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Univ. of Florida To End ‘Gator Bait’ Chant And Mandate Racism Training For Students
LaCorte News ^ | 6/19/2020 | Penka Arsova

Posted on 06/19/2020 10:19:27 AM PDT by Zenyatta

The University of Florida announced Thursday that it’s putting an end to the “Gator Bait” chant at sporting events, citing the racist history behind the phrase.

The change was announced by the University of Florida President Kent Fuchs who said the phrase invokes “historic racist imagery,” while acknowledging that there’s no evidence linking the chant to racism. The chant involves fans shouting “gator bait” and mimicking the chomping jaws of an alligator with their arms, accompanied by music.

“While I know of no evidence of racism associated with our ‘Gator Bait’ cheer at [University of Florida] sporting events, there is horrific historic racist imagery associated with the phrase,” Fuchs said.

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Absurd.
1 posted on 06/19/2020 10:19:27 AM PDT by Zenyatta
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Bet this is for all non-black students ONLY.


2 posted on 06/19/2020 10:20:47 AM PDT by DownInFlames (Galsd)
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To: Zenyatta

LOL, good luck stopping the audience. You just taunted and dared them.


3 posted on 06/19/2020 10:21:45 AM PDT by BBQToadRibs
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Will racism training be a “how to” course?


4 posted on 06/19/2020 10:22:43 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople
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Who has been running Academia that it is so over-run with racists?

Obviously, most of those kids came from our public school system. Who has been running our public school system?

5 posted on 06/19/2020 10:22:54 AM PDT by Texas Eagle
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To: MuttTheHoople

Unintentionally.


6 posted on 06/19/2020 10:23:41 AM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: Zenyatta

This must be like the racist origins of LSU’s “neck” chant.

/s


7 posted on 06/19/2020 10:24:39 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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“while acknowledging that there’s no evidence linking the chant to racism.”


8 posted on 06/19/2020 10:25:20 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
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Ra ra ree. Kick em in the knee.

Whatever.


9 posted on 06/19/2020 10:25:27 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Zenyatta

With Demented Pedophile Rapist running for POTUS, and of course NAMBLA, shouldn’t “jail bait” also be retired?


10 posted on 06/19/2020 10:26:04 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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I encourage the crowd to use the chant whenever they want and extend the well deserved one finger salute to any ANTIFA-hole in the stadium who objects. Should they object too much, simply give them an attitude adjustment. More of us than them and it’s past time to give them some worry about opening their damned mouths.


11 posted on 06/19/2020 10:26:44 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Zenyatta

12 posted on 06/19/2020 10:26:46 AM PDT by FewsOrange
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“While I know of no evidence of racism associated with our ‘Gator Bait’ cheer at [University of Florida] sporting events, there is horrific historic racist imagery associated with the phrase,” Fuchs said.

"so I'll just make something up to show how woke I am. " (sigh)

13 posted on 06/19/2020 10:27:08 AM PDT by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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Abject freaks.


14 posted on 06/19/2020 10:27:59 AM PDT by bort
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To: FewsOrange

Ok, that’s disturbing.


15 posted on 06/19/2020 10:28:40 AM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: Zenyatta

This must be the companion article to the one about the medical school that determined saying “I can’t breathe” when describing condition is racially insensitive.


16 posted on 06/19/2020 10:30:05 AM PDT by truthkeeper (All Trump Has Going for Him is the Votes)
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“The change was announced by the University of Florida President Kent Fuchs who said the phrase invokes “historic racist imagery,””

To Mr. Fuchs I say, with all due respect, ... fuch you.


17 posted on 06/19/2020 10:30:41 AM PDT by plain talk
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Guess we’ll not be able root for our Fresno State Bulldogs, “Go, Dogs!”


18 posted on 06/19/2020 10:32:08 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: BBQToadRibs

Oh I do hope you are right. I also hope students boycott the stupid class. I would never attend such a thing and never did attend diversity training at work. I was always able to find something else to do.


19 posted on 06/19/2020 10:32:20 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
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To: BBQToadRibs

Did the Greeks get the email?


20 posted on 06/19/2020 10:32:30 AM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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