FSU statue honors and offends

Tallahassee Democrat ^ | 3/25/04

[Defendingliberty]

"Florida State University's attempt to honor its first black students has incurred the wrath of some American Indians.

United Native America, an Oklahoma-based group, has protested FSU's recently unveiled "Integration" statue. The statue depicts three of the first black students at FSU, including Doby Flowers who was the school's first black homecoming queen in 1970.

Flowers' statue features the traditional American Indian headdress FSU officials once used to crown the homecoming queen, in honor of the school's "Seminoles" nickname."

[Defendingliberty]

Only picture I could find..

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[Coeur de Lion]

I didn't know there were all that many Seminoles in Oklahoma. Now if Floridian Seminoles have a complaint with this, that might be of some interest, especially if the school is still using the symbolism which is so offensive. Given that Seminoles in the state don't seem to be making the complaint, and the school's no longer using the symbolism; I would suggest the Oklahoman's "get a life."

[OpusatFR]

"I certainly didn't wear the headdress in disrespect of Native Americans. It was part of tradition and by being on my head, it was a symbol of the struggle for change and equality."

Oh. Ok. I guess it's ok as long as your ox isn't gored. (And you have a bigger voting block).

Amazing how the liberals can justify anything if it contradicts their past viewpoints.

[OKSooner]

We have some Seminole descendants in Oklahoma, but if this is the crew I'm thinking of they're not Seminoles. They're just a bunch of activist people who do indeed need to get a life.

Up until about 1971, we had the coolest mascot in all of College football at OU until these guys filed a federal lawsuit and put "Little Red" out of business.

They are indeed a bunch of @$$h0le$ who need to get a life.