Mizzou Chancellor Thinks This Photo Of Georgia Fans Holding A Confederate Flag On Mizzou’s Campus Is Threatening
10 years ago

Pictures of fraternity alumni from back in the day are the best. No one seemed to care that you were getting trashed on the lawn or smokin’ a doobie in the middle of the day. It just happened.

I bring this up because a photo recently featured in a tweet has caused a bit of a stir.

The photo appears to show five University of Georgia guys standing on a Phi Kappa Theta sign on the Mizzou campus holding a Georgia Bulldogs flag, an American flag, and, here’s the kicker, a Confederate flag.

BUM BUM BUMMMM!!!!

The photo caught the eye of Mizzou’s chancellor R. Bowen Loftin who released the following statement:

“Especially considering recent events in South Carolina concerning the Confederate flag, this photo may be considered offensive and possibly even threatening to some of our community members. MU officials do not condone any activities that could threaten the safety of our community.”

Easy there, B. Lof. Down boy.

The photo is reportedly from 2012 when Georgia initiated Mizzou into the SEC by hazing the shit out of them for four straight quarters. I was there. It wasn’t pretty. At the time, no one would’ve batted an eye at some assumed Georgia fraternity men waving a Confederate flag, but times have changed. I get it.

Now, if they’re waving the flag and chanting “they took our jerbs!,” then yeah, I’d be concerned.

That being said, I have a few issues with the photo…

First off, only two embroidered pairs of pants per group of 10. Three out of five is a ridiculous ratio.

Second, I love my brothers from other chapters around the nation, but if you’re coming to try and beat my school in football, then don’t stand on my shit.

It turns out this whole scenario is just the result of bad timing. Mizzou’s student newspaper, The Maneater, spoke with the guy who runs the Twitter account who said they use a third-party system, and that tweet was probably added in the queue around January or February.

Loftin’s original statement has been taken down from the Mizzou website and replaced with an updated version, saying the school won’t be taking any further action.

Now he can get back to making ludicrous rules for Greek houses. All is well.

[via The Maneater]

  2. YoungBlackandRicht

    Cut them some slack on the pants! If you get your whole pledge class together all at once a few guys are gonna end up matching

    10 years ago at 5:22 pm
  4. ScoochMcGooch

    “they took our jerbs” is the exact same parallel that’s been running through my head since the SC debacle started. The swastika is still proudly used to this day; and I guarantee these anti confederate flag morons have no idea. To clarify, traditional use of the swastika, perfectly fine; as a neo-Nazi numbnut, go fuck yourself. Same story for the flag.

    10 years ago at 5:40 pm
    1. meatwagon34

      this comparison is ridiculous. the only thing the Confederate flag ever represented was a part of the US that wanted to leave and was also very keen on keeping black people enslaved for the next thousand years. wonder why anyone would want that taken down from a government building

      10 years ago at 7:28 pm
      1. ScoochMcGooch

        You think the American Civil War was simply about a few states that wanted to leave? And because they were keen on keeping black people enslaved? Ah, but anyway, the comparison being ridiculous. I compared two symbols connected to travesties of humanity: slavery in US and the holocaust. The key to all of this being SYMBOL – a purely subjective belief. A) a goddamn right for all in this country, regardless, B) positive use of symbolism can be positive, C) negative user of symbolism can be negative. Heritage, pride, freedom, balance – positive – I support it. Hate, suppression, genocide – negative – go fuck yourself. Hating and suppressing a symbol is just as idiotic as racism.

        10 years ago at 9:05 pm
      3. ScoochMcGooch

        Weird, expanding on my point also expanded my post. Any tips on easing that?
        (Also, I appreciate the irony of the original being lapped, yet the repeat being upped.)

        10 years ago at 10:43 pm
      6. meatwagon34

        put the Confederate flag wherever you want dude I don’t give a fuck. but when it’s put in front of a government building it’s representing a state of people that a majority of are offended by it.

        10 years ago at 11:18 am
      7. ScoochMcGooch

        Right, I keep forgetting it’s not the racists who are offensive and need to be dealt with; it’s a damn piece of a cloth hanging in the wind that’s offensive. Are you sure you have the right target?

        10 years ago at 11:26 am
  5. katalyst

    As a KA I always wait for the other shoe to drop when a debate about the battle flag erupts and our association with Robert E. Lee in our traditions come into question.

    10 years ago at 6:13 pm
    2. Fratasaurus

      Im not a KA but I think most other fraternity members would be pissed as well. Robert E Lee was a great man and role model and if more people would emulate him our country wouldn’t be in the shitter right now

      10 years ago at 6:55 am