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Anonymous wrote:There are likely at least three dynamics going on:

1. Among students, white jocks (especially boys, and with the support of some parents/teachers) will rally behind the existing name; in that environment, minority students often feel pressure to go along with those kids and say they don't care about the name or that alternatives are "stupid."

2. Those advising APS will be drawn largely from self-professed "progressive" ranks and will try to outdo one another in coming up with names that repudiate Lee and "Confederate values."

3. The School Board members have already decided on the new name and will just sit back until they have to make a decision.

I expect the Board will be happy to approve this name to make themselves look more progressive while they continue to support school segregation in every boundary decision.

Yes. I hate Arlington.

Anonymous wrote:There are likely at least three dynamics going on:

1. Among students, white jocks (especially boys, and with the support of some parents/teachers) will rally behind the existing name; in that environment, minority students often feel pressure to go along with those kids and say they don't care about the name or that alternatives are "stupid."

2. Those advising APS will be drawn largely from self-professed "progressive" ranks and will try to outdo one another in coming up with names that repudiate Lee and "Confederate values."

3. The School Board members have already decided on the new name and will just sit back until they have to make a decision.

You really think a Black W-L football player is going to be happy to go out on the field as the "Washington-Loving Generals"? It sounds like (in the most positive interpretation) like Generals who really, really liked Washington. Of course the name is going to be mocked by the kids at Yorktown and Wakefield.

Anonymous wrote:There are likely at least three dynamics going on:

1. Among students, white jocks (especially boys, and with the support of some parents/teachers) will rally behind the existing name; in that environment, minority students often feel pressure to go along with those kids and say they don't care about the name or that alternatives are "stupid."

2. Those advising APS will be drawn largely from self-professed "progressive" ranks and will try to outdo one another in coming up with names that repudiate Lee and "Confederate values."

3. The School Board members have already decided on the new name and will just sit back until they have to make a decision.

I expect the Board will be happy to approve this name to make themselves look more progressive while they continue to support school segregation in every boundary decision.

There are likely at least three dynamics going on:

1. Among students, white jocks (especially boys, and with the support of some parents/teachers) will rally behind the existing name; in that environment, minority students often feel pressure to go along with those kids and say they don't care about the name or that alternatives are "stupid."

2. Those advising APS will be drawn largely from self-professed "progressive" ranks and will try to outdo one another in coming up with names that repudiate Lee and "Confederate values."

3. The School Board members have already decided on the new name and will just sit back until they have to make a decision.

Read up on your boy, Lee defenders, and let me know why you're at all willing to have his name on any public building:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/the-myth-of-the-kindly-general-lee/529038/

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/lee-national-review/529206/

https://medium.com/@reevesjw/five-myths-about-robert-e-lee-d9d6fa331aa

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I would love to help my W-L son do a survey of the student body to find out what those beyond the student council think of the name (I do survey research for a living) but since he's a white male, I am 100% certain that he would be smeared as a racist for daring to ask for further consideration and feedback from the kids who have to live with the name. So, not setting him up for that. It needs to come from a Black or Latino student.

Where are the people of color, and why aren't they showing up to further my privileged agenda?

You north Arlington “progressives” had them pushed over to Wakefield. Remember?

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Anonymous wrote:
I would love to help my W-L son do a survey of the student body to find out what those beyond the student council think of the name (I do survey research for a living) but since he's a white male, I am 100% certain that he would be smeared as a racist for daring to ask for further consideration and feedback from the kids who have to live with the name. So, not setting him up for that. It needs to come from a Black or Latino student.

Where are the people of color, and why aren't they showing up to further my privileged agenda?

My white son has a diverse group of friends and they all say the name is ridiculous. But I definitely think in the current environment, only students of color would be given any standing to say so.

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I would love to help my W-L son do a survey of the student body to find out what those beyond the student council think of the name (I do survey research for a living) but since he's a white male, I am 100% certain that he would be smeared as a racist for daring to ask for further consideration and feedback from the kids who have to live with the name. So, not setting him up for that. It needs to come from a Black or Latino student.

Where are the people of color, and why aren't they showing up to further my privileged agenda?

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Anonymous wrote:The mascot is very unlikely to change based on what I’ve heard. Washington will stay part of the name and he was a general.

It should just be The General.

And he should have a handle bar mustache and give you a quick rate on car insurance.

Good call. Swapping Lovings for Lee means no more GeneralS. Now there is only one General.

I just cannot imagine who would have to be on that committee to to pick Loving. It is beyond stupid.

Progressive and open-minded. You are an idiot.

Because I think it is stupid to have half the name of a school named after people who aren’t prominent national figures and don’t have any connection to our community? It is surely a bunch of progressives who want to make themselves feel all warm and snuggly for naming the school over people who fought for their right to marry and against white power trying to prevent any mixing of races. I never said I didn’t like what they stood for. They just don’t stand for something related to George Washington or Arlington county’s history.

They are certainly an admirable couple but, unfortunately, their name is also an adjective that sounds ridiculous in combination with Washington and in the context of a high school name. It doesn't make someone not-Progressive, not-racist to see that.

I would love to help my W-L son do a survey of the student body to find out what those beyond the student council think of the name (I do survey research for a living) but since he's a white male, I am 100% certain that he would be smeared as a racist for daring to ask for further consideration and feedback from the kids who have to live with the name. So, not setting him up for that. It needs to come from a Black or Latino student.

Anonymous wrote:There's at least one other High School in Virginia named Washington and Lee, in Westmoreland county, where both were born. I suppose the Westmoreland county school could attribute the "Lee" to the two signers of the Declaration of Independence born in that County from Virginia? Maybe Arlington Co. could as well?

The rest of Virginia doesn't care.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The mascot is very unlikely to change based on what I’ve heard. Washington will stay part of the name and he was a general.

It should just be The General.

And he should have a handle bar mustache and give you a quick rate on car insurance.

Good call. Swapping Lovings for Lee means no more GeneralS. Now there is only one General.

I just cannot imagine who would have to be on that committee to to pick Loving. It is beyond stupid.

Progressive and open-minded. You are an idiot.

Because I think it is stupid to have half the name of a school named after people who aren’t prominent national figures and don’t have any connection to our community? It is surely a bunch of progressives who want to make themselves feel all warm and snuggly for naming the school over people who fought for their right to marry and against white power trying to prevent any mixing of races. I never said I didn’t like what they stood for. They just don’t stand for something related to George Washington or Arlington county’s history.

Anonymous wrote:If they renamed it George Washington High some old alum would be upset because GW High in Alexandria used to be W-L's archrival.

Washington-Lincoln is the best choice. More stuff in this state should be named after prominent Union leaders.

There was a substantial Union presence in Northern Virginia, and Lincoln ventured into NoVa for a review of Union troops in 1861. Julia Ward Howe was inspired to compose the Battle Hymn of the Republic as a result of another review of Union troops the same month at Upton's Hill in Arlington:

http://dclawyeronthecivilwar.blogspot.com/2010/11/grand-review-at-baileys-crossroads.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton%27s_Hill

Washington-Lincoln does indeed seem a much better choice than Washington-Loving, which makes about as much sense as Adams-Roe or Jefferson-Miranda.

If they renamed it George Washington High some old alum would be upset because GW High in Alexandria used to be W-L's archrival.

Washington-Lincoln is the best choice. More stuff in this state should be named after prominent Union leaders.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate this name. My DC, a W-Ler, hates this name. If they choose it, we will go the Prince route (My DC attends the School Formerly Known as Washington-Lee). Is there no prominent Arlingtonian whose last name starts with L?

Yes, there is. He's even buried in Arlington. His name was Lee.

How about one that didn't fight against the US? If it's too difficult to pass that low bar then let's just drop the L altogether.

Such a simplistic view. You should pick up a book.

Sorry. All of those old inaccurate VA textbooks that say otherwise are out of print.

Anonymous wrote:There's at least one other High School in Virginia named Washington and Lee, in Westmoreland county, where both were born. I suppose the Westmoreland county school could attribute the "Lee" to the two signers of the Declaration of Independence born in that County from Virginia? Maybe Arlington Co. could as well?

No, cant' do this. It would save APS millions. They would much rather waste money on this bullsh1t then say, reading specialists, or more seats for more kids.