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Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« on: September 18, 2016, 06:58:17 pm »
Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
 
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times - Friday, August 26, 2016

A University of Iowa professor is asking the athletics department to make the university’s mascot, Herky the Hawk, display friendlier facial expressions, arguing that his angry grimace is traumatizing students.

“I believe incoming students should be met with welcoming, nurturing, calm, accepting and happy messages,” Resmiye Oral, a clinical professor of pediatrics, wrote Tuesday in an email to athletic department officials, obtained by the Iowa City Press-Citizen.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/26/herky-the-hawks-grimace-too-aggressive-for-fragile/
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2016, 07:00:12 pm »
These students are adults
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2016, 07:03:45 pm »
And this is how an entire generation of wimps will run, hide, plead and beg at the feet of Islam, China, Russia and Paraguay when they find themselves confronted with less-than-welcoming-nurturing-calm-accepting and happy messages.  They will go to pieces hearing the words 'Convert/surrender or die'.

So even if we somehow managed to save the nation for the next 4 years from collapse, this generation of wimps will simply surrender it anyway.
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2016, 07:40:02 pm »
Quote from: INVAR on September 18, 2016, 07:03:45 pm
And this is how an entire generation of wimps will run, hide, plead and beg at the feet of Islam, China, Russia and Paraguay when they find themselves confronted with less-than-welcoming-nurturing-calm-accepting and happy messages.  They will go to pieces hearing the words 'Convert/surrender or die'.

So even if we somehow managed to save the nation for the next 4 years from collapse, this generation of wimps will simply surrender it anyway.
Some poor adult will have to face the horde. Those wimps will be in their safe spaces, in the fetal position, sucking their thumbs and in no shape to offer terms.
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2016, 07:48:36 pm »
You rednecks are not being fair! That Hawk has caused me nightmares! And I have not been able to sleep because of his threatening face.

I am planning a lawsuit against the University for intentional infliction of emotional distress!
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2016, 08:34:57 pm »
Quote from: 240B on September 18, 2016, 07:48:36 pm
You rednecks are not being fair! That Hawk has caused me nightmares! And I have not been able to sleep because of his threatening face.

I am planning a lawsuit against the University for intentional infliction of emotional distress!

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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2016, 08:43:04 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on September 18, 2016, 07:40:02 pm
Some poor adult will have to face the horde. Those wimps will be in their safe spaces, in the fetal position, sucking their thumbs and in no shape to offer terms.

I am reminded of high school days. It was 3 grades. Anyways they would bring the incoming class up for a tour in the spring before the school year ended. There was a big display case at the end of the cafeteria. The vice principal brought in the newbies and stood them in front of the display case. We unloaded on them. Fish in a barrel. The vice principal was screaming STOP! You're rooning everything! heh heh heh
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2016, 08:43:04 pm »
This is going about as far as the attack on the pink locker room did.

[The visitors locker room at the Iowa football stadium is pink.  Completely pink.  Former coach Hayden Fry did this because psychological studies have shown that pink makes people calm.  Some jails, or so I've heard, also employ this technique.  About a decade ago some moron leftie professor decided this was sexist (seriously, thinking pink=calm is sexist, but pink=female=somehow bad isn't???).   The end result was someone made a ton of money selling pink on black "Don't get stuck on stupid" tee shirts].
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
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Quote from: rangerrebew on September 18, 2016, 06:58:17 pm
Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
 
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times - Friday, August 26, 2016

A University of Iowa professor is asking the athletics department to make the university’s mascot, Herky the Hawk, display friendlier facial expressions, arguing that his angry grimace is traumatizing students.

“I believe incoming students should be met with welcoming, nurturing, calm, accepting and happy messages,” Resmiye Oral, a clinical professor of pediatrics, wrote Tuesday in an email to athletic department officials, obtained by the Iowa City Press-Citizen.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/26/herky-the-hawks-grimace-too-aggressive-for-fragile/

Now this ^^  ^^ is satire.  Right?   :shrug:

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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2016, 09:04:51 pm »
Somebody call The Onion, their material is being stolen.
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2016, 10:05:15 pm »
New mascot:
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2016, 10:06:28 pm »
This is Berkeley on the Prairie, so I'm hardly surprised.
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2016, 10:55:31 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on September 18, 2016, 10:06:28 pm
This is Berkeley on the Prairie, so I'm hardly surprised.
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Then their mascot should be the prairie chicken.

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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #13 on: September 21, 2016, 04:13:29 am »
Quote from: bigheadfred on September 18, 2016, 10:55:31 pm
@mountaineer @Oceander @XenaLee

Then their mascot should be the prairie chicken.



LOL!!!
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #14 on: September 21, 2016, 04:31:55 am »
Quote from: bigheadfred on September 18, 2016, 10:55:31 pm
@mountaineer @Oceander @XenaLee

Then their mascot should be the prairie chicken.



That seems a little aggressive for these snowflakes. This would suit them better....

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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #15 on: September 21, 2016, 06:47:37 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on September 18, 2016, 10:05:15 pm
New mascot:


It won't work.  Did you notice the talons on that chick?  Why, it might hurt another animal as if it were a bird of prey.  I get the heebiejeebies from thinking about it.  I better go see a shrink.
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #16 on: September 21, 2016, 06:53:14 pm »


If not separated at birth, at least closely related.
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #17 on: September 21, 2016, 09:32:48 pm »
Quote from: r9etb on September 21, 2016, 06:53:14 pm


If not separated at birth, at least closely related.
Wait, wait, wait, WHOA!

I take it these poor, fragile, students aren't seeing the mascot at badminton tournaments, but most likely Football games, where people knock each other down on a regular basis, and sometimes so severely they end careers with the NFL before they begin.

But the hawk looks too mean, like, potentially violent, even?

 :silly: What a pantload!
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Re: Herky the Hawk’s grimace too ‘aggressive’ for fragile students, Iowa professor says
« Reply #18 on: September 21, 2016, 10:04:02 pm »
Quote from: r9etb on September 21, 2016, 06:53:14 pm


If not separated at birth, at least closely related.

The one on the left is especially scary. 
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