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The assault on changing names related to the civil war continues. LSU related.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:49 pm
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Louisiana State University named their mascot the Tigers, and they named it during the height of Jim Crow South. This was a time when black men feared for their lives, and were treated as sub human.
These powerful white males choose the Tiger as a symbol to honor a confederate regiment called Louisiana's Tigers. They were known for their propensity for violence on and off the battle field. They were just as violent to the black slaves they owned, and later even more violent once those slaves were set free.
It is incredibly insulting for any African American to have to attend to a school that honors confederate militantism. It is already hard enough to be black at LSU, and these symbols must be changed. We must speak truth to power, and continue to march toward justice. That day is coming, the day when every symbol of white oppression is torn down.
It's also cruel to cage a wild animal for the amusement of privileged white people. They've never been in a cage!
In their own words:
"The following year, 1895, we scheduled a game with what was supposed to be the Tulane team, but as there were not enough football men at Tulane they played anybody they could get hold of. We again employed Simmons to coach our team. We won this game.
It was the custom at that time, for some occult reason, to call football teams by the names of vicious animals; the Yale Bulldogs and the Princeton Tigers, for example. This is still the vogue. It struck me that purple and gold looked Tigerish enough and I suggested that we choose “Louisiana Tigers,” all in conference with the boys. The Louisiana Tigers had represented the state in Civil War and had been known for their hard fighting. This name was applied collectively to the New Orleans Zouaves, the Donaldsonville Cannoniers, and to a number of other Louisiana companies sent to Virginia, who seemed to have the faculty of getting into the hardest part of the fighting and staying there, most of them permanently. One company I knew of went in 200 strong; only 28 returned and many of these were wounded.
So "Louisiana Tigers" went into the New Orleans papers and became our permanent possession.
Our team didn’t compare with present-day teams, in skill, ability, or power. But we had a pretty good time and if there was any professionalism involved I never heard of it.
A few years later when Col. David F. Boyd, who had been president of the University from 1865 to 1880 and again from 1884 to 1886, returned to the University, he was rather surprised to find purple and gold as the colors. He told me they were not the colors, that white and blue had been chosen by him many years ago. But purple and gold had by that time established itself and nothing was ever done about it. Colonel "Dave" also liked the name, "Tigers." I think he was one of them himself during the Civil War." Doctor Coates
This is from a petition on Change.org. It was sent to me via Facebook Messenger and I could not copy the link. My bad I guess.
ETA: these are not my personal thoughts. Not even close. Just passing along information that was given to me.
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Louisiana State University named their mascot the Tigers, and they named it during the height of Jim Crow South. This was a time when black men feared for their lives, and were treated as sub human.
These powerful white males choose the Tiger as a symbol to honor a confederate regiment called Louisiana's Tigers. They were known for their propensity for violence on and off the battle field. They were just as violent to the black slaves they owned, and later even more violent once those slaves were set free.
It is incredibly insulting for any African American to have to attend to a school that honors confederate militantism. It is already hard enough to be black at LSU, and these symbols must be changed. We must speak truth to power, and continue to march toward justice. That day is coming, the day when every symbol of white oppression is torn down.
It's also cruel to cage a wild animal for the amusement of privileged white people. They've never been in a cage!
In their own words:
"The following year, 1895, we scheduled a game with what was supposed to be the Tulane team, but as there were not enough football men at Tulane they played anybody they could get hold of. We again employed Simmons to coach our team. We won this game.
It was the custom at that time, for some occult reason, to call football teams by the names of vicious animals; the Yale Bulldogs and the Princeton Tigers, for example. This is still the vogue. It struck me that purple and gold looked Tigerish enough and I suggested that we choose “Louisiana Tigers,” all in conference with the boys. The Louisiana Tigers had represented the state in Civil War and had been known for their hard fighting. This name was applied collectively to the New Orleans Zouaves, the Donaldsonville Cannoniers, and to a number of other Louisiana companies sent to Virginia, who seemed to have the faculty of getting into the hardest part of the fighting and staying there, most of them permanently. One company I knew of went in 200 strong; only 28 returned and many of these were wounded.
So "Louisiana Tigers" went into the New Orleans papers and became our permanent possession.
Our team didn’t compare with present-day teams, in skill, ability, or power. But we had a pretty good time and if there was any professionalism involved I never heard of it.
A few years later when Col. David F. Boyd, who had been president of the University from 1865 to 1880 and again from 1884 to 1886, returned to the University, he was rather surprised to find purple and gold as the colors. He told me they were not the colors, that white and blue had been chosen by him many years ago. But purple and gold had by that time established itself and nothing was ever done about it. Colonel "Dave" also liked the name, "Tigers." I think he was one of them himself during the Civil War." Doctor Coates
This is from a petition on Change.org. It was sent to me via Facebook Messenger and I could not copy the link. My bad I guess.
ETA: these are not my personal thoughts. Not even close. Just passing along information that was given to me.
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This post was edited on 5/29/17 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:51 pm to BOSCEAUX
I think everyone called this. frick these mother frickers. It's time to drop the hammer on them.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:52 pm to BOSCEAUX
Give me a fricking break.
And now taking the field the fighting pussy cats of LSU
And now taking the field the fighting pussy cats of LSU
This post was edited on 5/29/17 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:54 pm to TigerGman
quote:
Nice link...
Not that its hard to believe. The school openly states the origin of the name, and half of the older buildings and streets are named for Civil War personalities.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:54 pm to BOSCEAUX
Those motherfrickers can die in a fricking fire. I'll gladly piss on their ashes.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:54 pm to TigerGman
It was sent to me as a link on messenger. The petition was initiated by Change.org.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:55 pm to BOSCEAUX
They're like cats. Give them food once and they'll never leave you alone
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:56 pm to BOSCEAUX
We are not in Missouri but please head north, if that suites you.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:56 pm to BOSCEAUX
Actually an interesting point. Ole Miss may not be the only school changing its mascot in the near future.
I feel like a lot of things will be changing in the near future, but same as gays in the military, etc., people will realize they can continue with their lives...
I feel like a lot of things will be changing in the near future, but same as gays in the military, etc., people will realize they can continue with their lives...
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:56 pm to Rize
The Louisiana Fighting Black Bears.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:57 pm to BOSCEAUX
I found the history information to be quite interesting. Thanks for posting.
Oh and FUQ these people.
Oh and FUQ these people.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:57 pm to TigerGman
For some reason I can't copy the link from messenger. It looks like the petition has 2 signatures. Probably Gravy and KB
Posted on 5/29/17 at 2:59 pm to Bullfrog
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We are not in Missouri but please head north, if that suites you.
No shite. I think it's ridiculous and would be the last person to ever support something like this. I was just passing along information I thought the board might be interested in.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 3:00 pm to BOSCEAUX
Welp, there were too many Tigers anyway.
Welcome to the SEC, LSU Spotted Sea Trout
Posted on 5/29/17 at 3:02 pm to SouthTiger504
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They're like cats. Give them food once and they'll never leave you alone
No, they're locusts. They destroy everything in their path then move on to the next fertile field, destroy it, then so on and so on.
Ask Mizzou what happens when you give these parasites an inch.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 3:04 pm to BOSCEAUX
Where'd you copy and paste this from?
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