speaking of Brigham Young University, its hard to disagree with this opinion piece
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Thanks sweetgrass. I posted it on Cougarboard.
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Wow, thatās quite over the top. āThe most successful white supremecist in historyā.
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I disagree. It certainly seems like Young was pretty racist, and the LDS Church has essentially confirmed that and pinned some of its discarded practices on that racism. However, I donāt think we should start renaming everything that is named after someone who did something offensive, race related or otherwise. The exception, of course, is if they are being recognized/celebrated for that offensive position or action. Itās possible to recognize and champion the accomplishments of such people without endorsing the negative aspects of their history. Gandhi was apparently a sexual deviant and essentially had a harem of young girls. Mother Teresa engaged in some reprehensible behavior. Abraham Lincolnās views on race would be deemed reprehensible today. That said, we can still recognize and applaud the amazing things that they accomplished.
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I wonāt lose a wink of sleep if BYU is renamed. Would it be the right thing to do? Probably not, but these days we donāt have a lot of say over these things.
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I have received a lifetime ban from Cougarboard. El Jefe is really sensitive.
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Bet that goes over well.
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No, for posting the link to the website link containing a bunch of racist quotes and for including a couple of those quotes in his post.
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Personally, I think both boards should insta-ban any poster from the opposite team. Rival trolls donāt enhance a message board experience in any way.
Wear that badge with honor, Steggy! - LOL
This post made my day / weekend. Iāve been suspended multiple times there, in the past, when I cared, for pretty arbitrary reasons - he just didnāt want to hear anything contrary. (I think sometimes heās like a sheriff in the South.)
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You have to give the author creditā¦signing his name and posting his picture while living in Lehiā¦hope he is prepared to clean lots of toilet paper from his trees.
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Weāve had a handful of decent BYU fans (yes a few of them do exist) welcome on our board over the years (plus a lot of trolls) but only the very worst ones were banned (XX97 comes to mind for example) But you say one negative thing over on their board that goes against their thinking
and itās a 99 year ban.
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Iād agree with trolls, but good natured stuff can be fun. Just to be a dick, thatās just irritating.
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As an Italian American, I think discussion about Columbus is long overdue and worthwhile.
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Great post.
The fisticuffs between fans seems to have gone way down the longer our paths have been separated. I rarely even lurk over there anymore - they just donāt get much mindshare. Like last year, great to get that game out of the way and move on.
Agree that Jefeās challenge is pretty substantial.
In hindsight, parting ways was a good thingā¦ even for them. The experience with the Cougar-Ute forum went sideways fast, after the separation.
Thereās something to be learned with the different perceptions of being a āhaveā or a āhave lessā. And a kind of āsouthern defianceā thrown in. Group identities are fascinating things.
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That actually wasnāt why I was banned! And everything I posted was based in fact.
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Allow me to explain myselfā¦
I posted sweetgrasses article as well as some quotes from Brigham Young (which supported the content of the article). El Jefe gave me a warning but ultimately banned me because I had two board names on CB. He saw an opportunity and took it. However, while I might have been stirring the pot I didnāt post anything that wasnāt factual.
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In the spirit of dialogue, I support you. But not everyone wants to talk.
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It was totally worth it.