Rutgers Student Government Wants To Change Its Mascot Because It’s White And Male
At what point will mascots just cease to exist? For decades, Rutgers’ mascot has been this goofy and creepy looking knight. No one has complained because they have other things to complain about, such as the performance of their athletic teams.
That all changed when the school’s student government called for a student makeover. The result was a bill passed that wants to see more gender and ethnic diversity in the Scarlett Knight to better reflect the student body.
From NJ.com:
A bill passed by the Rutgers University Student Assembly calls for more gender and ethnic diversity in the mascot costume, according to a report by The Daily Targum, the school’s student newspaper.
Emmet Brennan, student assembly parliamentarian, came up with the idea after noticing the mascot is light-skinned with blue eyes, which he said isn’t representative of the school’s diversity.
If they really wanted the mascot to reflect the school’s population, then it should be orange from all that spray tanning people in New Jersey do. While we are at it, there are other schools that should change their mascot to better reflect the student body.
• The Florida Gators should make their mascot wear jorts.
• The Wisconsin Badgers should cover their mascot in even more hair.
• Michigan State’s Sparty should be dead to better reflect the population of Detroit.
• The Missouri Tiger should be wearing a hoodie.
• SMU’s pony should be upgraded to an Arabian — the most expensive horse that money can buy.
• Alabama’s elephant should have a missing tusk, and a female counterpart that is also its cousin.
LSU might also want to consider changing from being the Tigers to being the corn dogs. Just a thought. The only mascot who truly represents their full student body is West Virginia’s Mountaineer because he’s your typical redneck..
[via NJ.com]
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So glad I went to Seton Hall. Fuck Rutgers. I’m clean R U?
10 years ago at 1:08 pmYou might be the first person ever to use the phrase “So glad I went to Seton Hall”
10 years ago at 1:42 pmIn comparison to Rutgers, yeah, I am. It was a small private school and that brought drawbacks. But we never had to deal with shit like this.
10 years ago at 2:33 pmSeton hall. NF. I think. I’ve never actually heard of it but i assume it sucks
10 years ago at 3:51 pmHobos live in the dorm hallways
10 years ago at 5:03 pmOk, so if a school has a black/asian/whatever mascot (can’t think of one, but let’s be theoretical) and that school is majority white, I’m sure they wouldn’t have a problem for that school to change its mascot to be more “representative” of the student body?
10 years ago at 1:15 pmThe Seminoles is one. I don’t think many Native Americans even live in that state after the trail of tears.
10 years ago at 6:33 pmThe pussification of America
10 years ago at 1:16 pmTennessee’s Smokey should have his balls cut off to prevent further inbreeding.
10 years ago at 1:17 pm“Mountain Man”
10 years ago at 1:21 pmIt’s for Men of Honor to stand up against this push for diversity. The Founding Fathers had it easy: they were only risking their lives, their fortunes, an their sacred honor.
10 years ago at 1:22 pmToday the risk is much greater: you could lose Twitter and Instagram followers and might have to change your Facebook account to ‘private’.
(Sarcasm)
They want the mascot to “better reflect the student body.” Yet, almost 50% of the students that attend the school are white… Please explain
10 years ago at 1:22 pmThose 50% are worried about classes, friends, and being a normal student while the other 50% is constantly worrying about how they can remain relevant on campus and in the news.
10 years ago at 2:26 pmFuckin Feminist.
10 years ago at 1:22 pmAll the men deserve to loose their testicles
10 years ago at 1:26 pmDo they realize that this is racist against white people? “Let’s get rid of anything caucasian because it is bad for our image.” Jesus people, get your heads out of yours asses.
10 years ago at 1:27 pmWell according to liberals white people can’t be offended because we’re the majority class that has “persecuted” minority cultures. It’s a crock of shit but liberals are so ingrained with their communist ideology they can’t see the truth. At the end of the day white people built this country and if liberals or minorities don’t like then they can get the fuck out.
10 years ago at 5:21 pmGentlemen, be proud to be white. No shame in that at all. We were building stock exchanges while the rest of the world built mud huts.
10 years ago at 10:03 pm“White people built [stole and then enslaved blacks to build] this country.”
10 years ago at 10:12 pmSee https://encyclopediadramatica.se/White_people
10 years ago at 10:15 pmThanks for showing your ass you racist fucking douchebag.
10 years ago at 8:42 amActually, the Irish and the Chinese built this country. The blacks worked the farms and the Mexicans maintained everything else. Sorry dude, can’t change history. But instead of bitching about it, may I suggest NOT blaming everything wrong in society on white males and perhaps maybe doing your own productive thing.
10 years ago at 10:30 pm“The Chinese built this country.” Ok, whatever (even though blacks were here 200 years before them and built the most profitable industry at the time [cotton] ), the point is that whites didn’t do it alone. Racism is FaF, but you have to be at least somewhat accurate historically. You simply can’t change history!
10 years ago at 11:02 pm“Racism is FaF.” – so are you here just to spew vitriolic messages?
10 years ago at 11:20 pmStrong words for a people who are still living in huts and haven’t been able to maintain any modern civilization after kicking all the evil whites out of their countries (or, in our own country, Detroit).
10 years ago at 11:52 pmSheesh you afros keep acting like you don’t regularly take OUT of the system,what with your welfare and constant looting…
10 years ago at 2:05 amHere :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_slave_trade —–>white slavery to make you feel better you big cry-baby…
Wouldn’t a more accurate description be that whites bought black slaves from blacks to help build this country?
10 years ago at 10:46 pmIn any case, that strengthens the argument that whites didn’t do it alone (as the original poster stated).
10 years ago at 11:03 pmI would hardly call it stealing when the native Africans were pretty much giving them away.
10 years ago at 11:40 pmYour whole blood line needs to stop voting and becoming public figures. “At the end of the day white people built this country….. then get the fuck out.” And to that I say FUCK YOU and your white superiority tone. Look in the damn mirror you fuck. America is not the greatest country.
Sn: Why are white riots not publicized like the Baltimore ?? ***Huh white privilege
Rioting for your favorite team is acceptable by America but not for a loss of life.
Pick apart this comment and that will be a clear sign if you’re racist or not by which points you divide to acknowledge.
IFC consist of plenty of fuck boys.
10 years ago at 8:26 pmYour whole blood line needs to stop voting and becoming public figures. “At the end of the day white people built this country….. then get the fuck out.” And to that I say FUCK YOU and your white superiority tone. Look in the damn mirror you fuck. America is not the greatest country.
Sn: Why are white riots not publicized like the Baltimore ?? ***Huh white privilege
10 years ago at 4:14 amBc rioting for your favorite team acceptable to America
When white people are the minority then people will realize that you can be racist toward white people unfortunately
10 years ago at 5:51 pm