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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:band
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gptkbp:activeYears
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2006–2019
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:Simon_Tam
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gptkbp:disbanded
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2019
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gptkbp:ethnicityOfMembers
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gptkb:Asian_American
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gptkbp:formedIn
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2006
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Simon_Tam
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gptkbp:genre
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new wave
synthpop
dance-rock
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Slants
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gptkbp:label
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independent
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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fought for trademark rights to their band name
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gptkbp:notableFor
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U.S. Supreme Court case Matal v. Tam
advocacy for Asian American representation in music
reclaiming a term considered a slur as a band name
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gptkbp:notableMember
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gptkb:Johnny_Tran
gptkb:Jeffrey_Lee
gptkb:Aaron_Mendoza
gptkb:Simon_Tam
gptkb:Derek_Shimomura
gptkb:Eliot_Chang
gptkb:Jason_Le
gptkb:Joe_X._Jiang
gptkb:John_Cha
gptkb:Ken_Shima
gptkb:Tyler_Chen
gptkb:William_Chou
gptkb:Yuya_Matsuda
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:The_Yellow_Album
gptkb:Slanted_Eyes,_Slanted_Hearts
gptkb:Something_Slanted_This_Way_Comes
gptkb:The_Band_Who_Must_Not_Be_Named
gptkb:The_Slants_(self-titled_album)
gptkb:The_Slants_EP
Pageantry
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:Portland,_Oregon,_United_States
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.theslants.com/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Matal_v._Tam
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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