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UA President Asks Grads Not to Toss Tortillas (Culturally Insensitive Wacko Police)
Arizona Daily Star ^
| May 9, 2002
| Inger Sandal
Posted on 05/09/2002 6:54:15 AM PDT by codebreaker
The University of Arizona is putting a wrap on tortilla tossing at graduation.
UA president Peter Lykins is urging students not to bring the discs to fling into the air at Saturday's ceremonies because it's a waste of food and culturally insensitve to some people.
Patti Ota, the UA's vice president of executive operations and senior associate to the president, will personally try and talk students out of the tortillas at the door,using food bank boxes to play on their guilt.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: grads; tortillas; ua; wackos
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Comment #21 Removed by Moderator
To: Deguello
I can't believe how insensitive that remark was. You forgot bleached or unbleached flour. Shame on you!
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To: stainlessbanner
Speedy says 'Viva Tortillas!!'
To: Central Scrutiniser
They bring up the same point in the article, Texas Tech used to thrwo them at games and people would slip if they didn't buy the right kind.
To: Tennessee_Bob
"how insensitive that remark was"
Sorry, I will try to be more inclusive of all the food groups.
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05/09/2002 7:17:07 AM PDT
by
Deguello
To: Yardstick
I think out U.S. Soccer team should demand reparations from Korea for eating dog, it is culturally insensitive to us!
To: Crunchy Jello
LOL! 'Racist Sombrero...'
To: Crunchy Jello
you should throw a mix of tortillas and jello!
ok, where's Gallagher when you need him? Sledg-O-Matic
To: stainlessbanner
The Frito Bandito! When was the last time anyone saw him on TV? I'm guessing that he's been exiled for quite a while now, icon of cultural hatred that he is.
To: Crunchy Jello
To: codebreaker
sheesh.... UA alumni!
To: codebreaker
OK. Then I call upon my fellow Jews to fill this cultural void by frisbee-tossing matzos. A good matzos tosser can make 150 feet (no wind conditions; your results can vary; be sure to use closed course and eye protection).
To: codebreaker
Multi millon dollar tortilla sniffer needed...
To: pabianice
Throw some bagels instead!
To: Brett66
I guess they'll have to toss refried beans instead. They ought to be tossing their cookies at this PC crap.
To: Yardstick
I think they are only showing Speedy Gonzales late at night now so as not to offend the soccer moms.
Which makes the original boycott seem even more random.
To: Crunchy Jello
Is that a tortilla in your pocket or are you just glad to see me gringo?
To: concerned about politics
Yo quiero tortillas!
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05/09/2002 7:36:17 AM PDT
by
albee
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