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LSU's Mascot Name
Posted on 7/19/20 at 8:53 am
Posted on 7/19/20 at 8:53 am
Renewing the press' search for symbols, names, memories, indeed - any hint or STRETCH for anything at all which might be perceived, as he says "offensive", Advocate opinion page columnist Mark Ballard in Sunday's Advocate suggests that LSU's nickname "Tigers" may offend some as it has been SUGGESTED (read "dreamed" up") as having Confederate (therefore, of course, "racist") underpinnings. The thing offensive about this latest snowflake foolishness is that such as Mr. Ballard could draw a paycheck for writing and indeed advocating such drivel.
This post was edited on 7/19/20 at 8:59 am
Posted on 7/19/20 at 8:55 am to schwabbie28
White people who live in fear of offending others are offensive
Posted on 7/19/20 at 8:58 am to schwabbie28
As long as you keep clicking it, reading it, then posting about it to send others there, it will keep coming. Hot takes get clicks. Don’t be a chump.
Posted on 7/19/20 at 9:01 am to Rosenblatt
quote:frick the cancel culture...Give an inch and they want a mile.
White people who live in fear of offending others are offensive
Posted on 7/19/20 at 9:02 am to schwabbie28
Admins should make a rule that you need 5,000 posts to start a thread
Posted on 7/19/20 at 9:14 am to dcw7g
I understand and respect your point, dcw7g, but I have different views on simply ignoring propaganda from leftist rags such as the BR newspaper. For far too long, for example, the head-in-the-sand conservatives in D.C. swept the Deep State under the rug, ignored, and dissembled, as the Marxists took over all the levers of power - from the universities, to the press, to the Demo party. Result - today's Seattle, Portland, NY, San Francisco, the D.C. Swamp. I suggest we call public attention to the outrages whenever and wherever they appear. An informed, alert, active (not passive) citizenry MIGHT at least have a chance before it is too late.
Posted on 7/19/20 at 9:20 am to schwabbie28
They are actually Stalinists rather than Marxists. Far more deadly, lethal and heartless. Power for powers sake.
Posted on 7/19/20 at 9:27 am to schwabbie28
frick Mr. Ballard !!!!!!
A Tiger is an animal and LSU’s mascot is represented by a live animal.
Again, frick Mr. Ballard !!!!!
A Tiger is an animal and LSU’s mascot is represented by a live animal.
Again, frick Mr. Ballard !!!!!
Posted on 7/19/20 at 9:49 am to schwabbie28
The best thing is that the opinion piece is in The Advocate, so only 10-15 people will ever see it.
Posted on 7/19/20 at 9:59 am to schwabbie28
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Posted on 7/19/20 at 10:23 am to schwabbie28
I imagine the only people who are offended are white liberals with “coexist” bumper stickers
Posted on 7/19/20 at 10:54 am to BillF
quote:The Advocate wonders why no one subscribes to it. In large part it is because of crap like this. More people will see the article on Tigerdroppings than will read it in The Advocate. Maybe we should just ignore it and not give it the publicity. The writer's goal is to stir s%&t and we should not give him the satisfaction. The Advocate's business model seems to be "let's piss off the paying customer".
in The Advocate so only 10 - 15 people would ever see it.
Posted on 7/19/20 at 11:10 am to schwabbie28
He's absolutely insane.
Doesn't matter if it was ever associated with whatever BS he is spewing. No one thinks of it when they think of an animal. The tiger was there long before whatever times he is referencing.
It's a freaking Tiger. If he is wanting to fake being offended by this then he needs to deal with it.
Absolutely absurd he even went here for a news story.
The face of this loser.
Nobody ever replies to any of his tweets or he deletes them. Obviously his opinion is irrelevant.
Doesn't matter if it was ever associated with whatever BS he is spewing. No one thinks of it when they think of an animal. The tiger was there long before whatever times he is referencing.
It's a freaking Tiger. If he is wanting to fake being offended by this then he needs to deal with it.
Absolutely absurd he even went here for a news story.
The face of this loser.
Nobody ever replies to any of his tweets or he deletes them. Obviously his opinion is irrelevant.
Posted on 7/19/20 at 11:10 am to tigerfan84
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100%.
It is ridiculous they even ran with this.
Enough is enough.
It needs to stop.
Posted on 7/19/20 at 11:12 am to dcw7g
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As long as you keep clicking it, reading it, then posting about it to send others there, it will keep coming. Hot takes get clicks. Don’t be a chump.
I sort of agree. That's why I didn't bother reading his BS, because there is no justification for it.
I did visit his twitter though to see if he has any influence whatsoever, but he doesn't seem to.
Posted on 7/19/20 at 11:47 am to schwabbie28
Admins, please delete this thread...thank you.
Posted on 7/19/20 at 12:23 pm to schwabbie28
Maybe he should research the Advocates editorial pages from before 1970 and see if any staff opinions were racists?
If so then the Advocate should close and liquidate as well as all other newspapers.
If so then the Advocate should close and liquidate as well as all other newspapers.
Posted on 7/19/20 at 12:47 pm to schwabbie28
First of all, it is named after the famous "Fighting Tigers" of Robert E. Lee's army, who fought so bravely at Gettysburg. Secondly, we should have absolutely no reason to be ashamed or fearful of this name. It is our heritage. Rise up and stop denying your heritage!
Posted on 7/19/20 at 1:04 pm to geauxengineering
geauxengineering
Sir, you follow their logic too well. Having said that, some people ignore logic...Mr. Spock would be annoyed...if he had emotion.
Sir, you follow their logic too well. Having said that, some people ignore logic...Mr. Spock would be annoyed...if he had emotion.
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