Blau

October 21st, 2023 at 11:47 PM ^

Metaphorically speaking, they absolutely fumbled the ball in this aspect as the ESPN photo suggests.

Edit: I would normally post the photo for reference but can’t do it considering the subject matter, even if it is making fun of the dude. Here is the ESPN link https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38715482/michigan-state-apologizes-hitler-image-big-screen

XtremeUMich

October 21st, 2023 at 11:15 PM ^

"We are deeply sorry for the content that was displayed, as this is not representative of our institutional values."

ummm, exactly what "institutional values" are those??

dickdastardly

October 22nd, 2023 at 10:02 AM ^

 Anti-Semitism runs rampant on college campuses from students to faculty. We are witnessing it in real time from UCLA to Harvard. Michigan included. Sadly, just like in Germany during the 30s, it is coming from the intellectual class in the United States. 

This isn't about land. It's about the destruction of a group of people. 

 

J. Redux

October 21st, 2023 at 11:17 PM ^

“You know what would be a good, fun pregame trivia question?  Let’s play ‘Match the dictators to the countries they terrorized!’  Educational, fun for the whole family!”

RobM_24

October 21st, 2023 at 11:19 PM ^

They were going to use "how many strokes did it take for Mel Tucker to launch a ninety-five million dollar wad?" ... but they decided it was inappropriate and went with Hitler trivia instead. 

WolverineGoneTerp

October 21st, 2023 at 11:20 PM ^

I would love to see a video of the conversation that led to this.

#1 idiot:  "Hey! I got a cool idea for the pregame entertainment.  Let's have a trivia quiz!"

#2 idiot:  "Sweeet. That would be awesome.  We just need a theme.  Any ideas?"

#3 idiot:  (*looks up from re-reading Mein Kampf for the 33rd time*) "How about some Hitler trivia? The crowd would love it."

#1 & #2:  "Great idea, bro.  Let's do it!   Waaay better than something about, say, college football."

 

grumbler

October 21st, 2023 at 11:28 PM ^

Massive nothingburger, made amusing by Sparty's attempts to apologize for making a historical reference.

People who want to be OUTRAGED!!! will always find something.

J. Redux

October 21st, 2023 at 11:33 PM ^

It’s the wrong context.  Nobody is saying people shouldn’t learn about Hitler — in fact, it’s essential that everybody learns about Hitler.  But he’s not an appropriate subject for trivia questions.  Trivializing Hitler and/or the Holocaust — that’s the last thing that any institute of higher education should be doing.