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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Their words were silly and easily rebuttable, so it wasn’t what they said that was scary. What was scary was their demeanor and how angry and on edge most of the old white speakers were. You could just tell that much of their self-worth was wrapped up in the old name and how easily they would have fit in with the tiki torch crowd. Yuck.[/quote]

Oh, please.  Old people wanting to see their alma mater keep its name and their memories is far from a "tiki torch" crowd.  Have a little compassion.
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My mom attended Washington-Lee back in the late 50s and she rolled her eyes regarding the name change.  I guess that makes her a racist.   :roll:  :roll:  :roll: [/quote]

Certainly sounds that way.  [/quote]

You, and people like you, are the reason the word "racist" is losing any meaning.  Get a grip.[/quote]

Actually, the word racist "is losing any meaning" because most whites don't ever want to she the validity of any claim of racism.  The pp's mom rolling her eyes definitely shows intolerance and lack of empathy.  God forbid people don't want to continue  celebrating a confederate general. God forbid football players choose a nonviolent way to make a point.  The football players are called unpatriotic, military hating thugs by the same people who fully support a president who completely trashed John McCain.  Racism is alive and well in Arlington and the rest of the country, whites have just decided to deem any mention of it invalid.  [/quote]

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