Posted on 06/12/2020 3:10:22 PM PDT by Zakeet
Athletes across multiple sports at the University of Texas released a statement through social media on Friday requesting a series of changes that would significantly alter some of the traditions on campus as well as build more awareness of black history at the school.
"We aim to hold the athletic department and university to a higher standard by not only asking them to keep their promise of condemning racism on our campus," the statement said, "but to go beyond this by taking action to make Texas more comfortable and inclusive for the black athletes and black community that has so fervently supported this program."
The letter, unsigned but released "on behalf o the UT student-athletes", asks that the following issues be addressed "through the implementation or a plan for implementation at the start of the fall semester."
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Most of the requests -- and there are more than the ones listed above -- are necessary and easy enough to implement.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbssports.com ...
It’s coming to A&M, too.
“””Renaming several buildings on campus including: Robert Lee Moore Hall, Painter Hall, Littlefield Hall and James Hogg Auditorium “””””””
And they will all be named......Gibsmedat
There is nothing racist in the song.
Fine by this Texan. UT can take it’s whole liberal campus outta Texas and shove it where the sun don’t shine.
Heck, I’ve never even been to Texas and I think this is pretty darn cool....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZwOs9Vfqhg
"The eyes of Texas are upon you" - Massa be watching you. "You cannot get away" - Don't try to run away north off the plantation 'cause the slave catchers will find you. After all, "Don't think you can escape them Night or early morn" because whitey is always watching. /s they may actually have a point here.
Close these damn universities.
BLM put a hit out on the statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross at https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Vandals-deface-iconic-statue-on-Texas-AM-campus-571160301.html
Been there. Dated a girl from there. My answer Gulf Foxtrot Yankee. GFY for you old salts.
Remember in 2016, UT held a protest for “Cocks Not Glocks” and paraded around with giant penises.
It’s always been nothing but a bunch of disgusting morons. I had to go onto campus once back around 2000 and you couldn’t walk down Speedway because all the Muslims were out hollering and shaking their fists in everyone’s face.
Up yours, you racist commies.
I must be racist - I see nothing racist in that song.
Offer links for each to the transfer portal. Its the only option.
And the University of Texas band takes the field playing “I’ve been working on the railroad”.
Doesn't that offend Chinese people?
“Donating 0.5 percent of the athletics department’s annual earnings to “black organizations and the BLM movement””
Stupid.
“Replacing “The Eyes of Texas” as the school’s alma mater with “a new song without racist undertones” while lifting the requirement for players to sing the song after games.”
How about Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii?
A little tough to learn but it would fit where they are going with all this nonsense.
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Only if they play a California University.
It isn’t racist-it never has been-this is UT, AKA the Berzerkly of Texas-doing their best to keep Austin weird...
“James Hogg Auditorium”
Jim Hogg, governor of Texas, named his daughter, “Ima.”
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