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    It’s sad that it takes money to compel change. Right and wrong should be the deciding factor. Nobody is surprised...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Axeman33 View Post
    Financial pressure is on it's way now towards Edmonton to do just that.

    https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/c...name-1.5641501
    Belairdirect could be another "Get woke, go broke" candidate and lose customers (see Gillette, Nike) over this. The Eskimos organization has now stated that they will go through another consultation process and go from there. I like the idea of consulting the people who are the name instead of being cowed by the offended by nearly everything mob. I think they will end up keeping their name.

    I think the Washington Redskins need to change that name as do the Cleveland Indians. Atlanta Braves? Is Braves a slur or does it have negative connotations? If it does, then it should probably be changed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pengwin7 View Post
    I'm thinking:

    Edmonton Kimono Komodos


    (though... this will quickly be regarded as offensive to how komodo dragons identify these days... so... bad Pengwin... bad....)
    Solid choice but if and when the Eskimos change it will start with "E".

    the Double-E logo is far more known and iconic then even the name. The team has been marketing a "One Empire" campaign for a few seasons now so the Edmonton Empire is most likely coming.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LawMan View Post
    Solid choice but if and when the Eskimos change it will start with "E".

    the Double-E logo is far more known and iconic then even the name.

    Sigh... so you are saying it's also a no on RoughRiders?
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Comish View Post
    Belairdirect could be another "Get woke, go broke" candidate and lose customers (see Gillette, Nike) over this. The Eskimos organization has now stated that they will go through another consultation process and go from there. I like the idea of consulting the people who are the name instead of being cowed by the offended by nearly everything mob. I think they will end up keeping their name.

    I think the Washington Redskins need to change that name as do the Cleveland Indians. Atlanta Braves? Is Braves a slur or does it have negative connotations? If it does, then it should probably be changed.
    I'd like to see the sourcing where Nike's customer base fell over Kaepernick and this Washington thing. I'd imagine for every MAGA dude "refusing to buy anymore" over those actions they gained 2 or 3 other customers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rataylor22 View Post
    I'd like to see the sourcing where Nike's customer base fell over Kaepernick and this Washington thing. I'd imagine for every MAGA dude "refusing to buy anymore" over those actions they gained 2 or 3 other customers.
    Point taken about Nike - I wasn't completely sure if they lost that many customers, however, I do know a lot of people who have sworn off watching the NFL due to the Kaepernick kneeing issue (not me though, I love watching the NFL). I'd have to dig to find the numbers, but even then, I wouldn't know how to interpret them properly. My thought for including Nike in my comment was due to them pissing off the type of customers who typically purchase Nike products in support of people who I'm not so sure would purchase Nike products. I could be wrong and it's simply my uneducated opinion.

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    Jordin Tootoo's take on the Edmonton Eskimos name:

    https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/too...172418018.html

    100% agree with what he's saying.

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    Washington's NFL team officially remove the team "nickname" Redskins from their name.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2014olympicgold View Post
    Washington's NFL team officially remove the team "nickname" Redskins from their name.
    For entirely the wrong reason, but it is about time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Comish View Post
    Jordin Tootoo's take on the Edmonton Eskimos name:

    https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/too...172418018.html

    100% agree with what he's saying.
    https://twitter.com/Jtootoo22/status...07808972910592

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    Here is the complete statement from Tootoo. I think his position and logic are very reasonable and well written.
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    RW: K. Fiala, J. Bratt, T. Jeannot V. Arvidsson
    D: R. Josi, J. Trouba, E. Gustafsson,
    G: L. Thompson, F. Gustavsson, V. Vanecek
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2014olympicgold View Post
    Washington's NFL team officially remove the team "nickname" Redskins from their name.
    https://sports.theonion.com/washingt...dsk-1819575691

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