UPDATE — from the comments:
Now might a good time to remind you that the Roughriders name was popularized by a private imperialist American cavalry hell-bent on subjugating Cuba.
And the Argonauts are named after western imperialist plunderers of foreign riches.
And the Blue Bombers are named after imperialist machines of war.
And the RedBlacks are named in honour of environmental terrorists who hewed down large swaths of pristine old-growth forests.
And the Stampeders are named after sadistic animal torturers who benefited from the slaughter of buffalo and subsequent genocide of Indigenous Canadians.
And the Alouettes are named after a song in which the feathers of a bird are cruelly plucked by a sadistic madman.
And the Lions are named after a beautiful but misunderstood large cat cruelly hunted by sadistic madmen.
And the Tiger-Cats name is just stupid.
How many people of Trudeau and Notley’s ilk are football fans? (rhetorical) I’ll never go to another game if they change their name (been to over half the games in Edmonton in the last 5 years). Rule#1: “Know your market.”
BTW: The etymology of “Eskimo” is actually pretty interesting and isn’t derogatory at all.
Lefty’s get a kick out of being puppet masters. They’re fascist control freaks.
Now might a good time to remind you that the Roughriders name was popularized by a private imperialist American cavalry hell-bent on subjugating Cuba.
There is a difference in using a native-related term in a derogatory way and using it as a point of pride. Anyone else getting sick of these “conversations” heavily intended to be one sided? How many aboriginals will be reconciled if the Eskimos are no longer Eskimos.
From my brief research it seems no more offensive than calling an American a Yank or a Canadian a Canuck.
And the Argonauts are named after western imperialist plunderers of foreign riches.
And the Blue Bombers are named after imperialist machines of war.
And the RedBlacks are named in honour of environmental terrorists who hewed down large swaths of pristine old-growth forests.
And the Stampeders are named after sadistic animal torturers who benefited from the slaughter of buffalo and subsequent genocide of Indigenous Canadians.
And the Alouettes are named after a song in which the feathers of a bird are cruelly plucked by a sadistic madman.
And the Lions are named after a beautiful but misunderstood large cat cruelly hunted by sadistic madmen.
And the Tiger-Cats name is just stupid.
While I have to admit that I truly believe these two should just FOAD, preferably quietly and unlamented, it’s probably better for them to be spouting off on this kind of crap than on anything that’s actually important.
I voted yes, simply b/c I think it would be fabulous to hear that name in every broadcast against every other team. Plus, people can use the Packers’ cheese hats as their accoutrements without having to come up with their own ideas. They could even use white cheese to replicate the flag of surrender.
I think a good new name would be the Fort Saskatchewan Eskimos
I propose we rename the team the Edmonton White Devils.
I think the team should be called “Edmonton Caucasians Because White People Are Awesome”
Trudeau and Notley AGAIN show why they can’t be taken seriously as politicians who are charged with leading a Country or aProvince. This is more pc activism by neurotic assholes,none of whom are actually the people they claim are offended by a sports team name that refers to Aboriginals.
The Chief of the Band nearest to Washington,D.C. said he was actually kind of proud of the team name,same as the Blackhawks, Cleveland Indians,etc.,it’s never the actual Natives who are offended, just white lunatic activists who do what they do because they love to bully anyone they can.
An old friend ,now deceased,of Ukrainian descent once said to me in a heavy accent,” Don, what means A-A”?
I replied, “Alcoholics Anonymous”. He replied,”NOOOOO, Admonton Askimos”.
I hope I have offended all the right people.
It’s a good thing I am not the owner of the team,as I would tell the activists to “fuc* off and die” right on TV, thus ending the lives of millions of snowflakes as mass apoplexy stuck.
there once was a young eskimau
tried to make love in the snau
on being exposed,
found himself froze,
said, since I cant come I must gau.
Wiki says…
Eskimo is an English term for the indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia (Russia), across Alaska (United States), Canada, and Greenland…The word “Eskimo” derives from phrases that Algonquin tribes used for their northern neighbors.
It is no goddamn different than “European”
Bah.
In keeping with recent CFL tradition, I suggest the Yellowgreens. It has a nice environmental flavor and really shouldn’t offend anyone except those of us with sinus infections.
I find this kind of crap creepy, it is bullying, from the communist revolution handbook. They push and push on the little things, making people uncomfortable and humiliated (“gee,I didn’t think there was anything wrong with that, what’s wrong with me?”), getting them used to dictatorship of all aspects of their lives, they will eventually push and push on as many big things as they can… Got an empty room in your house? You must take in a homeless person. No more lettuce in the stores, cabbage is more nutritional…
The Edmonton Kabloonas has a nice ring to it.
So Trudeau and Notley say we should “discuss” it. Okay…we have. And the answer is “NO”. Now please F.O. and mind your own bloody business.
…and when they ‘fix’ the Edmonton football team’s name they can then change their hockey team’s name, from the “Edmonton Oilers” to the “Edmonton Carbon-Based Energy Rapists of Gaia.”
You mean RedBlacks isn’t a double derogatory?
How about Edmonton Pantywaists? This would fit right in with “our betters” society.
I offer for consideration,
the Edmonton Yellowed Bellied Green Backs
Frankly the “Bombers” are, by far, in greater need to change their clubs name.
There is such hate associated with Bombers! The killing and destruction of people and property caused by the dropping of bombs from aeroplanes for nearly the last 100 years. And particularly now, with the tremendous influx of immigrants into Canada, from war torn corners of the world, the changing of the Winnipeg football club’s name is long over due. The triggering of these poor immigrants will be pure physiological hell for them.
Think about the immigrants dear people, think about the immigrants!
so
Edmonton Enemask
They should be named after Trudeau.Call them the “Pussies”
And the Ottawa team should be disbanded for that stupid name Redblacks.
So if they change the name of our city, will we then have to cheer for the Wichispa Oyoade Stampeders?
(Go WOS, GO)
I always liked … Philadelphia Freedom. The lesbian tennis players FINALLY had their “freedom” if not fans … and Sir Elton crooned about their Freedom. Nobody was “offended” … except me … but since I am a conservative semi-libertarian … I wasn’t really “offended” … more amused, bemused, and well … shrug.
Name them after their fans. The Edmonton Couch Potatoes.
And I find the name “Justin” offensive, for obvious reasons. SO no child should be named Justin because it brings up bad feelings and offends millions of Canadians like me.
They should be named after Trudeau.Call them the “Pussies”
The Edmonton Pink Pussies – their uniforms could be two different shades of pink. Perfect.
They should be proud. Naming a sports team after something related to aboriginals shows an impact natives have had on the culture. They are a part of Canadian heritage. Now leftists want to erase that — except where they want to impose integration to suit their agenda, like at the National Gallery where traditional European Canadian Art and aboriginal beaded jackets and canoes are forced to reside side by side — ultimately detracting from both. This also was a Liberal idea. (You may need to view the redo of The Canadian Art gallery to understand why this does not work.)
Yes Trudeau and Notley, it is time to discuss a name change. I propose ‘PM Sock Puppet’ and ‘the Commie formerly called Premier’
At only five foot nine I’m offended by the New York Giants name.
I remember when northern people were no longer allowed to be called Eskimos. The people of the Eastern Arctic were none too happy because they felt the word Eskimo was a better catch-all word to describe who they were. The term Innu was a word that didn’t fit with who they were.
I am surprised the PC crowd doesn’t go after the name Roughriders. There was a Canadian contingent that fought with Teddy Roosevelt hence 2 CFL teams with that name; the Saskatchewan Roughriders and until the team folded the Ottawa Rough Riders. To my knowledge, no American team ever used the name.
It seems Justhtin and Rachetts yeast infections are flaring up again, making them both tethty about ;thimple thinths for thimple folkths.
Big Chief beef jerky.
Uncle Ben’s.
Aunt Jemima.
Rebrandings gonna be coming hard and fast.
Have any of these left wing elitists bothered to ask actual Eskimos how they felt about it?
Let us analyze this.
An ENGLISH term based on an ALGONQUIN phrase (that apparently means “meat eaters”) displeases the Inuit.
That is not quite the same thing as “European”, is it?
Europe named itself. If I decided to call Europeans “Twats”, and that term caught on, would that be okay notwithstanding European displeasure?
And before the bedwetters come after me in droves, yes, I am wholly European in descent.
“Wiki says…
Eskimo is an English term for the indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia (Russia), across Alaska (United States), Canada, and Greenland…The word “Eskimo” derives from phrases that Algonquin tribes used for their northern neighbors.
It is no goddamn different than “European”
Should be called the Edmonton Parasites until such time they pay for all their own facilities in which to play their kid’s game.
Although ‘parasites’ might be too close for comfort for some…
I think all the CFL teams should be renamed into something less aggressive.
BC Lemmings
Calgary OK Peoples
Edmonton Inclusives
Saskatchewan Football players
Winnipegs Colourless Airplanes
Hamilton EI Recipints
Toronto Diverse Immigrants except the local players
Ottawa Politically Correct Complainers
Montreal Non-French Players of a children’s game
We should stop keeping score while we are at it because competition is bad.
If they’re such control freaks how do so many special interests groups pull their strings?
It can’t be long now before they come after my motorcycle
(I ride an Indian)
Edmonton Football Players Of African Heritage not good enough for the National Fkneeling League. That works.
How about naming all the teams in North America the Turtle Islanders? After all, wasn’t that apparently the original name for the continent?
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“And St-Ignace in Huronia will be
renamed… “Big Missionary Stew“…
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Raw meat eaters? A true statement. If the almost totally carnivorous Eskimos cooked their meat, they would have destroyed many vitamins in it and died. This translation is generally discounted.
The last Eskimo I met, a few years ago, called herself an Eskimo as do most of the Eskimos in Alaska.
Hey captain McStupid, you were trying to make a point?
Was that Inuit or Innu, yah wuz referin to???
No it wasn’t.
Red Indians had absolutely no concept of “continent”, or “anything more than a day’s walk” for that matter.
There is no such thing as “Turtle Island”.
Maybe all indigenous types would like to be ignored…get on with taking care of their own business and stop taking dole. This nonsense is off the rails, has been for many moons.
I like Edmonton Everythings. Its so inclusive and diverse. and the Double EE can stay!
“Should be called the Edmonton Parasites until such time they pay for all their own facilities in which to play their kid’s game.”
I agree. The City keeps pouring money into the place which is rarely used other than for football. Latest was over $100 million for new seats which are green with random yellow seats interspersed. Now the place looks like the Jolly Green Giant tossed his lunch there.
Oh, come on. Redblacks was a bit tortured there.
I meant my comment tongue in cheek. Lefties like to push the Turtle Island name.
I vote for the Edmonton Marxists, or how about the Edmonton Big Gay Peeairs, maybe the Edmonton Fascists would be more suitable, or perhaps the Edmonton Bitches or the Edmonton Communists, commies for short… “go commies go! How about the Edmonton Indian Acts, or the Edmonton Indian Reservations, or the Edmonton Chairman Mao’s, how about the Hitlers, the Edmonton Hitlers, go Hitlers go! Here we go Hitlers here we go, clap clap… You want to have a name that people really really hate call them the Edmonton Trudeaus. How about in honour of Liberal creep Ben Levin we call them the Edmonton Pedophiles, you know, because “progress”. Speaking of “progressive”, how about The Edmonton Middle Class and those working hard to join the MIddle Class… or the ultimate Progressive name… The Edmonton Gay Parades… The Edmonton Politically Correct Douchebags… The Edmonton Castros, you know, for Uncle Fidel… From the caption “Ginas”, Rammers”, I kid you not, yep the Edmonton Gina Rammers. I’ll stop, for now, tee-hee.