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re: Ole Miss PC administration's attack on tradition
Posted on 9/21/10 at 8:43 pm to bowtie
Posted on 9/21/10 at 8:43 pm to bowtie
Hey Bowtie, re-read my post and your reply. It's clear that your argument is unsupported and you missed the point of the OP. If you graduated from Ole Miss, then we have bigger problems than PC.
Political correctness is ruining most every aspect of our country, from the games kids play, to Christmas, to sports, to the Boy Scouts, and the list continues. It's a fringe element, miniscule in numbers, who trumps the will and tradition of the majority.
I don't know of one person affiliated with the UMAA who can give an example of a black athlete who is worried about Col Reb or the band playing Dixie. I haven't heard a peep out of anyone over UNLV's Col Reb.
By the way miss Bowtie, you say you love ole miss more, but "Ole Miss" will soon be gone too since it's a plantation term of the old south.
Political correctness is ruining most every aspect of our country, from the games kids play, to Christmas, to sports, to the Boy Scouts, and the list continues. It's a fringe element, miniscule in numbers, who trumps the will and tradition of the majority.
I don't know of one person affiliated with the UMAA who can give an example of a black athlete who is worried about Col Reb or the band playing Dixie. I haven't heard a peep out of anyone over UNLV's Col Reb.
By the way miss Bowtie, you say you love ole miss more, but "Ole Miss" will soon be gone too since it's a plantation term of the old south.
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Posted on 9/21/10 at 8:48 pm to Colonel Rebel
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I don't know of one person affiliated with the UMAA who can give an example of a black athlete who is worried about Col Reb or the band playing Dixie. I haven't heard a peep out of anyone over UNLV's Col Reb.
They've seen Roots. They know how that story ends in Mississippi.
Posted on 9/21/10 at 8:52 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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They've seen Roots. They know how that story ends in Mississippi.
Posted on 9/21/10 at 8:59 pm to MSCoastTigerGirl
I realize political correctness has gone too far in many instances, but what Ole Miss is doing is not one of them.
You have got to realize that to many black people, the Confederate Flag is to them what a Nazi symbol is to a Jew.
And singing "the South will rise again" is ridiculous. It is not even a tradition. It was started like 6 years ago by a bunch of dumbasses.
Like I said earlier, if Ole Miss wants to maintain an "us against the world" approach then that is fine and they have every right to have Colonel Reb and the Confederate flag or whatever else they want.
But if Ole Miss wants to be a nationally recognized and respected university and athletic program, it will have to change. Simple as that.
You have got to realize that to many black people, the Confederate Flag is to them what a Nazi symbol is to a Jew.
And singing "the South will rise again" is ridiculous. It is not even a tradition. It was started like 6 years ago by a bunch of dumbasses.
Like I said earlier, if Ole Miss wants to maintain an "us against the world" approach then that is fine and they have every right to have Colonel Reb and the Confederate flag or whatever else they want.
But if Ole Miss wants to be a nationally recognized and respected university and athletic program, it will have to change. Simple as that.
This post was edited on 9/21/10 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:00 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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They've seen Roots. They know how that story ends in Mississippi.
LMFAO
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:06 pm to Colonel Rebel
I can't believe they would change school traditions and shite it's just stupid. If i was an Ole Miss student i would follow traditions and wouldn't give a frick bout the administration says, i mean thats what being a rebel is all about right?
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:08 pm to Colonel Rebel
Hey colonel reb good try but unlv is the runnin rebels . Also the south will not rise again and isn't even part of from Dixie with love its simply a bunch of dumb arse students who started chanting that a few years ago. I love from Dixie with love and I hate that tradition is being taken away. Instead of bitching about not having it try to educate the current students so hopefully we will get it back
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:11 pm to bowtie
so your not a real rebel you just let the man tell you what to do? You should pick a new team then cuz a real rebel doesn't listen to anyone.
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:13 pm to oklahogjr
Anybody ever seen Johnny Depp in "Crybaby?" That was a real rebel...
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:18 pm to hehatedrew
What year is this? get a life and bury the past and all the mistakes.
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:19 pm to bayoubreeze
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What year is this?
I'm not sure what year "Crybaby" came out. Look it up on IMDB...
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:19 pm to Monticello
- Ole Miss was not all white in the 80's when the flag and mascot were still in use.
- With or without the mascot etc., Ole Miss will never be respected on the national level.
- With or without the mascot etc., Ole Miss will never be respected on the national level.
This post was edited on 9/21/10 at 9:22 pm
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:24 pm to bona fide
As a yankee transplant I'm just going to sit back and watch this one develop 
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:26 pm to mactheknife
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yankee transplant
Good to see the transplant wasn't rejected...
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:28 pm to hehatedrew
Not yet at least...
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:28 pm to mactheknife
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:53 pm to hehatedrew
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:54 pm to Tds & Beer
How's your popcorn? I'm about to have some fresh chocolate chip cookies...
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:56 pm to mactheknife
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Yankee transplant
Damn carpetbaggers!
Posted on 9/21/10 at 9:56 pm to Colonel Rebel
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In our politically correct world, there is an open season on anything southern, e.g., confederate statues, flags, and anything else that even remotes symbolizes the south. I won't even bring up the Kappa Alpha figurative lynching by the PC bullies.
The Ole Miss administration's attack on tradition started in the late 1980s with the removal of the Confederate battle flag and has incrementally progressed to today's attempt to remove the Rebel mascot and name. We all know the name "Ole Miss" will be next on the chopping block (plantation term for the house's matriarch).
This raping of our southern heritage has been carried out by a PC administration that seems to be above accountability. My question for any of you, who appoints/removes the administration? I.e., who can be held responsible for the actions that are clearly unsupported by the alumni, student body, and state?
People like you are one of the few reasons I support what the administration is doing.
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