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UW to remove racist rock from campus
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:18 am
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:18 am
UW to remove racist rock
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UW-Madison is moving forward on a plan to remove a boulder from Observatory Hill after calls from students of color who see the rock as a painful reminder of the history of racism on campus.
The 70-ton boulder is officially known as Chamberlin Rock in honor of Thomas Crowder Chamberlin, a geologist and former university president. But the rock was referred to at least once after it was dug out of the hill as a “n***erhead,” a commonly used expression in the 1920s to describe any large dark rock.
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Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:19 am to bad93ex
muh feelings....
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:20 am to bad93ex
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:20 am to bad93ex
This will be the softest generation in US history. Absolutely pathetic.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:20 am to bad93ex
Good racism has gotten out of control in rock society. Just because they’re inanimate doesn’t mean their hate should be acceptable
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:21 am to bad93ex
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After the rock is removed, the Black Student Union’s focus will shift to generating ideas for how students of color can reclaim the space, such as installing a piece of art, McWhorter said.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:22 am to bad93ex
This post was edited on 11/19/20 at 11:24 am
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:23 am to bad93ex
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“n***erhead,”
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:26 am to bad93ex
And in related news, Planter's decides to stop selling Brazil Nuts. And those whistling chasers they sell at fireworks stands? Those are gone now too.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:26 am to bad93ex
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This post was edited on 11/19/20 at 9:27 am
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:27 am to bad93ex
Who among us can honestly say they’ve never called someone a n*****head?
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:27 am to bad93ex
We didn't land on n***erhead rock, n***erhead rock landed on us!
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:28 am to bad93ex
It was not Gneiss.
The boulder was terrible and Igneous.
The boulder was terrible and Igneous.
This post was edited on 11/19/20 at 9:32 am
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:28 am to bad93ex
Sweet Jesus 
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:29 am to bad93ex
If there was actually real social injustice or racist issues going on, nobody would have time to debate racist rocks
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:29 am to bad93ex
I have two water oaks in my front yard that I have heard others refer to as Nword oaks before. I think someone should come remove those racist arse trees.
This post was edited on 11/19/20 at 9:30 am
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:31 am to bad93ex
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But the rock was referred to at least once after it was dug out of the hill as a “n***erhead,” a commonly used expression in the 1920s to describe any large dark rock.
There was a delicious candy we used to eat as children that had a very similar name...I wonder if it will be cancelled as well???
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:32 am to bad93ex
So if we label things with offensive names people will work to get rid of them? This has potential.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:33 am to bad93ex
Tell that small handful of students to remove it themselves if they don’t like it
Posted on 11/19/20 at 9:35 am to bad93ex
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But the rock was referred to at least once after it was dug out of the hill as a “n***erhead,” a commonly used expression in the 1920s to describe any large dark rock.
Who the hell even researches this stuff? Like if they were still calling that rock by that slur TODAY I'd see the issue, but unfortunately that was a term back in the day.
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