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Originally Posted by pylon
The sooner they stop this stupid carnival of cruelty the better. We don't need our cities signature event to be such a slack jawed, backwoods, barbaric gong show. Calgary no longer needs the Stampede to identify itself. We are a world class city, but mutilating animals for pleasure is anything but world class. It's a black eye we need to rid ourselves of. Run the festival portion, just get rid of the damn rodeo already. At least the murder events.
inb4: But I am such a1337 cowboy wearing my Budweiser buckle, Jack Daniels Cowbot hat, and faux snake skin boots while I shuttle my kids around in a Volvo. I am the definition of a cowboy.
inb4: But you eat meat, and chickens, and they get the mean treatment too you hypocrite.
inb4: But it is so good for the economy.
Yeah, we could also divert the Bow River California on a mega pipeline, and that would be awesome for the economy too! Doesn't make it right.
inb4: But Oilsands!!!!!11!!!11!1
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Calgary Stampede is what made Calgary a world class city to begin with, also pretty much anyone living/working in Calgary is directly or indirectly related to Oil and gas and Agriculture.
I may not be the biggest rodeo fan but when I go to the rodeo it's the Calgary Stampede, it's a real life experience event you can't get anywhere else.