Elks: Edmonton Eskimos 2019 v2

[Stoneman89]

McGill to stop using Redmen name for sports teams
McGill to stop using Redmen name for sports teams



Now that McGill has taken this step, it's over to you, Ottawa's CFL team, who's name manages to insult two groups of people.

Not to mention Cincinnatis's baseball team and New Zealand's national rugby team.

 

[iCanada]

Idk how legit this Twitter account is, but... yeah. I figure it's interesting for discussion.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Idk how legit this Twitter account is, but... yeah. I figure it's interesting for discussion.

Oh lord here we go.

 

[oXo Cube]

Inevitable.

Lots of folks that aren't gonna like it, though.

 

[Stoneman89]

Go Emps, go!

Or is it....Go, Pire, Go!

 

[iCanada]

I suppose the real smoke is we did trademark "The Empire" last season during diversity week, which seems kinda... egregious for a single use slogan.

I think fans will keep saying esks, tbh. But i still call Rexall place Northlands too... so... idk.

 

[rboomercat90]

Oh lord here we go.

Oh God, is it November already? Isn’t that when we usually have this discussion?

 

[Tyrolean]

PC gone crazy.

 

[Jet Walters]

Empires are just as offensive, with the raping and the pillaging and the slavery and whatnot involved in the empire building.

 

[yukoner88]

Idk how legit this Twitter account is, but... yeah. I figure it's interesting for discussion.

Wasn't this put to bed with the tour of the Arctic that was taken a year or 2 ago?

 

[MoontoScott]

PC gone crazy.

Amen, you just can't stop these people- they are totally relentless.

 

[MoontoScott]

Empires are just as offensive, with the raping and the pillaging and the slavery and whatnot involved in the empire building.

Agreed and if you have a losing season then you get mocked for calling yourselves "The Empire."

We have hardly been an "Empire" the last 15 years. Maybe the Edmonton Eunuchs would be a better handle. Not much in the way of balls on this management group.

I wonder if this plan wasn't Rhodes final middle finger salute to the fans? What a disaster that guy was.

 

[yukoner88]

Rename them the Edmonton Erasers. Erasing the cities pride n faith one season at a time

 

[rboomercat90]

Empires are just as offensive, with the raping and the pillaging and the slavery and whatnot involved in the empire building.

I brought this up last time we had this discussion. I don’t see much difference.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Empires are just as offensive, with the raping and the pillaging and the slavery and whatnot involved in the empire building.

Especially with our theme song “we’re going to fight fight fight onto victory. Show the world we’re proud of Edmonton and the Edmonton Empppirrre”. Or however the song goes lol.

 

[MoontoScott]

Especially with our theme song “we’re going to fight fight fight onto victory. Show the world we’re proud of Edmonton and the Edmonton Empppirrre”. Or however the song goes lol.

Maybe we can bring in Roseanne Barr to sing this.

 

[guymez]

Inevitable.

Lots of folks that aren't gonna like it, though.

Nor should they.

 

[Valhallis]

I wish this story would just die. Empire is also just a terrible name so here's hoping this is just bologna. Am I allowed to use the word bologna?

 

[Darkwinter]

this city is nothing but a bunch of PC losers why cry over everything .

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

this city is nothing but a bunch of PC losers why cry over everything .

"I mean yeah, I'm not offended, therefore no one is offend and it's made up"

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

I love being told to be offended by other white people about a name that has nothing to do with white people

 

[joestevens29]

I love being told to be offended by other white people about a name that has nothing to do with white people

Who is offended? Honestly. Gregor has had quite a few Eskimos on his show and they've talked about how they take pride in us having the name.

I've really never seen or heard anyone be offended other than a mayor at grey cup couple years ago. Who the hell knows what his agenda was.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

"I mean yeah, I'm not offended, therefore no one is offend and it's made up"

What? Someone is always offended. You can’t please everyone.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

What? Someone is always offended. You can’t please everyone.

You don't seem to understand the point.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

You don't seem to understand the point.

That’s exactly why I said “what”. I wasn’t sure if I understood it right. Care to elaborate?