SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
of my alma mater. I thought I went to school at a place that had a little sense. OK, OK, they hired Al Gore as adjunct faculty once, but that was AFTER I left. Now this. 
from tonguetied.us
Ya Just Can't Make This Stuff Up
Students at Middle Tennessee State University had a teach-in recently and came to the conclusion that use of the word “lady” to refer to female athletic teams was sexist and derogatory, reports the student paper there.
A panel of students and faculty suggested that the school no longer use the term "Lady Raiders" to refer to the women’s basketball team. (The men’s team is named the “Blue Raiders.”)
"When we use the word 'lady,' today at least, we recognize it as sort of a sexist remark," said Ryan Husak, a member of Solidarity. "It is used to sort of suggest secondary status."
Because of the connotations of the word "lady," it is demeaning to athletes to refer to them in this manner, according to Husak.
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Well, if you ask me, Mr. Husak "sort of" needs his pansy ass kicked right good for him. I'm tellin' ya, he ain't from these parts. Around here, a lady is a term of respect. Maybe where he's from it ain't, but hey YOU'RE IN DIXIE NOW PAL!!!! WE'RE RESPECTFUL!!!! DEAL WITH IT!!!
I guess Mr. Husak "sort of" doesn't even fucking realize who the Blue Raiders were. Who they were named after. If (s)he did, (s)he would most certainly launch into a shit fit of Biblical proportions. Maybe (s)he should do some research into the college...the college I graduated from. Maybe (s)he should learn what the name of the student center building was until about 1990, and who was depicted on the plaque that hung on the front of it. The very building his precious widdle organization is likely housed in. That might give him/her something to really get his/her panties in a wad about.
from tonguetied.us
Ya Just Can't Make This Stuff Up
Students at Middle Tennessee State University had a teach-in recently and came to the conclusion that use of the word “lady” to refer to female athletic teams was sexist and derogatory, reports the student paper there.
A panel of students and faculty suggested that the school no longer use the term "Lady Raiders" to refer to the women’s basketball team. (The men’s team is named the “Blue Raiders.”)
"When we use the word 'lady,' today at least, we recognize it as sort of a sexist remark," said Ryan Husak, a member of Solidarity. "It is used to sort of suggest secondary status."
Because of the connotations of the word "lady," it is demeaning to athletes to refer to them in this manner, according to Husak.
**end**
Well, if you ask me, Mr. Husak "sort of" needs his pansy ass kicked right good for him. I'm tellin' ya, he ain't from these parts. Around here, a lady is a term of respect. Maybe where he's from it ain't, but hey YOU'RE IN DIXIE NOW PAL!!!! WE'RE RESPECTFUL!!!! DEAL WITH IT!!!
I guess Mr. Husak "sort of" doesn't even fucking realize who the Blue Raiders were. Who they were named after. If (s)he did, (s)he would most certainly launch into a shit fit of Biblical proportions. Maybe (s)he should do some research into the college...the college I graduated from. Maybe (s)he should learn what the name of the student center building was until about 1990, and who was depicted on the plaque that hung on the front of it. The very building his precious widdle organization is likely housed in. That might give him/her something to really get his/her panties in a wad about.
