OT: Mizzou black football players taking a stand

[phillionaire]

Bunch of malcontents. No play, no scholarships. Bye bye and good riddance.

Yeah screw them for wanting to take a stand against injustice!

 

[Fishy]

What exactly did they expect him to do?

It's an odd place to draw a line in the sand and it's even odder to expect that the president is going to resign.

Missouri is probably best off refusing to let the inmates run the asylum.

 

[businesslawyer]

I was raised to be accountable, never make excuses, attack challenges head on, life is tough you're not a victim. Maybe I should raise my 2 young children to play the victim game, blame others, make lots of excuses; it seems to be working better.

That is one truly bizarre post. Are you saying there is no such thing as a victim?

 

[huskypantz]

What exactly did they expect him to do?

It's an odd place to draw a line in the sand and it's even odder to expect that the president is going to resign.

Missouri is probably best off refusing to let the inmates run the asylum.

Yes, they have backed him into a proverbial corner. But hopefully that is the extreme that can get them to middle ground - ie a better response to the events that have occurred.

 

[JMick]

I have read nothing that would lead me to believe there's a systemic racial problem at the university.

well.. the University does happen to be in Missouri...

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Who'd have thunk this thread would bring out ignorant posts from a few members?

 

[champs99and04]

Yeah screw them for wanting to take a stand against injustice!

As a white guy living in the northeast I never let injustice stop me and neither should they!

 

[JMick]

Who'd have thunk this thread would bring out ignorant posts from a few members?

Most people here are old and white... no surprise.

 

[huskymedic]

FootballScoop7:06pm via TweetDeck
Full statement & update from Gary Pinkel & AD Mack Rhoades here:
http://footballscoop.com/news/gary-...ision-to-strike-against-university-president/

>>Pinkel and AD Mack Rhoads have released a statement saying the team doesn’t intend to practice until graduate student Jonathan Butler ends his hunger strike against university leadership.

Today, Sunday, there will be no football practice or formal team activities. Our focus right now is on the health of Jonathan Butler, the concerns of our student-athletes and working with our community to address this serious issue. After meeting with the team this morning, it is clear they do not plan to return to practice until Jonathan resumes eating. We are continuing to have department, campus, and student meetings as we work through this issue and will provide further comment tomorrow afternoon.<<

Haven't seen much from the other sports teams on campus.

 

[noeynox]

He did nothing in response to what though?

I get they are upset about some historical facts that paint the university in a bad light. I get they want to see more faculty of color, I'm a little lost on the catalyst of the whole thing. Did protesters crash a parade and cops get rough?

 

[JMick]

I get they are upset about some historical facts that paint the university in a bad light. I get they want to see more faculty of color, I'm a little lost on the catalyst of the whole thing. Did protesters crash a parade and cops get rough?

Remember, this is a campus under 2 hours away from Ferguson. Racial tensions are very high and I'm sure minorities deal with a ton of adversity day in and day out.

 

[huskymedic]

I'm a little lost on the catalyst of the whole thing. Did protesters crash a parade and cops get rough?

http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2015/11/6/wolfe-issues-apology-concerned-student-1950/

 

[NavinRJohnson]

Just watched this video. Lots of anger. Justified or unjustified...anger. I find it sad.

 

[JMick]

Just watched this video. Lots of anger. Justified or unjustified...anger. I find it sad.

Have swastika's drawn on your bathroom floor made from human feces and get called the "n" word while walking around campus by a bunch of kids in a pickup and I can see where the anger comes from.

 

[Dogged]

I have four kids between the age of 28 and 35. They have still not grown up completely.
While I admire the desire for justice and the idealism of the young, I am sick and tired of protestors and whiners who have experienced nothing but indulgence from our society.
STFU! Get out there and do something! I've spent a fortune on others. I have no demands. Put your own time and money into a solution.

 

[NavinRJohnson]

Have swastika's drawn on your bathroom floor made from human feces and get called the "n" word while walking around campus by a bunch of kids in a pickup and I can see where the anger comes from.

I'd want something done too. The entire situation is sad.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Missouri Enrollment (fall 2015)

• Total: 35,448
• In-state: 24,342 (68.7 percent)
• Out-of-state: 11,106 (31.3 percent)
• Undergraduate: 27,812 (78.5 percent)
• Graduate: 6,442 (18.2 percent)
• Professional: 1,194 (3.4 percent)
• Minority: 5,567 (17.1 percent)
• St. Louis: 9,519 (26.9 percent)
• Kansas City: 3,805 (10.7 percent)
• International: 2,507 (7.1 percent)- China (1,331), India (201) and Republic of Korea (167) send the most students from overseas.

* Percentage based on total population for which ethnicity is known.
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State of Missouri Demographics (2014, Source: United States Census Bureau)

People QuickFacts Missouri (1st # or %) USA (2nd # or %)

Population, 2014 estimate 6,063,589 318,857,056
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 5,988,923 308,758,105
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 1.2% 3.3%
Population, 2010 5,988,927 308,745,538
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2014 6.2% 6.2%

White alone, percent, 2014 (a) 83.5% 77.4%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2014 (a) 11.8% 13.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2014 (a) 0.5% 1.2%
Asian alone, percent, 2014 (a) 1.9% 5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2014 (a) 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent, 2014 2.1% 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2014 (b) 4.0% 17.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2014 80.1% 62.1%

Just an FYI, no comment.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Only a matter of time before this goes Cesspool but, were the kids in that video actually protesting society in the late 1800's and Jim Crow laws? Again, what exactly are the football players protesting? And why is Pinkel supporting them calling for his boss' job? Whole thing sounds bizarre and lame. I hope they forfeit.

 

[JMick]

I have four kids between the age of 28 and 35. They have still not grown up completely.
While I admire the desire for justice and the idealism of the young, I am sick and tired of protestors and whiners who have experienced nothing but indulgence from our society.
STFU! Get out there and do something! I've spent a fortune on others. I have no demands. Put your own time and money into a solution.

They took your advice and went out and protested..... this comment makes no sense.

 

[JMick]

Only a matter of time before this goes Cesspool but, were the kids in that video actually protesting society in the late 1800's and Jim Crow laws? Again, what exactly are the football players protesting? And why is Pinkel supporting them calling for his boss' job? Whole thing sounds bizarre and lame. I hope they forfeit.

They were drawing parallels to the past with their current situation. It wasn't that hard to understand the point they were making.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

They were drawing parallels to the past with their current situation. It wasn't that hard to understand the point they were making.

What current situation? Getting called the "n" word from a pickup truck by a bunch of idiot rednecks?

 

[noeynox]

That type of thing takes a lot of courage to pull off. Thanks to @huskymedic for his links and bringing me up to speed. I was seeing snipets of this on twitter and was lost on why FB players were taking a stand against their school president.

 

[noeynox]

They were drawing parallels to the past with their current situation. It wasn't that hard to understand the point they were making.

It is a little hard to follow along. I get the historical context stuff. Demanding more faculty of color? I guess they can show where faculty of color have been passed over for similarly qualified whites. To us who are far removed from the situation, read their demands list, it is still difficult to comprehend what will satisfy them short of firing the school president.

 

[JMick]

What current situation? Getting called the "n" word from a pickup truck by a bunch of idiot rednecks?

The multiple "n" word instances and a swastika drawn with feces on a bathroom floor all within the first 3 months of the year.

I bet if you were surrounded by people of a different race than you in a part of the country that had multiple historical instances of oppression towards your racial demographic, them shouting slurs at you would be terrifying and unsettling.

 

[J187Money]

Was it not investigated? If the culprits were found were they not expelled? How was the President deficient?