Proud Rutland residents were out in full force this week defending the name of their neighbourhood.

A neighbourhood resident took to social media and suggested that Rutland should be renamed because of the stigma attached to the moniker.

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He posted his comment to around eight different Facebook groups and received at least 125 responses. He says that reactions varied from group to group, and that some people agreed with him.

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The neighbourhood, on the northeast edge of Kelowna was named after John Matthew Rutland, an Australian man who helped found the area in 1890. Pittman has suggested 香蕉视频直播淢atthewton香蕉视频直播� as an option to preserve the historical significance of the name.

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When all was said and done Pittman sparked a lively debate and ultimately decided to turn off the comments on all his posts for what he called snide and sarcastic comments.

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McClelland香蕉视频直播檚 comment reflects to feelings of many of the comments left on the post in one of the groups he posted in.

However residents of Rutland literally wear the name with pride. The 香蕉视频直播淪traight Outta Rutland香蕉视频直播� brand is everywhere香蕉视频直播攐n the backs of vehicles, t-shirts and even the occasional beer holder.

The brand was founded by two Rutland men, Greg Greenough and Dale Martell. They own Valley Contract Screenprinting, the company behind the growing phenomenon of Rutland residents wearing their pride on their shirts.

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Straight Outta Rutland now has its own Facebook page and features pictures of Rutland residents wearing their products while travelling around the world. Since their inception, Valley Contact Screenprinting have printed between 5,000 and 10,000, a quantity which Greenough said he never expected. The purchases have been steady as well, with peaks at Christmas season and in the summer months.

The brand name is a play on words, relating to the NWA song Straight Outta Compton.

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And he feels they remain popular because of community pride and because Rutland-area residents enjoy sticking it to the rest of Kelowna.

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While Rutland sometimes gets a bad reputation, he describes the area as 香蕉视频直播渏ust the working class part of town.香蕉视频直播�

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