Wearing black is now offensive -- people who use skin color as an excuse are to be ignored.
On Oct 4, 8:27 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > DCG posted: " Officials abandon “wear black” campaign Daily Barometer: > Oregon State University officials from the athletic department and > university licensing have decided not to go forward with the “wear black” > campaign for football games this fall. For " Respond to this post by > replying above this line > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> Wearing black is > now > offensive<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/wearing-black-is-no...> > by > DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> > <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/liberal.jpg> Officials > abandon “wear black” campaign > > Daily > Barometer<http://www.dailybarometer.com/officials-abandon-wear-black-campaign-1...>: > *Oregon State University officials from the athletic department and > university licensing have decided not to go forward with the “wear black” > campaign for football games this fall.* > > For the Oct. 20 and Nov. 17 games, some tickets for season-ticket holders > had been printed telling game attendees to wear black, and there is also a > page on the Oregon State University Athletics website saying what should be > worn at each > game.<http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082812aab.html> > > According to Steve Clark, vice president of University Relations and > Marketing, that campaign has now been suspended, following a meeting he had > with Bob De Carolis, director of the athletic department, and John > Rizzardini, chief marketing officer, last Thursday, as well as a meeting > yesterday with Provost Sabah Randhawa, Student Affairs Vice Provost Larry > Roper and other university administrators. > > “Concerns had been raised from student leaders, among others, and we began > to discuss it after receiving an e-mail from Amelia [Harris, ASOSU > president] two weeks ago,” Clark said. “The athletic department and > university life have chosen not to promote the wearing of certain attire at > games. ” > > Harris was pleased about the decision. “*It’s a positive step for the > university community,* as the university was obviously not ready for it, > especially after all the culturally insensitive remarks made since the > [Barometer] article last Friday. *It shows we need more education to make > campus safe for all students*,” Harris said. > > Other students in agreeance with Harris’ stance were also pleased with the > outcome. “*Having worked with different communities as part of the cultural > centers, I know many are really offended by the topic*,” said Charlie Vang, > external coordinator of the Pride Center. > > Nicole Perez, a fourth-year student majoring in ethnic studies and natural > resources, did not understand why the university was even considering such > a move. “*The whole thing is insensitive.* They could have thought more > about it,” Perez said. > > However, many other students are unhappy about the move. Ray McGuinness, a > business administration student, was at the first blackout in 2007 and > thinks the university missed an opportunity to learn from past mistakes. “I > understand the underlying issues and how it can be insensitive,” McGuinness > said. “But cancelling the event doesn’t help us confront the issue. By > cancelling it, we are just brushing it under the carpet, hiding it from > view.” > > Jon Dallas, a senior in electrical and computer engineering, began camping > out at Reser Stadium on Sunday at 2 p.m. for tickets to the Washington > State game. He was about 30 people back from the front of the line. > > “*When I think of wearing black, I don’t think of a skin color. I think of > the actual color.* We are supposed to be moving forward with this issue, > but making this an issue seems to be going in the wrong direction,” Dallas > said. “I just don’t understand, I guess. I don’t know why such a big deal > was made out of it. *Orange and black are our school colors*, other schools > do blackouts all over the country; it’s not like we’re the only ones.” > > <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/beaver.jpg> > > Sophomore wide receiver Obum Gwacham said that when OSU played at Utah > during a blackout game there, it was a little intimidating. But he also > understands concerns student leaders here have had about blackouts. “I > understand why students want to do the blackout, because it is nice for the > school; it’s showing school spirit. But on the other hand, I can understand > why ASOSU, their president, wouldn’t want to do it. I guess we have to kind > of monitor the way that students dress for the games. I figured a blackout > is just a simple black shirt,” Gwacham said. > > If wearing the color black is so offensive, why not change their school > colors to white and orange. Oops, I'm sure a "wear white" day would be > just as offensive. > > As a woman, I find their selection of a beaver for their mascot offensive. > Why would they choose an animal whose name is slang for a certain lady > part<http://twitchy.com/2012/10/02/for-shame-women-obama-literally-reduced...> > ? > > h/t Orbusmax <http://www.orbusmax.com/> > > DCG > *DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* | October > 4, 2012 at 3:24 am | Tags: Oregon State > University<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=oregon-state-university>| > Categories: > Insanity <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=29635004> | > URL:http://wp.me/pKuKY-hyH > > Comment<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/wearing-black-is-no...> > See all > comments<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/wearing-black-is-no...> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf...>. > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/wearing-black-is-no... > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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