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@CFL_News: .@OSEG_Corporate announces #RedBlacks mascot's official name will be "Big Joe" in English & "Grand Jos" in French. #CFL via @REDBLACKS

@CFL_News: So why are @RedBlacks dropping the "Mufferaw" from the mascot's title already? #CFL #RedBlacks #Thatwasquick

@CFL_News: #RedBlacks change name of mascot: Big Joe Mufferaw now "Big Joe" in Eng., "Grand Jos" in French. Fan complaints cited. via @HolderGord #CFL

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@CFL_News: .@OSEG_Corporate announces #RedBlacks mascot's official name will be "Big Joe" in English & "Grand Jos" in French. #CFL via @REDBLACKS

@CFL_News: So why are @RedBlacks dropping the "Mufferaw" from the mascot's title already? #CFL #RedBlacks #Thatwasquick

@CFL_News: #RedBlacks change name of mascot: Big Joe Mufferaw now "Big Joe" in Eng., "Grand Jos" in French. Fan complaints cited. via @HolderGord #CFL

 

"The Ottawa RedBlacks have modified the name of their mascot from "Big Joe Mufferaw" to simply "Big Joe," after receiving criticism from the region's Francophone community." - CBC News

 

Well, there's only one more way to shorten that name now.

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Sigh...kow-towing to the French yet again...

 

Except in the Capital Region, the French are a sizable community. 15% have French as a first language, and over 35% are bilingual.

Why they wouldn't come up with a French version of the name to begin with is the real question. But also, why did coming up with a French version mean shortening the English one? Everything this team does makes you scratch your head. Are they trying to emulate the Bombers circa 2012-13?

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Mufferaw was probably offensive to both females and people who eat cooked food.. both demographics promised a riot

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Wasnt he a Francophone folk hero?  Why was that offensive to Francophones?

 

 

...Because everything is offensive to them...

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Wasnt he a Francophone folk hero?  Why was that offensive to Francophones?

 

According to the link posted by comedygeek, French Canadians use his actually surname of Montferrand - Mufferaw was originally a spelling used by people who couldn't spell the name properly. Or maybe they had a problem with a real folk hero being used as a mascot. 

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Wasnt he a Francophone folk hero?  Why was that offensive to Francophones?

 

According to the link posted by comedygeek, French Canadians use his actually surname of Montferrand - Mufferaw was originally a spelling used by people who couldn't spell the name properly. Or maybe they had a problem with a real folk hero being used as a mascot. 

 

or maybe french people are just permanently pissed off about everything. 

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