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re: Oregon State cancels Blackout for PC concerns

Posted on 10/4/12 at 12:06 am to
Posted by Easy
Los Angeles
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 10/4/12 at 12:06 am to
You quoted this:

quote:

"This community is not ready for having a blackout Reser or a wear black day when students don't realize wearing black could be really culturally insensitive," said Amelia Harris, president of the Associated Students of OSU.


And left out this:

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Harris is referring to an incident back in 2007 which led to protests outside Reser Stadium. During a student campaign called "Blackout Reser," some students wore black face paint and afro wigs.


Sounds like a good call to save the university some potential embarrassment.
This post was edited on 10/4/12 at 12:07 am
Posted by lsuhunt555
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Member since Nov 2008
38416 posts
Posted on 10/4/12 at 7:59 am to
quote:

Harris is referring to an incident back in 2007 which led to protests outside Reser Stadium. During a student campaign called "Blackout Reser," some students wore black face paint and afro wigs.

quote:

Sounds like a good call to save the university some potential embarrassment.



How fricking moronic would a person have to be to relate these two things?
Posted by Sophandros
Victoria Concordia Crescit
Member since Feb 2005
45218 posts
Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:53 am to
quote:

You quoted this:

quote:
"This community is not ready for having a blackout Reser or a wear black day when students don't realize wearing black could be really culturally insensitive," said Amelia Harris, president of the Associated Students of OSU.


And left out this:

quote:
Harris is referring to an incident back in 2007 which led to protests outside Reser Stadium. During a student campaign called "Blackout Reser," some students wore black face paint and afro wigs.


Sounds like a good call to save the university some potential embarrassment.



Exactly.
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