Edmonton Elks Thread

[AngeloV]

There's a groundswell going on south of the border with The Redskins lead by the very people who are supposed to be "offended", so you never know.

Drop this garbage. Attendance has nothing to do with the name change with the exception of maybe 500 or so (likely racist) morons that actually take offence. I'm only going to say this once, if even 1 person of native decent is offended, then the name change was the right move. Unless you yourself are native, please don't bring up the as you call it "WOKE" crap again. It reeks of ignorance.

["Issues"Mcgee]

Drop this garbage. Attendance has nothing to do with the name change with the exception of maybe 500 or so (likely racist) morons that actually take offence. I'm only going to say this once, if even 1 person of native decent is offended, then the name change was the right move. Unless you yourself are native, please don't bring up the as you call it "WOKE" crap again. It reeks of ignorance.

I think it's possible to be unhappy about the name change without being a racist moron.

I think comfort in familiarity is just human nature. You grow up with something, and then it changes. People naturally get bummed out when that happens.

It also doesn't help when the new name isn't that great.

[Retrogorilla 2]

Drop this garbage. Attendance has nothing to do with the name change with the exception of maybe 500 or so (likely racist) morons that actually take offence. I'm only going to say this once, if even 1 person of native decent is offended, then the name change was the right move. Unless you yourself are native, please don't bring up the as you call it "WOKE" crap again. It reeks of ignorance.

I guess YOU get to decide what and who is racist, huh? Your attitude sucks.

Why do you people always have to resort to the holier-than-thou, virtue signalling crap? There are PLENTY of Indigenous folks who spoke and out and either had a: no problem with it or b: supported it and viewed it as a tribute. THAT'S A FACT. If you get butthurt because your White Liberal guilt can't handle it, just STFU and keep it to yourself instead of making derogatory and generalizations about everyone like an ACTUAL bigot does.

Dude you seem like an otherwise cool guy but arbitrarily labelling people 'racists' is no different or less worse than being one.

Branding is HUGE. Having connections to the marketplace is HUGE. Severing lifelong relationships is HUGE. The name change had a much bigger effect than 500 people, I'd be willing to bet.