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| University of Kentucky to Move Classes from Building with ‘Offensive’ Mural |
| 2019-09-11 |
| [BREITBART] The University of Kentucky announced this week that it will remove mandatory classes from a campus building that features a controversial mural that critics claim remind them of Kentucky’s "unsavory history." In a move that was designed to appease leftist student activists, the University of Kentucky announced over the weekend that it will remove mandatory classes from a building on campus that is home to a controversial mural. The mural, which includes stereotypes of blacks and Native American, has been a point of contention at the University of Kentucky for some time. A column in the Lexington Herald-Leader argues that white students should support their black classmates that want the mural taken down. The author, who argues that white Americans wrongly believe that racial oppression ended in the 19th century, says that the mural is a symbol of Kentucky’s "unsavory history." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 But their fried chicken is delicious. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2019-09-11 16:19 |
| #7 They worked both sides. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-09-11 10:35 |
| #6 Except Kentuckians volunteered to fight for the Union. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2019-09-11 07:23 |
| #5 Just saying - As reported in the Lexington Herald-Leader, by Greg Kocher, "Kentucky supported Lincoln's efforts to abolish slavery — 111 years late," on 23 February 2013 -- Here's an OMG fact for you: The Kentucky legislature didn't go on record against slavery until 1976 — 111 years after the 13th Amendment prohibiting involuntary servitude became the law of the land. See Kentucky didn't succeed from the Union in those early days of 1861. In fact, the Kentucky legislature declared Kentucky neutral which didn't stop an invasion of Confederate forces. As such, it was not effected by the Emaciation Proclamation which only applied to states in rebellion. When the 13th Amendment went to the states to be ratified, the position taken by Kentucky pols (and slave owners) was that the act was a taking without compensation. Kentucky became the last state of the union, circa 1865, to get around to ratifying the amendment. So, maybe these SJWs need to just boycott all of Kentucky? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-09-11 06:59 |
| #4 Kentucky should ban offensive funding of UoK |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-09-11 03:49 |
| #3 Cut the money off. |
| Posted by: Groth Hupans2047 2019-09-11 02:10 |
| #2 How do you avoid having "stereotypes" in a mural? Oh, Right, must ban thoughtcrime.... |
| Posted by: magpie 2019-09-11 01:33 |
| #1 Why not just move classes for the 'offended parties' to some other location ? Give them the teachers of their kind and forget about them. I reckon even the 'Kentucky' must pique them. Maybe, rename the new building to something like 'Mugabe College Of Learning'. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-09-11 01:04 |