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  • Virginia College May Nix Wasp Mascot, Fearing Tie To 'White Anglo-Saxon Protestants'

    07/04/2020 5:57:21 AM PDT · by Enlightened1 · 32 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | 07/02/20 | Jennifer Harper
    Emory & Henry College in Virginia has announced to students the school will re-examine its wasp mascot. Why? The bug may appear “exclusive” to students who are not White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, or “WASPs.” While a public outcry over racism continues around the nation, the college is already concerned that its two historical namesakes — Methodist Episcopal Church bishop John Emory and founding father Patrick Henry — were slave holders. The school mascot has also come under scrutiny. “Conversations must examine how Emory & Henry’s past has contributed to current and ongoing systemic oppression,” said Dr. John Wells, president of Emory...