OT: SEC Calls on Mississippi to Change State Flag
From the Article:
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey issued a call to action Thursday evening regarding the state flag of Mississippi.
"It is past time for change to be made to the flag of the State of Mississippi," Sankey said in a statement. "Our students deserve an opportunity to learn and compete in environments that are inclusive and welcoming to all.
Link: https://www.si.com/college/2020/06/19/mississippi-state-flag-change-sec
[locked, who's surprised? -s]
East German Judge
June 19th, 2020 at 10:42 AM ^
While skankey is doing the right thing, how about asking him satellite camps again, seriously, as it gives more exposure to young African American youth to more colleges.
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Gentleman Squirrels
June 19th, 2020 at 10:46 AM ^
That’s not going to happen. Satellite camps are a competitive disadvantage for the SEC. The confederate symbol issue doesn’t really affect the competitive nature of the sport at all. Now if the SEC banned ole miss and miss st from the SEC, or refused to show those teams on air until the flag was changed that would be something.
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JoeMama11
June 19th, 2020 at 10:46 AM ^
“I will never apologize for wanting to be a good father. I miss enough volleyball games. That is a priority for me” - Hugh Freeze. Maybe instead of satellite camps we sit down with the players and talk about the Bible.
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ThisGuyFawkes
June 19th, 2020 at 10:43 AM ^
Should add that the SEC is threatening to not hold SEC championship events in Mississippi until the flag is changed (similar to what NCAA did with NC over bathroom laws).
Not sure what type of incentive this is. The major revenue generating sports don't seem to be in play for Mississippi anyways - Football historically held in Atlanta and Basketball mostly in Nashville (never held in MS)
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DMill2782
June 19th, 2020 at 10:43 AM ^
Long overdue. Confederate flag flyers can eat dicks.
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FauxMo
June 19th, 2020 at 10:46 AM ^
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MGoFoam
June 19th, 2020 at 11:06 AM ^
This is the best thing I've read today!
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Darker Blue
June 19th, 2020 at 10:51 AM ^
Would a province in Germany accept a swastika on a portion of their flag?
I'm guessing that they wouldn't.
Change the fucking flag, make it a big smokey mountain of brisket with a BBQ sauce background
That's a delicious flag
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Glanville
June 19th, 2020 at 11:15 AM ^
Sides? Do we get two sides with the brisket?
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NeverPunt
June 19th, 2020 at 10:55 AM ^
Oh man come on. I hate this. You have got to be kidding me. Is nothing sacred anymore? I can’t agree with and approve of Greg Sankey on something. Screw you, 2020, you weird f@$ked up year
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L'Carpetron Do…
June 19th, 2020 at 11:05 AM ^
Was the confederate flag ever sacred?
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ThisGuyFawkes
June 19th, 2020 at 11:10 AM ^
I think this was a poor attempt at humor and what NP considers sacred is not agreeing with Sankey on anything. That's my optimistic translation.
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NeverPunt
June 19th, 2020 at 11:11 AM ^
Lol apparently sarcasm was too thick. It’s approving of anything Greg Sankey-related I have a probLem with. Fuck the confederacy and anybody who supports its legacy
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Hanlon's Razor
June 19th, 2020 at 11:14 AM ^
I read it as the OP is appalled that he agrees with Sankey on something, and that what he held as sacred was his continued contempt for him, not that he held that flag as sacred.
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blueheron
June 19th, 2020 at 11:01 AM ^
Who said this?
The SEC Commissioner? Whoa. If you're the sort of person who enjoys watching videos where someone "owns the libs" that must be hard to digest.
They (SEC) must feel that they're playing the long game here. Time will tell if they're correct. In the short term they're surely angering a big chunk of SEC fans.
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ijohnb
June 19th, 2020 at 11:02 AM ^
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day, minute by minute.”
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DMill2782
June 19th, 2020 at 11:05 AM ^
This has a name. It's called the whitewashing of history.
So sorry you're beloved racist statues and flags are coming down. Must be so hard for you.
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SecretAgentMayne
June 19th, 2020 at 11:09 AM ^
Yes we get it, you’re racist and you’re upset that we’re choosing not to venerate our racist past anymore. You can stop with the pseudo-intellectual quotations of a book that you’ve probably never read.
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Jmer
June 19th, 2020 at 11:08 AM ^
Had to google what the Mississippi state flag looked like.
Results: Yea, good call by the SEC!
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MGoFoam
June 19th, 2020 at 11:10 AM ^
With difficulty, I applaud the SEC. We all know what state is meant by, "Worst State Ever," but the worst state, by a number of measures, is actually Mississippi.
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Khaleke The Freak
June 19th, 2020 at 11:11 AM ^
“William T. Thompson, the designer of the Confederate flag, said, "As a people we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race" and "As a national emblem, it is significant of our higher cause, the cause of the superior race."
Fuck confederate flags and anyone who thinks it’s OK
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