Long Island University to ditch ‘Blackbirds’ nickname: It’s ‘offensive’ and ‘racist’

College Fix ^ | May 14, 2019 | Greg Piper

[C19fan]

Long Island University-Brooklyn will be scrapping its 84-year-old mascot/nickname of “Blackbirds” this fall as a result of an athletics program merger with its Post campus.

But that’s not all: LIU President Kimberly Cline noted she “had heard” the nickname name “is an offensive racist mascot,” according to the New York Post. At the end of March, Cline had told a group of a dozen concerned LIU-Brooklyn alumni that “Blackbirds” was to be replaced “for a few reasons.”

[C19fan]

I guess we need to never mention the nickname of the SR-71.

[rktman]

That was quick. LOL! My first thought too. Guess someone will sue Lockheed?

[VR-21]

Or the Beatles “White Album.”

[Responsibility2nd]

Blackbirds Lives Matter.

[dfwgator]

Or the Beatles “White Album.”

I can only think of the "Jimmy Stewart" version of that song.

[William of Barsoom]

I respectfuly suggest the name, “Canary.”

[AmericanCheeseFood]

Given the culture of the permanently offended, up next their favorite snack will have some name changes, red and black crayons along with yellow and .. .. .

[PGR88]

“Academics” are usually the most rigid, ideological and stupid people you will ever meet.

It seems a paradox, but the times have given it proof.

[Innovative]

But isn’t there an actual bird called “blackbird”?

[Responsibility2nd]

How about they replace the Blackbird mascot with a Black Panther?

Would that be racist? How stupid does one have to be to see racism in birds and animals?

[Dawgreg]

I’m beginning to think it’s not the little bytchers and whiners that find racism in everything, it’s the idiots that give in to them and appease them. Not a dime’s worth of difference in them.......grrr

[DIRTYSECRET]

McCartney would object.

[grobdriver]

Anyone who even knows what an SR-71 Blackbird is, is not likely to be one who gives a shit about PC complaints from SJW losers.

[Olog-hai]

Now what about this bird, which is quite common in Lawn Guyland?!?

[dfwgator]

Or ZZ Top “Mexican Blackbird”, you won’t be hearing that one on the radio no mo.

[NorthMountain]

many species of avians are called “blackbirds”. Most of them aren’t all black ...

[rivercat]

Birds of color?

[dfwgator]

[sparklite2]

In a related story, due to negative perception
of their team name, the Washington Redskins
board of directors is changing the team name
to the Andover Redskins.

[Da Coyote]

And another “university” admits that the inmates are running the prison.

And that the standards for admitting inmates are low, low, low. No, make that “non existent”.