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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.

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


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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."

1 posted on 05/25/2023 5:17:08 PM PDT by Bon of Babble
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To: Bon of Babble

So they changed the name to communist terms…


2 posted on 05/25/2023 5:18:05 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: Bon of Babble

But isn’t “Revolutionaries” a nod to the American revolution, which would also offend the sensibilities of the liberals?


3 posted on 05/25/2023 5:18:55 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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"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.

Geo-Wash-Univ-mascot-05-25-23

4 posted on 05/25/2023 5:20:08 PM PDT by Bon of Babble (What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
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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.


5 posted on 05/25/2023 5:21:04 PM PDT by Bon of Babble (What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
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To: Skywise

I take it in a Conservative Way.


6 posted on 05/25/2023 5:21:51 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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To: Bon of Babble

Patrice Lumumba University is available.


7 posted on 05/25/2023 5:21:53 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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The enemy within — no exaggeration


8 posted on 05/25/2023 5:22:04 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
Yes, it is a sign, we have moved from Colonials to Revolutionary's.😃😃
9 posted on 05/25/2023 5:23:24 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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To: cowboyusa
I take it in a Conservative Way.

They don't.

10 posted on 05/25/2023 5:25:29 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Bon of Babble

They are ignorant.


11 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.)
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To: Bon of Babble
How about "The January Sixthers"?

(I mean, isn't that what the Demonrats claimed that they stopped?)

12 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.” )
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They would call them “Counter-Revolutionaries”


13 posted on 05/25/2023 5:35:43 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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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.


14 posted on 05/25/2023 5:35:53 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Bon of Babble

“This might be the first time...”

It probably is only the start of it.


15 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.)
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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.


16 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)
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To: Bon of Babble

You buy as much Colonial products as you’d like. And wear it. Great fun but carry mace.


17 posted on 05/25/2023 5:44:02 PM PDT by samadams2000
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To: Bon of Babble

They should call themselves the “redcoats”...


18 posted on 05/25/2023 5:48:46 PM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinions)
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To: Deo volente

Revolutionaries may be one of the most violent possible choices for a mascot name. Might as well be the Beheaders


19 posted on 05/25/2023 5:53:49 PM PDT by swingdoc
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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”.


20 posted on 05/25/2023 5:54:40 PM PDT by robel
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