Posted on 04/26/2013 12:27:53 PM PDT by drewh
The new logo for the University of Connecticut’s sports teams is a terrifying husky dog that calls to mind images of sexual assault, says one student.
The new logo was unveiled last week, receiving mixed-to-negative reviews from UConn fans who preferred the older, cuter husky dog.
But one student went much further, criticizing the new, meaner logo for being a pro-rape symbol.
Ads by GoogleIn an open letter to UC President Susan Herbst, self-described feminist student Carolyn Luby wrote that the redesigned team logo will intimidate women and empower rape culture.
UConn basketball coach Geno Auriemma said the logo “is looking right through you and saying, ‘Do not mess with me.’ This is a streamlined, fighting dog, and I cannot wait for it to be on our uniforms and court.”
In response, Luby wrote, “What terrifies me about the admiration of such traits is that I know what it feels like to have a real life Husky look straight through you and to feel powerless, and to wonder if even the administration cannot ‘mess with them.’ And I know I am not alone.”
There were two sexual assaults at UConn involving athletes in the past year, Luby claimed.
The logo and the teams it represents are menacing to women, she wrote.
Ads by Google“The face of real life UConn athletics is certainly capable of frightening college women,” wrote Luby.
Herbst did not respond to requests for comment
- The Husky has blue eyes.
- White males have blue eyes.
- All white males are rapists.
- Ergo, the Husky symbolizes rape.
Why can't we reactionary thugs understand that? /s
LOL! That’s perfect!
Ouch...that’s gonna leave a mark.
LOLOL
When I was in the third grade walking home from school one day a neighbor’s Irish Setter tackled and started humping me.
I had to fight it off and climb a tree to get away.
That was over 40 years ago and I’ve never held a grudge against the Irish.
“That was over 40 years ago and I’ve never held a grudge against the Irish.”
Spend a week with me and we’ll see about that.
;D
LOL!
Where do you get this stuff?
I can tolerate Guinness, cabbage and potatoes for a week!
Who said I was gonna *feed* ya?
LOL
Sarah Jessica Parker doesn’t count.
:P
Why the long face?
ping
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