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George Washington University Bows to “Woke” Pressure, Changes Name of School’s Teams
New American ^
| 5/25/2023
| James Murphy
Posted on 05/25/2023 5:17:08 PM PDT by Bon of Babble
Instead of the Colonials, which had been their name since 1926, the school’s teams will now be known as the Revolutionaries.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: education; mascots; sports
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Students and faculty considered the name Colonials offensive, so a change was decided upon in June of last year.
This might be the first time that a name referencing America’s Founding Fathers has been replaced for a (supposedly) more politically correct one."
To: Bon of Babble
So they changed the name to communist terms…
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:18:05 PM PDT
by
Skywise
To: Bon of Babble
But isn’t “Revolutionaries” a nod to the American revolution, which would also offend the sensibilities of the liberals?
To: Bon of Babble
"A committee of students, faculty, and staff members found that the name 'Colonials' no longer represented the university’s values, and decided that 'a new moniker would help support unity in our community.'"
What's next? George Washington deemed a racist and slave master so the name of the university needs to be changed?
It's coming.
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:20:08 PM PDT
by
Bon of Babble
(What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
To: Dilbert San Diego
They will tie it to their own revolutionary heroes like Lenin, Trotsky, Marx, Mao, Pol Pot - don’t be surprised if one of those is the new name of the university soon.
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:21:04 PM PDT
by
Bon of Babble
(What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
To: Skywise
I take it in a Conservative Way.
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:21:51 PM PDT
by
cowboyusa
(YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
To: Bon of Babble
Patrice Lumumba University is available.
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:21:53 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
The enemy within — no exaggeration
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:22:04 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: Dilbert San Diego
Yes, it is a sign, we have moved from Colonials to Revolutionary's.😃😃
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:23:24 PM PDT
by
cowboyusa
(YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
To: cowboyusa
I take it in a Conservative Way. They don't.
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:25:29 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Bon of Babble
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:27:58 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: Bon of Babble
How about "The January Sixthers"?
(I mean, isn't that what the Demonrats claimed that they stopped?)
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:34:13 PM PDT
by
Sooth2222
(“Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite.” /"Every nation has the government it deserves.” )
To: Sooth2222
They would call them “Counter-Revolutionaries”
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:35:43 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Bon of Babble
Never give the Woke what they want.
If they want a statue down put up another. If they want something’s name changed take back the name change of something changed in the past. If they want to end some campus group end their campus groups.
Laugh in their faces when they are outraged. Mock their feels.
The only way to put them down is to be their implacable enemy ... just as they are our enemy.
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:35:53 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Bon of Babble
“This might be the first time...”
It probably is only the start of it.
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:37:31 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: Bon of Babble
“Revolutionaries”, in a nod to Marx, Lenin, Mao, and the other mass murderers of history.
They were certainly not thinking of Patrick Henry and the other patriots of old.
Our nation’s founding was a grievous mistake in their fevered leftist minds.
Watch out, a new Reign of Terror may be coming soon if they consolidate their hold on government and the other corrupt institutions. The saving grace might be the 400 million or so guns in private hands.
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:38:43 PM PDT
by
Deo volente
("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
To: Bon of Babble
You buy as much Colonial products as you’d like. And wear it. Great fun but carry mace.
To: Bon of Babble
They should call themselves the “redcoats”...
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:48:46 PM PDT
by
Thunder90
(All posts soley represent my own opinions)
To: Deo volente
Revolutionaries may be one of the most violent possible choices for a mascot name. Might as well be the Beheaders
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:53:49 PM PDT
by
swingdoc
To: Bon of Babble
It’s undoubtedly true that the name “colonials” does not represent the universities current values. The name “revolutionaries” may be a little vague. They should be more accurate, maybe go with “communists”.
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posted on
05/25/2023 5:54:40 PM PDT
by
robel
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