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'Lynch' removed from name of two Centennial schools
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:24 pm
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Oh Portland for all the good beer you have the SJW'ness of it makes me never want to go back.
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Centennial School Board voted to change the names of three elementary schools in the district Wednesday night over concerns of offensive language.
The change will remove the name "Lynch" from two schools.
Lynch Wood and Lynch Meadows elementary schools will be known temporarily as Wood Elementary and Meadows Elementary, pending new names for both schools. Lynch View Elementary will be permanently changed to Patrick Lynch Elementary school.
In the late 1800s, Patrick Lynch donated a parcel of land to the district, which is why so many schools included his name. In recent years, district officials said some students and families had complained that the name "Lynch" made them think of the verb, lynch, and the racist connotation behind it.
“I don't think any of you have ever seen a picture where one of your decedents was hanging from a tree,” said one man who testified in favor of the name change.
“I know the majority of you guys are white and it's hard to know how that word could have an effect but it does,” added a young student who testified. “If a simple name change could make students feel safe, then why are we holding back?”
Others who testified, disagreed.
“It was a family,” said one woman. “Lynch was named for a family, not an action.”
“We were Lynch, we will always be Lynch in our hearts and I'd like to see the [political correctness] stop,” added another.
The great-great grandson of Patrick Lynch did not attend Wednesday’s board meeting, but said he had thought a lot about the issue in the past.
“I think my grandfather would have liked me to stand up for the family name a little bit,” said David Hayes. “[Schools] are in the business of education so they should be able to educate people that a name and history have a certain meaning versus what other people have tried to turn it into.”
After the school board voted, board chair Sharlene Giard defended their decision.
“We have an equity plan in place in Centennial and we are doing what we believe is right for our children,” said Giard. “We have children of color and we want to make sure they can cross the threshold of those three schools and be comfortable in their surroundings.”
Oh Portland for all the good beer you have the SJW'ness of it makes me never want to go back.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:25 pm to tke857
I knew it couldn't be because of Loretta.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:26 pm to tke857
Great Slave Lake better be looking fo another job
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:26 pm to tke857
Can't use Dorothy Lynch salad dressing no mo.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:28 pm to soccerfüt
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Great Slave Lake better be looking fo another job
Might as well add Black Bay to that list.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:28 pm to tke857
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“I don't think any of you have ever seen a picture where one of your decedents was hanging from a tree,” said one man who testified in favor of the name change.
“I know the majority of you guys are white and it's hard to know how that word could have an effect but it does,” added a young student who testified. “If a simple name change could make students feel safe, then why are we holding back?”
Hanging was the official form of execution for most of this country's history so this makes absolutely 0 sense ignoring the fact that the land was donated by a guy with the name. Hell, hanging is still legal in this country.
This is stupid, but I'm not surprised by it one bit.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:31 pm to tke857
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Publik edukation for ewe, too dumb to know the difference between a surname and a verb.
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I wonder how many on the board were Marshawn Lynch fans...
This post was edited on 8/10/17 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:32 pm to tke857
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“I don't think any of you have ever seen a picture where one of your decedents was hanging from a tree,” said one man who testified in favor of the name change.
I'm going to guess that no one at the meeting has seen such a picture.
You'd think since he was so worked up about the meaning of one word, he'd have thought a little more about ones he used.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:33 pm to tke857
Whenever we have our fantasy football draft, I'm absolutely going to reach on Marshawn Tolerance. Gonna have a big season.
ETA: Damn someone beat me to it.
ETA: Damn someone beat me to it.
This post was edited on 8/10/17 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:34 pm to Hangover Haven
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wonder how many on the board were Marshon Lynch fans...
That's not how it's spelled and I already made the joke.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:36 pm to tke857
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“I know the majority of you guys are white and it's hard to know how that word could have an effect but it does,”
I was raped in a meadow once. Can we take that word out too?
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:38 pm to Breesus
quote:By definition, straight white males cannot be raped
I was raped in a meadow once. Can we take that word out too?
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:40 pm to tke857
quote:Unless they're hanging kids at the school I don't think anyone up there knows what it's like to see their descendent lynched.
“I don't think any of you have ever seen a picture where one of your decedents was hanging from a tree,” said one man who testified in favor of the name change.
Regardless, I highly doubt anyone alive today (apart from some extremely unique circumstances) can say that they've either seen their ancestor hung or can identify one of their ancestors in a photograph of them being hung. These odds are even less in Oregon.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:40 pm to tke857
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Lynch View Elementary will be permanently changed to Patrick Lynch Elementary school.
Happy to see the name will continue to be honored.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:41 pm to SlapahoeTribe
white staffer let go for using word ****rdly
Lol chicken censoring words that are not even racist lol
Eta and the TD censoring even broke the URL
I give up. This country is fricked
Lol chicken censoring words that are not even racist lol
Eta and the TD censoring even broke the URL
I give up. This country is fricked
This post was edited on 8/10/17 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:44 pm to tke857
This is hilarious.
I was just talking to someone today wondering how long it would be before they started wanting the names of places named after NON problematic people removed because they're the same name as the ones the have a problem with.
I mean, surely there's some shite out there named "Lee XXXXX" that wasn't named after Robert E. Lee.
And then, here it is. LOL. So, if your last name is Lynch, you might as well not do anything great in your life. We can't name shite after you!!
I was just talking to someone today wondering how long it would be before they started wanting the names of places named after NON problematic people removed because they're the same name as the ones the have a problem with.
I mean, surely there's some shite out there named "Lee XXXXX" that wasn't named after Robert E. Lee.
And then, here it is. LOL. So, if your last name is Lynch, you might as well not do anything great in your life. We can't name shite after you!!
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:47 pm to tke857
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Lynch View Elementary will be permanently changed to Patrick Lynch Elementary school
Sounds reasonable to me.
Posted on 8/10/17 at 1:51 pm to tke857
Did anyone tell these leaders of chulren that lynch is a verb?
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