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TheTowerBard t1_j7p7qjf wrote

As the ignorant racist scum in the comments are showing, the issue is not just in high school sports. Vermont has a major issue with racism and always has. We just have gotten by without it being so obvious simply because there is a serious lack of diversity here. Not a lot of targets for these scumbags.

There’s a great PBS doc I recommend called I Am From Here everyone should watch:

https://www.pbs.org/video/i-am-from-here-zfk9gb/

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MargaerySchrute t1_j7q1w7d wrote

@5teerpike agree with you. Witnessed both Rice and SBHS go through their mascot changes and holy moly the racism.

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MargaerySchrute t1_j7q6n24 wrote

I mean did SBHS think they could keep being the rebels forever? They had a rebel soldier on their basketball court a couple decades ago. Like ew. Not sure if it’s there now but I bet no. Same with rice as the little Indians. Green Knights sounds better anyways.

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MargaerySchrute t1_j7q84l9 wrote

A couple of my cousins went to rice about 20-25 yrs ago and as a kid, I remember wearing stereotypical clothing as a means to show school spirit when I attended one of my cousins games. Cringe.

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0fficerGeorgeGreen t1_j7pb43r wrote

"I don't have a good refute, so I'll insult them instead. That'll show them they're wrong!"

Fucking lol

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you_give_me_coupon t1_j7pykp9 wrote

I mean, what /u/anusty said is at least plausible. People with skeletons in their closets are often quick to go on the attack, to direct scrutiny away from themselves. Like all the "male feminists" who turn out to be sex pests. And a 5-second glance at /r/ShitLibSafari shows there's plenty of racist attitudes among the woko haram/VPR-tote-bag crowd.

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anusty t1_j7qwfmu wrote

Humans stereotype, it’s a survival mechanism

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