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Oklahoma football team seeks punishment for racist video
Reuters ^ | March 12, 2015 | Heide Brandes

Posted on 03/12/2015 2:40:34 PM PDT by Zakeet

The University of Oklahoma's renowned football team has suspended practice for a week in protest against a racist video linked to a fraternity and called for punishment of its leadership, team members said on Thursday.

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"It is our passionately expressed desire as members of the football team for the leadership of SAE to be expelled, suspended or otherwise disciplined severely," a statement from the football team said, adding that leaders of the fraternity helped foster a culture of intolerance.

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The football team, with the support of its coach, said it will hold a demonstration over the video during normal practice time on Thursday.

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The university ... will create the post of vice president of diversity to help prevent another flare-up of racial tensions, the school said on Thursday.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: football; oklahoma; racism; sae
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To: Zakeet

If they were sincere they would suspend their whole season.


21 posted on 03/12/2015 3:04:36 PM PDT by lp boonie (Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment)
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To: Zakeet

Good for them, it was just a few short years ago that Barry Switzer was remarking about how he was taken down by “”the dopin’, the rapin’ and the shootin’”


23 posted on 03/12/2015 3:11:55 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy
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To: Zakeet

Not enough; we need to admit more illiterate students of color (free of charge, of course)...


24 posted on 03/12/2015 3:13:29 PM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Zakeet

Are the Black Football Players going to be Thrown off the team and expelled if they are caught listening to RAP Music??


25 posted on 03/12/2015 3:13:47 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: combat_boots
Then why can rappers and other blacks say it all day long and 1,000 on Sundays. It is a word.

seriously?

26 posted on 03/12/2015 3:25:03 PM PDT by latina4dubya (wheni have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: Zakeet
"It is our passionately expressed desire as members of the football team for the leadership of SAE to be expelled, suspended or otherwise disciplined severely," a statement from the football team said, adding that leaders of the fraternity helped foster a culture of intolerance.

So, not only are the people who sang to be expelled, but people who had NOTHING TO DO with the incident are to be expelled as well.

What ELSE do the little darlings demand to soothe their bruised egos? Shall we allow them to execute the whole fraternity?

At this point, my attitude is "screw them, they should grow up, it's just some words".

27 posted on 03/12/2015 3:25:20 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: Zakeet

What about Palestinian agitators?

La Raza or Atlan?


28 posted on 03/12/2015 3:36:09 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Jagdgewehr

That pc word LOL!

Yeah there is growing evidence they hear in locker room Barry Switer really lay N word on

It was on ESPN Outside the line sound like to me they just mess with OK Universary they are in headline right now pile on the person while they are down


29 posted on 03/12/2015 3:38:30 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: Zakeet

Can someone tell me how this video got out into the public? I am guessing the frat boys did not put it out there


30 posted on 03/12/2015 3:43:34 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: PapaBear3625

Yes, I think every person who has ever been a member of SAE including children, grandchildren or people who have worked for SAE including cooks, housekeepers, painters and yard maintainers and all bankers who have ever loaned SAE any money and all wives for sure should all be lined up on the 50 yard line and let the football team execute them by firing squad upon command of Obama and Holder!

Then, if there were still not enough blood for the jackals, let them start on all surviving relatives in of George Washington until all bloodlust was satiated by The Left. Then, there’s the producers of Gone With The Wind, let’s execute all their relatives and then.............and then!!!!!!!

Where do we stop?

s/


31 posted on 03/12/2015 3:45:51 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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To: latina4dubya

Yes. It is just a word. It’s use means various things, but it is, after all, a word.


32 posted on 03/12/2015 3:49:42 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Zakeet

Wait....is this the song they are upset about?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGmbUXqHPk4

NOT SAFE FOR WORK...OR POLITE SOCIETY....


33 posted on 03/12/2015 3:52:22 PM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (!)
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To: Zakeet
Unbelievable. I've donated a considerable amount (for me) over the years for donor seating, but I'm seriously considering walking away. I've already ordered my tickets for this year, so I guess I'll keep them for now and hope Boren retires soon.

Anyone still interested in 2 seats on the 50?

34 posted on 03/12/2015 4:00:54 PM PDT by WhatWouldReaganDo
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To: Zakeet
We need to suspend practice for a week and hire a diversity officer...

I would agree; from the pic it looks like there are far more black athletes then one would expect from a representative sampling of the student population. Diversity officer needs to get right on that!

35 posted on 03/12/2015 4:01:42 PM PDT by LambSlave
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To: Zakeet

I think OU is about to jump-the-shark on this.


36 posted on 03/12/2015 4:04:41 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician. Some assembly required.)
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To: Zakeet

Aren’t they on Spring Break during that week?


39 posted on 03/12/2015 4:15:39 PM PDT by Tai_Chung
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To: AppyPappy

Which people? Its important.


40 posted on 03/12/2015 4:24:32 PM PDT by skeeter
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