Erling Haaland

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Xhavenjoe said:
The products are no longer called Uncle Bens.

They decided to change the name to just Ben after frequent accusations of racism against Uncle Ben’s logo – an illustration of a black rice farmer – and name. In plantation-era US, white people in the southern states would often refer to a black man as ‘uncle’ to avoid using the more respectful ‘mister’.
Last summer, Mars announced it would “evolve” the brand, in light of Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd
I'm not too sure how it affects us but the name change was seemingly a big thing in the states.

There are other examples of name changes with the same objective as the Uncle Ben one.

Country band Dixie Chicks changed their name to The Chicks, to help highlight racial inequality in the US. "Dixie" was often used as a nickname for the southern states that made up the Confederate States of America during the US Civil War era

The country band formerly known as Lady Antebellum changed its name to Lady A over concerns that the old name was racist . You might recall the song "Need you now" which won a Grammy for sing of the year. Antebellum means before a war and the term has been widely associated with the pre-Civil War period in the United States when slavery was practiced.
The band abbreviated the name to "Lady A" in June 2020 during the George Floyd protests in an attempt to blunt the name's associations with slavery

I grew up with Captain Bird's-eye with the big white beard and was OK for me then and now.
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I am still fuming about Opal Fruits being rebranded as Starburst.
 
Jokithedruid said:
Heard anything about him? I want some ITK gossip!
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My take is nobody outside the guy himself knows what he does next. I trust @tolmie's hairdoo when he says that the Haaland's have given City some kind of positive noises. I'm just circumspect in my own views because in this instance it really is just at his will and whim. And he has options. So lets see what he eventually decides.

TBH, I'm way more focussed on the run in and the potential trophies on offer right now!
 
BillyShears said:
My take is nobody outside the guy himself knows what he does next. I trust @tolmie's hairdoo when he says that the Haaland's have given City some kind of positive noises. I'm just circumspect in my own views because in this instance it really is just at his will and whim. And he has options. So lets see what he eventually decides.

TBH, I'm way more focussed on the run in and the potential trophies on offer right now!
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You’re the only one mate, season finished for me after we got knocked out the Carabao
 
Is it just me that would feel super disrespected by Haaland if he chose another club bar City?

It's strange because other players have rejected us in the past but I very rarely recall a high profile transfer that ticks as many boxes as we do for Haaland.

It would mean that the name of Real Madrid and taking the risk of cramming yourself into an attack of Benzema, Mbappe and Vinicius would be more appealing than joining us when we've got a vacant spot, finances, manager, strong sporting project, top league etc. Something about that would feel almost insulting in a way.
 
itisrising said:
Is it just me that would feel super disrespected by Haaland if he chose another club bar City?

It's strange because other players have rejected us in the past but I very rarely recall a high profile transfer that ticks as many boxes as we do for Haaland.

It would mean that the name of Real Madrid and taking the risk of cramming yourself into an attack of Benzema, Mbappe and Vinicius would be more appealing than joining us when we've got a vacant spot, finances, manager, strong sporting project, top league etc. Something about that would feel almost insulting in a way.
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Nope. He's a big boy. Wants to play for the club with 13 UCLs, that's his decision.

We'll move, regardless, but I'd certainly think he'd made a mistake.
 
The Pandorica Opened said:
Nope. He's a big boy. Wants to play for the club with 13 UCLs, that's his decision.

We'll move, regardless, but I'd certainly think he'd made a mistake.
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But that's what I mean, even though logically City is by far the best move, he'd be sacrificing his sporting interests to reject us. Very rarely does that happen.
 
itisrising said:
Is it just me that would feel super disrespected by Haaland if he chose another club bar City?

It's strange because other players have rejected us in the past but I very rarely recall a high profile transfer that ticks as many boxes as we do for Haaland.

It would mean that the name of Real Madrid and taking the risk of cramming yourself into an attack of Benzema, Mbappe and Vinicius would be more appealing than joining us when we've got a vacant spot, finances, manager, strong sporting project, top league etc. Something about that would feel almost insulting in a way.
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To me it would mean Haaland is a jackass who doesn't deserve this opportunity...I hope that's not the case...
 
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