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Slogans such as 'Show us your Regina' and 'The city that rhymes with fun' received criticism
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Tourism Regina rebranded to Experience Regina last week. As part of the move it unveiled several new tourism slogans. Reid confirmed the organization is apologizing for two of those slogans — "Show us your Regina" and "The city that rhymes with fun" — that received a lot of criticism online after the relaunch.
Tim Reid, CEO of Experience Regina (formerly Tourism Regina), published an apology on Sunday evening, days after unveiling the new brand on Thursday.
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"Do we want men harassing women in bars chanting 'show us your Regina?' There are so many serious ramifications of these slogans … as a society, we have a responsibility to teach boys and men about consent. These slogans do the opposite."
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It's an attempt to capitalize off a phrase popularized by "Experience Regina", a viral video viewed nearly 700,000 times after it was uploaded to YouTube in 2008.
The video exploded in popularity in 2018 after Jimmy Fallon played the song on The Tonight Show.
Due to the similarity between the words Regina and vagina, the name of the song prompted laughs from Fallon's co-host, members of his band and the show's audience.
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https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6784321
They even made hoodies!! But they’ve been taken off the shelves and won’t be sold.
I’m honestly not sure if this is hilarious, sad or pathetic. Maybe all three.