A South Park commercial that aired on Sunday during the Washington-Philadelphia Eagles game shines a humorous new light on the controversial team name the Washington Redskins. The commercial which aired only in Washington D.C. seems to be an attempt by the creators of South Park to share their negative opinion of the team's refusal to change their name now that as of June, the name Redskins is no longer a protected trademark, reports The Huffington Post. In the commercial, Eric Cartman runs a business under the Washington Redskins name. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Devil's advocate: Eric Cartman of South Park has taken over the Washington Redskins' name to the cartoon version of team owner Dan Snyder's chagrin
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A South Park commercial poking fun at the Washington Redskins name aired only in Washington D.C.
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The name the Washington Redskins is no longer a protected trademark because a trademark board found it to be 'disparaging of Native Americans'
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In the commercial, Eric Cartman runs a business under the Washington Redskins name and the team owner Dan Snyder finds it 'disrespectful'
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