SpeedFlex27

Because it was meant as a compliment. Not a racial slur. The name Eskimo was never meant to be a bad thing. My point is why should a minority get to change things? Or white folks who have never even visited the North? Why should they have a say? They have no right to be dictating anything to the Inuit community. Just like Belair Direct or Pizza Hut. The last time I looked, white folks in a lot warmer climates ran those companies. I can say with confidence that no senior company executives from either companies have spent ay time in Canada's far north. Yet here they are lecturing. Another example of white entitlement thinking they know better than the Inuit community? How many offices does Belair Direct have in Nunavut or Inuvik? Or Boston Pizza restaurants? Let the Inuit community figure it out for themselves & then go from there. Again, I'm not against the Eskimos renaming their team. I just want to see proof that an overwhelming amount of Inuit find the name offensive, first.

Well, the leadership from what I understand has been silent. I could be wrong there but I don't recall any senior community leaders say they want the name changed. Have you?Therefore, I believe it's only a minority that does. If it was such a pressing issue then there would have been a message sent & there would be no doubt. The call to have a name change looks more like bullying to me. That isn't a good enough reason to force a name change, I don't think. I don't have an issue with a name change if it can be shown that the majority of the Inuit community want that.

Yes, I believe it would be money well spent if people feel that strongly. about the issue. My argument is we don't know how many people from their community want it changed. If the results show the Inuit want change then the Esks can go ahead & no one will say otherwise. I maintain that 10% of the voices are making 90% of the noise. And of that 10% a good percentage aren't members of the Inuit community. With a referendum, we'd know for sure. C'mon Floyd, this would be democracy in action. A win for everyone. If the result was for a name change then I'd support it.

Why does your opinion or that of others who disagree carry more weight on this subject? Just wondering. We have no idea how many in the Inuit community want a change. Have a referendum. Put it to a vote. See what the results are.

Oops, sorry.... Misunderstood.

This isn't rocket science. It's about a name change. Not about building a floodway. Take a vote. It's one question, yes or no. Let the people decide & respect the decision on both sides of the argument.

You know, maybe I'm just clued out when it comes to the discussion here about changing the name Eskimos. I was never told or taught that Eskimo was a bad word. It was a designation given to people who live in the arctic. Not just in Canada but the US , Northern Europe & Russia. As I see it, it was a name given to people who lived in one of the harshest climates in the world & thrived as a people. Able to live off the land with their own unique culture & language. I always thought Eskimo meant a proud people & heritage. I don't know anyone who considered the word Eskimo as derogatory. Edmonton named their team for the Eskimos as a compliment & acknowledgement of their proud way of life & that is how & everyone else including me has looked at it. It's not a derogatory name like Redskins which should be changed. There are no teams called the Pale Faces. The word Eskimo is supposed to be a proud team name. If the Inuit community overwhelmingly wants a name change, okay then do it & make the change. If they think Eskimo is a derogatory name then who am I to say it isn't? But if all this is is just the work of a few activists in their community being picked up by the Cancel Culture while the majority of Inuit are silent then no, it shouldn't be changed. I say, put it to a vote. If the Inuit community votes for change then change it. That should put an end to this once & for all.

I said great point in the sense the government gives us all numbers. Please don't read into what I said as anything more than that. That was the Catholic Church & the federal government that had a hand in that which was awful. Kids being taken from their parents. Families split up. Lots of needless suffering. As far as the team name goes... Some don't like the word Eskimo & not all among Inuit themselves. Some say it's okay. Yet, you seem to dismiss those that aren't offended as not relevant Why is that? There is no clear consensus in the Inuit community.

What the govt did was wrong. I just said we are all assigned numbers. THAT IS IT. And this discusssion isn't about these schools or kidnappings. It's about renaming the Eskimos. So, let's just discuss the topic at hand.

Great point. We all have social insurance numbers assigned to us from birth.

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Tootoo's not but he said it isn't offensive. The message I take from him is that he wouldn't change it. To me, 10% are making 90% of the noise. It's always like that.

Jordan Tootoo a racist?

Jordan Tootoo said he had no problem with the name Eskimo. He said older people were comfortable with it. Don't find it offensive. Neither does he

Both great players.

Cherry made Ron Maclean. Before CC he was just a young CBC sportscaster from Red Deer that nobody knew or cared about. Cherry made MacLean wealthy as well because his show was so popular & he rose up through the CBC ranks on HNIC because of it. Conveniently he saved his ass over Don when the chips were down. I think Cherry's time had come but Maclean went & saved himself. When Cherry went on his "You People" rant there was MacLean sitting in silence & nodding his head yes.

No, the story I heard was it was a new Air Force plane in the 30's. But even if it was names after Joe Louis that won't stop the snowflakes from making it all about destruction, killing & war. We know that.

I could tell you guys the whole story about Greg & Tyler. And what he meant to many young qbs & their families in the 30 plus years he coached. But I don't want to bore anyone which is why my post is so brief.

From what I remember Juran Bolden was just an asshat all week.

Belair can go pound sand.

Ha ha. What I said was certainly hyperbole & useless rhetoric. The snowflakes won't bother to look up terms. They just know it hurts them so.

Never have I seen a colleague throw his friend under a bus faster than Ron MacLean to save his skin. What a snake.

True, Grapes was a Winnipeg chain & closed its doors for good in July of 2010. Don Cherry owns Don Cherry's Sports Grill with locations across Canada. Since he was turfed last November from Sportsnet, I don't know how that has affected his restaurants.

I put the 2001 loss square at the feet of Dave Ritchie. One hundred per cent his fault. He let his players carry on & mouth off all week & it cost them on GC Sunday. Never should have lost to the Stamps but they trash talked, preened & bad mouthed their way out of winning that game. Meanwhile disrespecting a team with a lot of proud veterans playing for it. I still get angry thinking about it.

Empire means oppression. People conquered & oppressed by another. Offensive. Both England & France conquered vast tracts of land in Canada, South America & Asia. It is a sign of white oppression. Spain & Portugal in South America. Europe was a continent of racists that conquered vast continents with their Empires. White entitlement. White oppression & White settlers. Blue Bombers. Offensive. Named after an aircraft that reigned down terror, death & destruction from the skies onto civilian & military targets below. Snowflakes would demand Winnipeg change it's name. They would say that anything associated with war is offensive. That any team that is named after a war time bomb dropping flying machine should be banned. Roughriders... Offensive. Teddy Roosevelt's Roughriders. He was key in American aggression, expansion & oppression in Panama, Cuba & the Phillipines in the 19thy century. On top of one of his famous sayings. "Walk softly & carry a big stick". He also said that he didn't think that every good Indian was a dead Indian but nine out of 10 were. And that Phillipinos were nothing but Chinese half breeds. How long until the snowflakes demand that Saskatchewan change their name? Stampeders & Cowboys. Offensive. They are racist as they went to war with the First Nations in the US & are a symbol of White Supremacy. Cowboys also treat animals like horses & cattle cruelly. (See Calgary Stampede). How long until Snowflakes demand Calgary & Dallas change their names? So many words. So many words offensive.