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Georgia marching band to drop song from 'Gone With The Wind' from its performances
Posted on 6/18/20 at 9:44 am
Posted on 6/18/20 at 9:44 am
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The University of Georgia marching band is making a change to its usual Saturday routine for football games at Sanford Stadium.
Brett Bawcum, the Georgia Redcoat Band’s acting director, notified university officials that the band will no longer perform “Tara’s Theme” from the 1939 film “Gone With The Wind” after UGA football games. Instead, the band will perform “Georgia on My Mind.”
“We are ending performances of ‘Tara’s Theme,’ effective immediately, and replacing it as our signature with ‘Georgia on My Mind,” Bawcum wrote in a letter to the Redcoat Band community. “Though the tradition has been under discussion for months within the band, the current social climate has highlighted the urgency of addressing it and made me conscious of the message that could be interpreted by delay.
“To be clear, the issue with the tradition is not the motivation of those who have embraced it, but rather the possibilities it may limit in those who haven't. I value tradition, but I value creating a welcoming environment much more."
In his letter, Bawcum wrote that “public institutions of an honorable society must afford black people the same respect others can assume” and cited the band’s decision to remove “Dixie” from its name in 1971 as an example of helping to “correct an environment that is unfriendly for black students.”
Bawcum also addressed black members of the Redcoat Band in his letter and vowed to “continue working to extend opportunities to more black and minority students.”
“I can’t imagine you chose to join an overwhelming white band with anything less than reservation, though I understand through our conversations that the sensation was nothing new to you,” Bawcum wrote. “It is very important to me personally that you understand that you not only matter, but that you are irreplaceable.”
Posted on 6/18/20 at 9:46 am to paperwasp
You are on a roll today lol
Posted on 6/18/20 at 9:52 am to paperwasp
No offense to the bands, but I couldn't tell you a single thing they play nor do I care to know. It's just background noise.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 9:55 am to paperwasp
Mizzou got out to a commanding SJW lead in 2015...but like many of our games against Georgia they storm back and pass us up on a ridiculous play. Congrats to the new champs.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:05 am to paperwasp
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but I value creating a welcoming environment much more."
There is not a single soul on earth that could hear a marching band play some notes, today's youth likely not even knowing what it is or where it came from, and feel "unwelcomed".
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:09 am to WG_Dawg
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There is not a single soul on earth that could hear a marching band play some notes,
Except my fricking family. I brought them to Auburn-Arkansas in the early 2000s and all they talked about was the goddamn band.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:09 am to WG_Dawg
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There is not a single soul on earth that could hear a marching band play some notes, today's youth likely not even knowing what it is or where it came from, and feel "unwelcomed".
Exactly but hey frick Cancel Culture.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:15 am to BurgTiger
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Mizzou got out to a commanding SJW lead in 2015
Mizzou is being challenged for the SEC SJW crown.
Sad but true.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:16 am to paperwasp
"..... mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord, he is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored...."
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:17 am to agswin
I cant wait until all we hear from halftime bands is
Gin and Juice
and frick the Police by NWA
Gin and Juice
and frick the Police by NWA
This post was edited on 6/18/20 at 10:18 am
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:30 am to MeatPants
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Gin and Juice
I might stay in my seat and take my piss after halftime if they were playing that.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:32 am to paperwasp
This isnt even normal cancelling. This is...advanced cancelling.
This song is played way after nearly all fans have left. It’s not played during the game. It’s not performed at half time or pregame. The players may actually be on the bus when this is played.
Plus no one even knows the name of the song.
And even if they did, it takes a special type of imbecile to somehow connect it with today’s issues.
Oh Well, I guess we appeased the 4 people out of 93,000 that were offended.
This song is played way after nearly all fans have left. It’s not played during the game. It’s not performed at half time or pregame. The players may actually be on the bus when this is played.
Plus no one even knows the name of the song.
And even if they did, it takes a special type of imbecile to somehow connect it with today’s issues.
Oh Well, I guess we appeased the 4 people out of 93,000 that were offended.
This post was edited on 6/18/20 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:33 am to MeatPants
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I cant wait until all we hear from halftime bands is
Gin and Juice
and frick the Police by NWA
As bad as those songs are for a MARCHING band to play, they don't pay homage to an evil Era in American History
Those sings are in very poor taste for the occasion, paying homage to GWTW and that Era is worse
Folks are expressing themselves NWA Style
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:33 am to MeatPants
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I cant wait until all we hear from halftime bands is
Gin and Juice
and frick the Police by NWA
Would be much better than LSU's Latin Flair show that they always had.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:36 am to paperwasp
This reminds me of Ludlow Porch's response when UGA dropped the word "Dixie" from the name of the band.
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I applaud the dropping of 'Dixie' from the name of the University of Georgia band, but let us not stop there.
How can we allow the word 'red,' which stands for communism? And the word 'redcoat' itself is an affront to the memory of all those Americans who fought against the redcoats of England in the Revolutionary War.
And 'band.' Poncho Villa had a 'band' of desperadoes and we had to send brave young soldiers into Mexico after him. So 'band' should go, too, and that just leaves 'The,' which is a dumb name for a large number of musicians, so I guess they're just out of a name altogether.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:38 am to BurgTiger
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Mizzou got out to a commanding SJW lead in 2015...but like many of our games against Georgia they storm back and pass us up on a ridiculous play. Congrats to the new champs.
You think changing a song compares to the shite that Mizzou did in 2015? Can we expect almost a 30% drop in freshman enrollment from this like the Tigers experienced? Gtfoh with that nonsense.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 10:41 am to MeatPants
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and frick the Police by NWA
Too late. The Fightin Texas Aggie Band just ordered the sheet music.
FAMU Rattler Band has been challenged.
Game on bro.
The biggest problem is getting the Yell Leaders into those sequin onesies.
This post was edited on 6/18/20 at 10:42 am
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:00 pm to paperwasp
What absolute pussies
I promise you nobody was offended by this
I promise you nobody was offended by this
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