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University of Utah Tweaks Fight Song Called Sexist ['our coeds are the fairest' revised]
MidUtahRadio.com ^ | July 3, 2014 | Duke Dance

Posted on 07/09/2014 5:18:52 AM PDT by Colofornian

The University of Utah is tweaking its official fight song amid concerns the former version was sexist. University President David Pershing announced the changes Wednesday. The new song replaces “our coeds are the fairest” with “our students are the finest.” The phrase “no other gang of college men” becomes “no rival band of college fans.” But the new version doesn’t officially change the lyrics from “I’m a Utah man” to “I’m a Utah fan.” Both are listed as options, allowing singers to choose which phrase they sing. Officials say fans may still choose to sing the former version. A panel of students, school officials, employees, and alumni were tasked with reworking the anthem. Pershing says the new version keeps tradition while including more members of the school community.


TOPICS: Education; Sports
KEYWORDS: fightsong; sexist; university; utah
From the article: The University of Utah is tweaking its official fight song amid concerns the former version was sexist. University President David Pershing announced the changes Wednesday. The new song replaces “our coeds are the fairest” with “our students are the finest.” The phrase “no other gang of college men” becomes “no rival band of college fans.” But the new version doesn’t officially change the lyrics from “I’m a Utah man” to “I’m a Utah fan.” Both are listed as options, allowing singers to choose which phrase they sing. Officials say fans may still choose to sing the former version.
1 posted on 07/09/2014 5:18:52 AM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian

Bunch of pajama boys!


2 posted on 07/09/2014 5:25:51 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Pajama boys indeed! How about ‘we are uni-sex’ or maybe ‘no sex.’ Such idiocy.


3 posted on 07/09/2014 5:27:06 AM PDT by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: Colofornian

They’d better not mess with UF’s “We Are the Boys”....They tried to do it once, but the students fought back.


4 posted on 07/09/2014 5:28:45 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Colofornian
The new song replaces “our coeds are the fairest” with “our students are the finest.”

I guess they couldn't recruit many fair ladies for the class of 2019 so they had to change the lyrics.
5 posted on 07/09/2014 5:29:20 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
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To: Colofornian
Officials say fans may still choose to sing the former version.

How would they go about stopping them? Official lyrics monitors in the stands? LOL

6 posted on 07/09/2014 5:29:47 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins all the battles. Reality wins all the wars.)
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To: Colofornian

“our coeds are the fairest...” sounded pretty lame before


7 posted on 07/09/2014 5:35:17 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: Colofornian
Up next, the State Motto of Maryland.

"Fatti maschil, Parole femine"

translates "Manly Deeds, Womanly Words"

The horror!!


8 posted on 07/09/2014 6:01:57 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Colofornian

Yeah, they changed it to “Our coeds are so MANLY, they’ll kick your girly ass...”


9 posted on 07/09/2014 6:11:05 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (Ignorance is NOT BLISS. It is the ROAD TO SERFDOM! We're on a ROAD TRIP!!)
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To: camle
The LDS apparatchiks have been given the word - Submit to the “Queer is OK” agenda or face FedZilla.

They stopped their support of traditional male/female marriage ala Prop 8.

They dropped the efforts to defend traditional marriage.

They are in full ‘cower’ mode, as is apparent in their “Love the Queer, but reject his sex behavior.” position - and in their acceptance of Latrino Invaders.

In all fairness, the LDS ruling class is aware those Latrinos are possible members and those members are required to contribute 10% of their gross income.

PS Each member in good standing gets an income “audit” which makes IRS look like amateurs. Why? ‘Cause that 10% tithe must be calculated on gross income (before the IRS cut is taken).,

PPS As the Catholic Priestly class went astray with "Purple Priests" chasing the Alter Boys, perhaps a case can be made that LDS members need to remind their theological leadership of some basic Judao-Christian/LDS core principles. Arguably, pandering for profit to perverts and/or politicians isn't OK by the standards of Moses or Jesus. Nor is it likely Joseph Smith would have been impressed by such behavior But, what would They have known, anyway?

10 posted on 07/09/2014 6:29:11 AM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and for what Muslims do.)
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To: Colofornian

Well, in the interest of accuracy, the change is appropriate since their co-eds were definitely not the fairest. That title belongs to either FSU, ASU or Ole Miss.


11 posted on 07/09/2014 7:43:33 AM PDT by mikeus_maximus (Not since the Civil War has the country been so ideologically divided: Americans v. "World Citizens")
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