So much misinformation, you’d think this was published by CNN. For starters, the demands were made last summer by the Black Student Athletes Association. It wasn’t started “this week”. It was revealed last week through an open records request but the blowback has been going on for months.
I’ve never seen a “minstrel show” performed on campus, only that the song used to have many more lyrics and was performed in a minstrel show over 100 years ago. To the BSAA, that means the song is guilty of “racist overtones”.
I’ve never heard Austin referred to as “San Francisco on the Prairie” but I have heard it referred to as “Sodom on the Colorado River”. In recent years, Austin’s leadership has taken more after Berkley than San Francisco.
My response to the BSAA is “how ‘bout you folks win some championships first and THEN we can talk about your grievances. If not, there’s always Texas Southern or Prairie View right down the road where you can feel more comfortable and we’ll just release you from your scholarship.”
I’ve heard Austin called “Berkeley on the Prairie.”
I’ve heard it called the “anus of Texas” (and said it a few times)..