Posted on 04/26/2013 12:27:53 PM PDT by drewh
The new logo for the University of Connecticuts 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 GoogleThe face of real life UConn athletics is certainly capable of frightening college women, wrote Luby.
Herbst did not respond to requests for comment
LOL
is she saying she was sexually attacked by a husky?
why does a dog make her think of sex?
has she had a traumatic 'furry' incident?
inquiring minds want to know
Is it me, or does she look a bit like Sarah Jessica Parker?
Yah Thank?,
But I've seen Chicks that were meaner looking.
But that's just a guess.
Frankly, I find her scarier than the logo. That young woman has “psycho chick” written all over her face. One of the kind back in college that made you think “yeah, I *might* go home with her...but only if I could make sure she didn’t find out where I live.”
LOL, Can you imagine what she might say about your lesser advanced pets?
The old mascot would be too difficult for the artistically chllenged to draw.
odds are good. and her diversity meme laden education forbids her from reporting it or avoid disenfranchising minority groups
You have to have a translator with these people. “Rape continuum” = “Rape culture” = “my imagination”.
I’m sorry. That looks like a Pomeranian. Cute, for sure. But not a huskie.
pulp: a soft pulpy mass
Clearly you are inciting taking the other team and mashing them into a bowl. Big Sis has been alerted and will be in touch shortly.
My Husky is deeply offended-she says that student is the bigger bitch, too, awooooo...
Marvin the Martian? Spock?
Oh, no!
That one has mad, fevered, drooling lust in its eyes!
[and looks kinda like a Pomeranian]
/facepalm
Dear Carolyn,
Thanks for the letter. I especially like the reference to glass ceiling. Could I interest you in a mirrored floor? It makes it easy to see thong underwear when well built chicks wear skirts. Concering the Husky, I was wondering if you prefer doggystyle or the missionary position?
One last thing, how would you rate your looks on a scale of 1 to 10?
Thanks
Nope, state it outright.
She was raped by a “minority”, probably black, athlete that was only at the university because of his athletic ability.
She was probably told that nothing would be done to said athlete, once again, because of his “value” to the athletic department, and his protected status as a “minority”. And they probably shamed her by convincing her she had it coming and she would be “racist” if she pressed charges.
But, then again, just a “guess”.
Forty years ago, she would have been a follower of Charles Manson.
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