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Title: Ohio: Ohio high school getting rid of Confederate mascot
Post by: TomSea on August 19, 2017, 02:06:59 pm

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Ohio high school getting rid of Confederate mascot
Associated Press
10:23 AM, Aug 18, 2017
10:24 AM, Aug 18, 2017
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WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio high school is getting rid of its Confederate mascot in the wake of a deadly car attack at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend.

Superintendent Steve Thompson said Thursday that Willoughby South High School will drop its "Rebel" mascot — a man dressed in a gray Confederate military outfit — but keep the name. Thompson said he made the decision to support the school's diverse student body.

"The Civil War was part of the history of the American story and that's not going anywhere, but how we view it sometimes changes," Thompson said. "We thought it was the right thing to do."

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Just the mascot goes, they will still be called the Rebels and wear gray and blue.

Title: Re: Ohio: Ohio high school getting rid of Confederate mascot
Post by: mountaineer on August 27, 2017, 11:05:21 pm

So what will the new mascot be?

(http://reviews.photographyreview.com/files/2008/04/canon_eos-xsi-onbox.jpg) ??

(http://beeralien.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sam_adams_rebel_beers.jpg) ??

Title: Re: Ohio: Ohio high school getting rid of Confederate mascot
Post by: Wingnut on August 27, 2017, 11:24:49 pm

Quote from: TomSea on August 19, 2017, 02:06:59 pm

Just the mascot goes, they will still be called the Rebels and wear gray and blue.

Everyone is happy then...   :silly:

Title: Re: Ohio: Ohio high school getting rid of Confederate mascot
Post by: RoosGirl on August 28, 2017, 01:24:13 am

The new mascot?
(https://yannwithayahuasca.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/billy_idol.jpg)

Title: Re: Ohio: Ohio high school getting rid of Confederate mascot
Post by: Wingnut on August 28, 2017, 01:30:18 am

Quote from: RoosGirl on August 28, 2017, 01:24:13 am

The new mascot?
(https://yannwithayahuasca.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/billy_idol.jpg)

It is a nice day for a White Wedding.