re: University of Richmond woke BS and a resulting issue. (Give the money back)

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But I’m all for the family demanding the donations be returned. If you want to tarnish the legacy of someone and remove connection to them, then you can damn sure remove yourself from the money they donated too.

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I remember a few years ago when Bowling Green removed Lilian Gish's name from their theater. She was one of the most famous actors in the world during the silent era, and she donated money, writings and personal belongings to the university over many years.

But she acted in Birth Of A Nation over 100 years ago, so her name had to be erased.

A bunch of prominent actors and directors signed a petition to have her name restored, but Bowling Green said no, even though they acknowledged Gish wasn't racist. I guess that was their way of saying, we're still keeping the rest of her shite.