Captain F Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-gators/os-sp-uf-bans-gator-bait-cheer-20200618-7xoz67go5fggddbtvawzelqkqm-story.html%3foutputType=amp Just... wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaBeach_Eagle Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Political correctness run amok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dawk4life Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Better change the mascot too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBhunter58 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 that is pretty sad. I feel so many things are being taken out of intended context and represented through a racial lens to sniff out every little thing that could potentially have a tie in. Clearly "Gator bait" when used with racial intent is dehumanizing, reprehensible and racist. But the origins of the chant happened 50+ years after the phrase was last used with racial intent. Furthermore the chant was created in response to a football contest. The two do not connect. Let the kids keep their chant, its pretty catchy (and this is coming from a lifelong UGA fan). https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2020/06/27/heres-what-ufs-historian-says-about-the-gator-bait-history-and-controversy-column/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelJedi Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 6/24/2020 at 7:21 PM, VaBeach_Eagle said: Political correctness run amok. It really has, and I hate to say it but I think it will only get worse. People today are too sensitive to anything that can (in any way) have anything racial to it. I hate the Cancel Culture mob with every fiber of my being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaBeach_Eagle Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 24 minutes ago, RebelJedi said: People today are too sensitive ... Can you imagine if something like All in The Family or The Jefferson's were to air today (exactly as they aired in the 70's)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelJedi Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, VaBeach_Eagle said: Can you imagine if something like All in The Family or The Jefferson's were to air today (exactly as they aired in the 70's)? I shudder to think. I remember when people were not sensitive and could take watching shows without clutching their pearls over anything race-related. For the record, I am not indifferent to racism because it is wrong, my point is too many people today make too many things about "race" when there really isn't anything race-related in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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