I for one am horribly offended that our football team, the stampeders, profiles Calgarians as redneck cowboys. Our city is trying to make strides in diversity and progression but this slur has us hemmed in the past. There is no way we can continue to grow as a community with this sore attached to our heritage.
Now, why aren't all the yop gobbling yuppies in arms over this? No it doesn't pick apart a certain race but rather an entire city and none of us can do anything to change it. Overblown and purposeless fight with no tangible benefit to changing the names for either party.
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