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re: Ole Miss police looking for men who defaced James Meredith's statue
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:53 pm to Rebellious
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:53 pm to Rebellious
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Pathetic how Ole Miss gets used by racists from far and wide for their purposes.....
Equally pathetic to see the righteous indignation in this thread from certain individuals who will turn right around and use homophobic slurs without a second thought on this message board and others.....and not see or care about how profoundly hypocritical they are and how superficial their "concern" about racism is.....
I think Ole Miss and Mississippi in general will always have it worse than the rest of us when it comes to being stereotyped and in terms of racists thinking it's the perfect place to revive the racism and that's because of the fame garnered due to various civil rights murders, particularly the murders of James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael "Mickey" Schwerner that OM had nothing to do with.
What has always perplexed me is that E. TN which has a better but still imperfect history regarding race than the rest of the South and even the North still seems to draw KKK groups that come down from Michigan and Ohio every now and then only to be run out of town, often to their own shock, by angry Knoxvillians. They think they'll spark something here despite the fact that we were considered the freest soil in the entire US to speak on abolition, were pro-Union, and the fact that in more modern times Highlander (located in E. TN) provided training for Rosa Parks before her bus boycott and served as the safe meeting place/training center for Civil Rights Leaders/organizations like Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Septima Clark, Anne Braden, Martin Luther King, Jr., James Bevel, Rosa Parks, Hollis Watkins, Bernard Lafayette, Ralph Abernathy and John Lewis starting in the 1950s and continuing throughout the Civil Rights Era.
Then again... racists aren't too bright nor do they know the history of a region let alone a sub-region. They live in stereotyped past. I suppose they stereotype E. TN as being the same as the rest of the South (which they have that old image of) or exactly like Middle and West TN (history wise). NONE of them seem to understand that as a whole the South has changed - some areas are further along than others but I can think of very few places that would actually welcome their evil racist views with open arms.
I can only imagine how 'perfect' they must Mississippi and OM are to act out and spread their disgusting views.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:53 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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Over half of it was the confederate flag.
I know that but an old Georgia state flag seems an odd choice.
Is it that hard to come by Confederate flags in Mississippi these days?
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:55 pm to Henry Jones Jr
We'll see. They beat to death issues like this in every chapter on campus, as in speaking out against ever doing things of this nature. Fraternities are under a microscope for things like these, and take the steps to make sure they don't happen more than anyone else does, especially in recent years.
We'll find out what happened soon enough, but I doubt a fraternity had anything to do with it. I would lean towards non students.
We'll find out what happened soon enough, but I doubt a fraternity had anything to do with it. I would lean towards non students.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:55 pm to BrerTiger
Like I said, it was probably a few drunk kids who had the old Georgia state flag in their room. They got the drunken idea in their head and saw they had a "confederate flag" in front of them and used it.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:56 pm to OBReb6
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I would lean towards non students.
The Georgia flag is what makes me think it was students. We have a large percentage of kids from Georgia and I think it was probably some that had the flag hanging up in their house.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:00 pm to beaver
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$25,000 reward
Damn, wish I knew who it was.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:05 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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The Georgia flag is what makes me think it was students. We have a large percentage of kids from Georgia and I think it was probably some that had the flag hanging up in their house.
Sounds plausible.
LINK
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:05 pm to beaver
"Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." -Winston Churchill
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:06 pm to wmr
If I claim it was Realist and OB, do I get the cash?
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:06 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Surprised the "it was a State fan trying to ruin Ole Miss' image" card hasn't been pulled yet.
3 pages..y'all are slipping hard.
3 pages..y'all are slipping hard.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:08 pm to deltaland
pank made reference on the first page.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:12 pm to deltaland
I got photos of Sorantable I could turn in.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:28 pm to beaver
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Georgia Flag
Damn you mark richt. But seriously this will make national news just because it's ole miss.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:41 pm to RebelExpress38
Does the Order have their alibi ready?...kidding...sort of
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:42 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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Probably drunk Pikes from Georgia
Like Denzel Nkemdiche?
You're an idiot.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:46 pm to pankReb
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.this is pretty fricked up and I hope the get their shite kicked in.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:49 pm to Ed Osteen
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I know that, but to shell out twenty five grand for info leading to the arrest of two idiots seems insane.
I can assure you that Ole Miss will pay the $25k to catch these people.
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