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GWU students vote to remove colonial mascot

Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:37 pm
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
69304 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:37 pm
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The George Washington University student body voted Thursday to "remove and replace" its mascot, the George the Colonial.

According to the GWU Joint Elections Commission, 54 percent of students who voted in this spring’s Student Association elections supported the removal of the Colonial as the school’s mascot. It was not immediately clear what students plan to replace the Colonial mascot with or even if school administrators will act on the results of the referendum.




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Posted by bigberg2000
houston, from chalmette
Member since Sep 2005
70038 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:38 pm to
And?
Posted by DustyDinkleman
Here
Member since Feb 2012
18176 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:40 pm to
Did ole GW own slaves?
Posted by airlinehwypanhandler
Airline Highway
Member since Feb 2019
2130 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:43 pm to
Out: Colonial

In: Millenial

The new Millenial mascot will be a half hispanic half black transgender atheist polysexual.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:45 pm to
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Did ole GW own slaves?

not sure, but he had a reputation as being a marthafricker
Posted by JackieTreehorn
Malibu
Member since Sep 2013
29095 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:45 pm to
This country is so fricked.
Posted by brucevilanch
Fort Worth, Tejas
Member since May 2011
24333 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:46 pm to
They chose to go to George Washington University, and they're surprised at what the mascot turned out to be? Idiots.
This post was edited on 3/29/19 at 12:47 pm
Posted by scott8811
Ratchet City, LA
Member since Oct 2014
11337 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:46 pm to
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The new Millenial mascot will be a half hispanic half black transgender atheist polysexual.



Sounds about right.... and once the mascot is finally changes, the students who voted for the change can go back to not attending the games where the mascot is present anyway.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
124251 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:46 pm to
Replace it with a Snowflake
Posted by OldmanBeasley
Charlotte
Member since Jun 2014
9696 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:46 pm to
frick the white patriarchy, so what if they created modern civilization. They totally did in it in like a super mean way and that’s like not cool
Posted by crap4brain
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2004
2501 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:49 pm to
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The petition calls on the University to abandon GW’s 92-year-old nickname in favor of something less “offensive” to both domestic and international students. Some students suggested for the name to change to a hippo


George Washington is now offensive it seems. Communists trying to tear down the foundations of our country.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:50 pm to
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Communists trying to tear down the foundations of our country.


well, the sumbitch was guilty of treason
Posted by rintintin
Life is Life
Member since Nov 2008
16179 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:52 pm to
They've successfully convinced idiot college kids that "old and white" = bad.

Don't tell me indoctrination doesn't work.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30578 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:55 pm to
Lets rewrite all of history and compare them to today’s standards right?
Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
17010 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:57 pm to
Let me guess, it’s gonna become some super progressive emblem
Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
32784 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 12:58 pm to
If they really want to send a message they should forfeit their education and diplomas since they bear the name of a dirty colonialist scum!
Posted by LSUTigersVCURams
Member since Jul 2014
21940 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 1:00 pm to
The only way to combat white privilege is to change the name of the school from George Washington University to Michael Brown University and make this guy the mascot

Posted by TheeRealCarolina
Member since Aug 2018
17925 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 1:02 pm to
Students of a college/University should never be the ones voting on these matters. Only alumni.
Posted by bad93ex
Member since Sep 2018
27222 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 1:10 pm to
I can sleep better at night now knowing that they’re defeating racism by changing their college mascot.
Posted by BRIllini07
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2015
3015 posts
Posted on 3/29/19 at 1:13 pm to
Hmm, well if it wasn't for George Washington it would be King George III University - so maybe maybe just change the coat from blue to red and it will be all better?

Of course, George the RedCoat will have full authority to break into and sleep in anyone's dorm room at any time and there's nothing they can do about it.
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