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    Default Edmonton Eskimos become politically correct

    Name change to "EE Football Club"

    https://www.facebook.com/edmontonesk...58462204690420

    Who does this appease? Inuit? Or just angry white people?
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    Quote Originally Posted by CompletelyNumb View Post
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    Name change to "EE Football Club"

    https://www.facebook.com/edmontonesk...58462204690420

    Who does this appease? Inuit? Or just angry white people?
    My neighbour is a full blooded Eskimo/Inuit from Tuk and she thinks it is ridiculous and that her friends and family do as well. It is not a slight towards them as it was intended to demonstrate that they were modelling themselves as being a tough, durable peoples and it is more respectful than anything they think this way. It would be different I guess if they used cartoon insulting characters depicting them derogatorily but that isn't the case. As far as I know I think it has always been respectful.

    It is sad when people who are not offended are portrayed as being offended by people who have nothing to do with it that are worried about being offensive. That said, I am admittedly white privileged so maybe I am seeing this all wrong.

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    So we'll just ignore these people then? Because they're "angry white people"....

    https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl...s_harms_inuit/

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...0the%20country

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    Regardless of your own personal opinion on the matter, I think it's ludicrous to be offended by this change. The change literally cannot harm anyone, whereas the old name certainly was offending some people who have a history of being marginalized.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnnyHockey13 View Post
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    So we'll just ignore these people then? Because they're "angry white people"....

    https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl...s_harms_inuit/

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...0the%20country
    Like I said... Maybe I am reading it wrong. I don't care either way if it stays or goes. I am referring more about a minority speaking for a majority. If truly the majority is insulted, sure. If it isn't the majority (of Inuit/Eskimo peoples), and just a few people who say they speak for the majority, then it is sad.

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    Regardless of your own personal opinion on the matter, I think it's ludicrous to be offended by this change. The change literally cannot harm anyone, whereas the old name certainly was offending some people who have a history of being marginalized.
    I doubt too many outside of Edmonton will care or have an opinion, but the comments on that FB post are as angry as you would imagine.
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    I doubt too many outside of Edmonton will care or have an opinion, but the comments on that FB post are as angry as you would imagine.
    I could not give two shits about a teams name or about football. It's just sickening to see another company virtue signal this nonsense to appease some make believe minority, when literally zero people that aren't white gave any fucks about this to begin with.

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    Would the Edmonton Eradicators be offensive to anyone?

    C'mon, throw up your names ideas for the new nameless team a few hours north of Calgary.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CompletelyNumb View Post
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    I doubt too many outside of Edmonton will care or have an opinion, but the comments on that FB post are as angry as you would imagine.
    I rarely uses Facebook except follow some family members. Any public comment section is a no go for me. I can live without reading that shit.

    But EE football club? People is gonna ask what's one of the E stands for. Emos?
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    Rename them the Commandos since it has a similar ring to it, and ban the cheerleaders from wearing any clothes. Win win?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnnyHockey13 View Post
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    So we'll just ignore these people then? Because they're "angry white people"....

    https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/articl...s_harms_inuit/

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...0the%20country
    Just some white guy representing a bunch of white people virtue signalling for a "made up minority", no doubt.

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    E stands for Ecstacy for their thriving rave scene.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Misterman View Post
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    I could not give two shits about a teams name or about football. It's just sickening to see another company virtue signal this nonsense to appease some make believe minority, when literally zero people that aren't white gave any fucks about this to begin with.
    Are you blind? I posted 2 articles... get your eyes checked boomer.

    Btw, you seem pretty mad about it even though you say you "couldn't give two shits"
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    Edmonton Engineers with a pinky ring logo. Because engineers are awesome and make useful shit.
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    Edmonton Rough Riders... or Edmonton Roughriders.

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    I thought the cause of outrage was because of "Edmonton" not "Eskimos". Changing the latter does nothing to improve the former.

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    The CFL still exists?

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    Wonder if Oilers will get a name change. There's gotta be a group of people triggered by climate change.

    In other news, James Short Park and Parkade gets a name change in Calgary. Kinda hilarious because even my parents were bitching about James Short name before it first opened haha. Was covered extensively in the Chinese newspapers back in the day. Now, nobody cares, and they change the name. Good job!
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    It's clear that this football team name has been what's holding our Indigenous people back and now that this is fixed, prosperity will rain down upon them.
    I look forward to their culture blossoming and all of their problems disappearing before the next Grey Cup.

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