To add insult to injury, here's the petition to change LSU's tiger mascot because of "White Oppression" because of the Civil War. I could have started a separate thread but I think it complements this OP,
novasteve . My head is spinning from all this dumb shit. Here's the petition and the link to the article. Enjoy.
“Louisiana State University named their mascot the Tigers, and they named it during the height of Jim Crow South. This was a time when black men feared for their lives, and were treated as sub human. This symbol is the most prevalent confederate symbol in the United States,’ the petition’s opening reads,
Campus Reform reports.
“The petition’s author claims the mascot is ‘incredibly insulting’ for African Americans because they have to ‘attend a school that honors Confederate militantism.’
“The student gave another reason why the tiger mascot ought to be changed: ‘It’s also cruel to cage a wild animal for the amusement of privileged white people. They’ve never been in a cage!’
“To illustrate the apparently racist undertones of the mascot, the petition mentions Dr. Charles Coates (the university’s administrator between 1893-1939), who explained back in 1937 that the tiger mascot was chosen because of the state’s Civil War heritage and for the actual Louisiana Tigers’ fierce fighting.”
Snowflakes Petition to Change LSU's "White Oppression" Tiger Mascot