Posted on 09/30/2010 3:55:02 AM PDT by golux
The University of Mississippi has terminated its mascot, "Colonel Reb." The mascot, an archetypal Southern gentleman with a hat, cane, and a little bow-tie, is of course racist.
Affable, bearded and jaunty, with a bright costume that cleverly foiled his dark history on the plantation, Col. Reb, when he was alive, looked rather like that other infamous slave-driver, Col. Sanders, whose inscrutable and permanent smile these days (in markets where he still shows his face) offers only a faint clue as to the fortunes he's made in his long, post-war masquerade as a peddler of fried chicken.
"We just want it to be over," said one Mississippi student on the subject of Col. Reb's execution.
Watch your back, Sanders.
There is of course nothing sacred about a football mascot or a corporate brand, and nothing particularly sad about the disappearance of either one, except for the fact that now there is nothing left of Southern symbolism to erase.
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And now we learn that what legions of Americans consider to be a transcendent symbol of extraordinary military leadership and valor, states' rights, indefatigable heroism, enduring pride and strength in the face of terrible odds and calamitous defeat – the Confederate battle flag – is now officially deemed a symbol of hate by the U.S. armed forces. Prospective members of all branches of the armed forces who happen to have a "Confederate flag" tattoo are automatically rejected.
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When they once again encounter their ancestors, which I believe they will, how will so many Americans account for their feeble treachery?
Maybe, like the Mississippi student, they will say: "We just wanted it to be over."
I wonder what some of those old heroes might say in reply....
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Many years ago, say, 1998? I heard a story about a reenactment near Winchester, Va., at which a French reenactment buff accidentally loaded “live”, or maybe it should be called “balled” cartridges into his rifle. In any case, according to the story that went around, he shot someone in the neck, but the fellow lived. I always wanted to learn what happened, but I never saw a news story on it.
You’re right, wardaddy...we’ve had pretty much the same experiences, except mine was in a smaller city...and in a time just before yours. In fact, I was in an integrated high school and graduated before forced busing, and we had no problems at all. Oh, there were the two black girls fighting over the good looking black offensive/defensive tackle on the football team who received scholarship offers to most of the big schools in the country. But, other than that...nothing at my school. BTW, he chose State...he wanted to stay close to home.
As far as family history is concerned, my granddaddy used to take me to see family and his childhood friends on Sunday afternoons. The family was mostly white, but all of his childhood friends were black. I used to play with their grandchildren. I looked forward to those visits so much.
I’m afraid things aren’t that nice anymore. And, I’m truly sorry to know that.
There was an article in one of the local magazines this week that flat out stated that Multnomah County, OR is toxic to people of color. Lordy! That totally shocked me given the way those folks at the city/county bend over backwards for them. Chief Moose is one example of their bending over...lol
I like Walts Ice Pick...welcome to FR!
It’s so good to see you, LilAngel! It’s been a long time...;o)
mstar...my daughter married an Oregonian, and we are very pleased with his mother, and father. His step mother...not so much. ;o) His family are good people, too, and we love them.
“I too travel extensively and have found most fervent equal rights advocates are those not living in racially diverse areas, but filled to the brim with their particular brand. The ones still bitching about it while living in our very segregated nation, are usually those out to feather their nest somehow. You’ve seen them around. . . the usual tacky poverty pimps.”
Amen, mstar! Great post! The only quibble I have is your statement that we live “in our very segregated nation.” My experiences in my town in MS...and the multiple other Southern towns in which I’ve lived...don’t bear that statement out. However, it’s true in most areas of this country. That’s probably because rural areas are vastly different from the urban, highly segregated parts of large cities...run and exploited by ‘rats.
“..I live in Maywood CA..”
Nuf said, that explains your looney tunes.
I have never had a black powder revolver chain fire but have heard of it many times...hope the fellow is ok.
They had the local paramedics and fire department on standby (the grass was extremely dry and they were afraid that the cannons would set it on fire), so he rode over to them. They helped him off his horse and into the back of an ambulance. He was still in there about twenty minutes later, when the “engagement” ended. I’ve checked the local news, but haven’t seen anything about him.
the slaves, routinely raped by their owners or his designatees.
I apologize if my ancestors owned your’s
Now you apologize if your cousins robbed, raped or shot my kinfolks lately.
And we’ll be even.
Fair enough?
Of course, I’ve never made a mistake...lol
You’re a very nice person, and I’m proud to know you. One thing that I love about oldtimer’s is that we own up to our mistakes to set the record straight.
Isn’t it funny that we haven’t had to defend ourselves as much as we have had to lately?
Class/race warfare is primo now...
Wrong on both counts. No ancestor of mine was a slave in the south. My cousins don’t rob, rape, or shoot, except when necessary.
But I accept your apology in the same spirit in which it was intended.
And we are not even. I am your overlord.
Lee could have led a final counter attack in person, and been shot down. If he had done that, I would not have regretted it, or much minded.
Thank you for your kind words. Bless you!
I hope the injured reenactor recovers quickly.
Sherman was given to colorful and extravagant language, but his actions speak louder than his words. There was no ethnic cleansing his path and hid bloody comments were addressed against the hard core Confederates, not the people of the South as a whole. Sherman was vicious against Confederate property, not Confederate humanity.
“Sherman was vicious against Confederate property, not Confederate humanity.”
So, leveling sustenance farms (not big plantations) killing everything that moved, burning crops and shelter, leaving scorched earth in winter and no food with half the countryside starving and freezing was NOT against civilians?
You are a sick pup.
God love you, too...;o)
They received enough donations to finally purchase the last two cannon they need for the lower battery and should have them installed and mounted by next spring.
No, just not remotely true. But why let that stop you?
My Southern subsistence farmer family was in Sherman's path. None of them were starved, murdered or assaulted while Sherman was there. In fact their world got a lot safer with the arrival of Sherman's army.
Nice to see the preservation. Need to keep a historical awareness for future generations (though we cannot expect the public education establishment culture to respect it).
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