🏈 What Should Papua New Guinea's New NRL Team Be Called?

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Jersey and Amanda gam Nation.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
The excitement is growing for Papua New Guinea's entry into
the NRL in twenty twenty eight. That's a fair way away.
I thought it was happening next year. But they're coming
up with a few names for their side. They've picked
their colors.

Speaker 1 (00:16):
Are they're saying?

Speaker 3 (00:17):
From what I can read, they're saying that they want
the public to name the team.

Speaker 4 (00:21):
Oh that's a way guinea face or guinea.

Speaker 1 (00:25):
Fowl foul like a football fowl? Am I the only
one thinking either?

Speaker 4 (00:30):
You are? They've gone with a teal color. The teals
they do well.

Speaker 1 (00:36):
Middle aged white woman from Mossman to Portmore's.

Speaker 4 (00:40):
I would like to see my bob done. Excuse me,
I've got any beetle nuts.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
Anyway, There's a couple of names that have been bandied about.
They've got the river Kings, They've got the crocodiles.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
Will they wear crocs on the.

Speaker 4 (00:56):
Field once again? Is anyone thinking?

Speaker 2 (00:59):
Uh?

Speaker 4 (01:00):
Crocodile? In Papua New Guinean is.

Speaker 2 (01:02):
Bookbooksook p Uk p uk book books.

Speaker 4 (01:06):
The book books. I don't mind the book books.

Speaker 2 (01:09):
The other one that I that seems to be getting
a little bit of traction is the Papa New Guinea predators.

Speaker 3 (01:16):
I don't mind that you said earlier you think you're
thinking sexual predators.

Speaker 2 (01:20):
Well, because sexual predators have ruined it for everyone, ruined
even the movie, even the movie Predator. You know, you
can't I'm off to see Predator, so that's ruined by pets.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
I don't mind the name predator.

Speaker 4 (01:33):
Yeah, but you can't. It doesn't work it.

Speaker 1 (01:35):
You would you wear a T shirt with predator right exactly?

Speaker 4 (01:38):
You know, come on, it's not going to happen.

Speaker 2 (01:40):
I like the idea of you know, in the homage
to the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, what about the Papa fuzzies
And you said it.

Speaker 3 (01:47):
Makes me uncomfortable. I don't think you can use that
term out of its context.

Speaker 4 (01:52):
You know from I don't think it's out of context.
That's what that's what the dig is called.

Speaker 2 (01:56):
The locals and natives have helped them out, and they're
going up the coda track.

Speaker 1 (02:01):
We were talking about.

Speaker 3 (02:02):
Of course, I understand historically what the reference is. I
put this into chat GPT. I typed in, is it
offensive to call someone from Papua New Guinea a fuzzy waszy?

Speaker 1 (02:13):
Can I tell you what angel, Well, the footballers wouldn't be.

Speaker 4 (02:19):
I'm well.

Speaker 3 (02:20):
During World War II, as we know, the soldiers in
Papun New Guinea were nicknamed this because of their fuzzy hair,
and they the Angels because of the incredible role they
played in saving the soldiers. So great, but this is
today's view, it says here and I agree with this. Well,
fuzzy was the Angels was once used affectionately. The term
fuzzy wuzzy on its own is now considered outdated and
potentially offensive. It reduces people to a physical trait their hair,

(02:44):
which can be demeaning when used outside of its historical concept.
So in summary, it says he fuzzy was He is
not a modern, respectful way to refer to someone from
Papua New Guinea.

Speaker 1 (02:55):
That phrase historically as it has its place, but not now.

Speaker 3 (03:01):
This is ruining things for you, Brendan, And also type
I should type in is it okay to call someone
a predator Papa fuzzy?

Speaker 4 (03:10):
Oh no? Okay, well this has been put to the forum.

Speaker 2 (03:13):
Maybe once you get digital gener onto this do a
little bit of a pole. Okay, which one do you like?
So far we've got predators we've got river kings, crocs,
the crocs, the puck pucks or the Papa fuzzies.

Speaker 4 (03:29):
What's word papa fuzzy? That reflects history?

Speaker 3 (03:35):
Well, it makes me uncomfortable. You've heard what I think.

Speaker 4 (03:38):
But you know we wouldn't be saying I think guinea.

Speaker 1 (03:41):
Fowl if are you well the crocs?

Speaker 4 (03:44):
Because what you're speaking is.

Speaker 1 (03:45):
A or Guinea guinea face.

Speaker 4 (03:49):
We'd love to we'll put that on our social.

Speaker 3 (03:52):
To our social result to our socials and we'll ask
you a little bit later in the show what you guys.

Speaker 4 (03:56):
Will have a result within the hour. What about that?
Do it?

Speaker 2 (04:01):
So we're talking about the New Guinean nurl side coming
online in twenty twenty.

Speaker 3 (04:05):
Eight and they've asked for the public to help choose
the name.

Speaker 4 (04:09):
They've got theys A problem. They've gone with teal.

Speaker 3 (04:13):
And so sort of the imagery is this the finished image,
which is like a crocodile.

Speaker 2 (04:17):
I love the Crocodile's nailed as far as logos goes,
they have nailed that mascot. That is fantastic and puba
New Guinea has a big history with crocodiles. They're sacred
to the New Guineans. And so we've got that.

Speaker 4 (04:31):
But what we need to do is get you involved.

Speaker 2 (04:34):
And to get you involved, we've got to get our
social media dipstick digital Jenna.

Speaker 1 (04:38):
Jenna, and she loves cats, tuck, snapchack. She's a social
media girl. We like to call her a social media
d stick.

Speaker 4 (04:50):
My suggestion was the new guinea angels.

Speaker 3 (04:53):
Yes, because well, initially you wanted to use the term
fuzzy wuzzy. It was fine, it's not appropriate anymore. Predators
is a big one, and you said you.

Speaker 1 (05:01):
Thought that was in a process.

Speaker 3 (05:03):
What did you say, I've suggested guinea fowl fo you
were like a football team and mc guine guinea face
was my other suggestion, Jenna, How are people feeling about
the suggestions that have been tallied so far?

Speaker 5 (05:15):
Yeah, they're not a fan of predators, to be honest.
Some people are saying Predators sounds like that they should
be on a watch.

Speaker 1 (05:21):
List you want to watch a team.

Speaker 5 (05:24):
Others are saying, that's the creepiest name in all of
professional sports. Predators feels a little bit like petos.

Speaker 4 (05:32):
It does, is what people are saying.

Speaker 5 (05:35):
Another person said, send it upstairs to the bunker.

Speaker 4 (05:38):
I'll muck around with it.

Speaker 5 (05:39):
My favorite is from another guy named Brendan. He says,
why not the Papua New Guinea Angels. That way you
can recognize the historical aspect of World War Two without
sounding like a tone deaf gronk.

Speaker 3 (05:51):
Oh Brendan one of the Brendans.

Speaker 4 (05:55):
Hey, we're both. You're sharing a brain on this.

Speaker 3 (05:57):
Well, I did have to school you in why it's
not a hope to call them that anymore.

Speaker 4 (06:01):
This is coming from Guinea mc guinea face.

Speaker 1 (06:04):
I'm not offending anyone.

Speaker 4 (06:05):
We'll keep this up, but if you would like to
join in, thank you. Jenna.

Speaker 2 (06:08):
Her name is Jenna and she loves She will snapchat.

Speaker 1 (06:12):
She's a social media girl. We like to call her
a social media tapstick.

Speaker 5 (06:18):
Not let you single,