Originally Posted by springborofan
Left leaning person(to himself and others who agree with this): Yay!! This is another example of our colonialism and how badly we’ve treated “marginalized” groups
Left leaning person (to group): it’s just a name. Why does anyone care?
If it’s just a name, why did GW spend the time and effort to form a commission and study it???
Be honest…don’t hide behind the “why do you even notice” or “it’s just a name” crap. It’s not the traditionalists who are changing things.
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I Agree 100%.
Arguing from the 'it's just a name' platform to support the premise that the name had to be changed because 'the name matters' is comical at best and lunacy at worst.
But it's the same free thinkers (i'd call them non-thinkers) doing this that also will name their kid Sodapop instead of Bill, Bob, Ted, or Fred because those names are too offensive as they've read about some bad dudes with those names.
These are the same people who for decades told people that didn't like all the violence, sex, language etc. on prime time TV to 'turn of the TV or change the channel if you don't like it' are the same ones trying ban people, media, names, mascots, pronouns, statues, flags etc. they don't agree with.
I'd say if you are offended by the mascot of a University, perhaps you should simply find a different school with a mascot (if you can) that you aren't offended with or start your own.
