're from New Orleans (like NOLA is the ONLY place in Louisiana)
2. Did your family make it out after Katrina...
I kid you not....every. single. time.
Its frustrating sometimes...because I'm proud of where I'm from but I also am not proud of the sterotypes that some in Louisiana seem so eager to exploit when there is so much more culture in the state that people don't know about. Thats why the name to me needs to not only resonate with the state but be something that doesn't make us look like we're perpetuating those negative backwoods stereotypes that everyone outside of our state perpetuates to the rest of the world. Thats why I feel more research and a more professional tone needs to be taken when trying to do this rebrand.
But thats just me though....
This sums up my thoughts pretty succinctly. Good Nicknames are supposed to "Represent" your state and/or region...Detroit - Pistons, Pittsburgh - Steelers, SF - 49ers, Los Angeles (Minneapolis) Lakers, lets tie into the parts of this culture that make us one of the most attractive tourist locations in the States.
And miss me with the "We don't care what other people think" comments...
NBA files for trademarks for the Hornets and the names are...
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Originally Posted by
tjharris
Sorry sweety but Roux is a big part of New Orleans cuisine, and food is a big part of New Orleans
I hope your a girl
NBA files for trademarks for the Hornets and the names are...
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Originally Posted by
neworleanshoo
then come up with a legitimate name referring to new orleans food.. that doesn't sound too WNBA-ish... and i'll get behind it.
Not a make-believe mystical part-werewolf creature - unknown to 99% of the nation and over 90% of new orleans itself - with a name that sounds like baby-talk gobble-de-goop that just happens by sheer coincidence to be able to be shortened to something that's "a big part of new orleans cuisine." no.
I don't think Benson really cares what you think.
NBA files for trademarks for the Hornets and the names are...
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Originally Posted by
RaisingTheBrow
I don't think Benson really cares what you think.
This is flawed statement on the surface. If you're talking about a specific person, yes. But Tom Benson absolutely cares about how this rebrand will SELL. Don't ever forget that this is a business venture for Mr. Benson...