Boston University mulls name change for mascot referencing 'Gone with the Wind' character

[mystery-ak]

Boston University mulls name change for mascot referencing 'Gone with the Wind' character
By Rachel Scully - 07/02/20 02:17 PM EDT

Boston University is considering changing the name of the school’s mascot because of its reference to a character in "Gone with the Wind."

The mascot, a Boston Terrier named Rhett, pays tribute to Clark Gable’s character in the 1939 film that’s seen by many critics as romanticizing slavery in the South.

A committee consisting of students, alumni and faculty will offer a recommendation to Boston University President Robert Brown for renaming the mascot by mid-October.


Brown said in a campus-wide letter Wednesday that it’s not clear when the mascot’s nickname reached popularity among students, but that the school understands the association. He said the Terrier mascot was chosen in 1922.

“In the Boston University context, the ‘Rhett’ nickname is, of itself, a play on words,” Brown wrote. “Since our school color is scarlet, it was a short leap for students—or perhaps a sports publicist—to link Rhett to Scarlett O’Hara, the other romantic lead in the book and movie.”

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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/505661-boston-university-mulls-name-change-for-mascot-that-references-gone

[mountaineer]

Now I see how AOC got a cum laude economics degree at that place.

[Jazzhead]

Now I see how AOC got a cum laude economics degree at that place.

Yup,  on parchment suitable as toilet paper.

[GtHawk]

Now I see how AOC got a cum laude economics degree at that place.

I don't care how loud she was during sex, she's an idiot!

[Smokin Joe]

So let me get this straight. They are changing the name of their mascot, who is named after a fictional character, who (because fictional characters cant enter into contracts) could never have owned a slave, and never mistreated any one else's slaves in that fictional context.
How many student fee dollars and tuition bucks will go to change the logo, the name, etc? (and who is getting the contracts?)

[GtHawk]

So let me get this straight. They are changing the name of their mascot, who is named after a fictional character, who (because fictional characters cant enter into contracts) could never have owned a slave, and never mistreated any one else's slaves in that fictional context.
How many student fee dollars and tuition bucks will go to change the logo, the name, etc? (and who is getting the contracts?)

I have a suggestion, they could change their mascot to an Ass and be known as the DumbAss's it would at least be accurate, but the problem would then arise as to how would they differentiate themselves from other Universities?