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UMW Student Newspaper changes name; deemed offensive & 'violent'

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Anyone here regard "The Bullet" as connoting violence?

University newspaper changes its name because it ‘propagated violence’
The student-run newspaper at the University of Mary Washington (UMW) is changing its name from The Bullet to The Blue & Gray Press over concerns that its original name carried violent connotations.

“The editorial board felt that the paper’s name, which alludes to ammunition for an artillery weapon, propagated violence and did not honor our school’s history in a sensitive manner,” the press release provided to Campus Reform states. “The board intends to remain faithful to the history our university stands upon, and we continue to honor this history both in a respectful and meaningful way.”

Alison Thoet, the paper’s editor-in-chief, told Campus Reform in an interview that the editorial board felt the old name was “a little outdated” and was more representative of the Fredericksburg, Va., community’s ties to the Civil War and not the school as a whole.

“In this day and age, no one really cares about the Civil War. We wanted something that was updated,” Thoet said.
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Anyone?
 
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PC for its own sake hardly fits the image freedom of thought and honest discourse.

They wanted to get away from the Civil War connection, yet picked a new name that specifically reflects that still. Will they change the school colors and the name of the yearbook too? BTW, the latter is The Battlefield.

Bullet points are used to draw attention to important information within a document so that a reader can identify the key issues and facts quickly.

The originial name, The Bullet, could easily have been said to be about issues and facts......if it really needed to be justified.
 
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Grapeshot said:
PC for its own sake hardly fits the image freedom of thought and honest discourse.

They wanted to get away from the Civil War connection, yet picked a new name that specifically reflects that still. Will they change the school colors and the name of the yearbook too? BTW, the latter is The Battlefield.

Bullet points are used to draw attention to important information within a document so that a reader can identify the key issues and facts quickly.

The originial name, The Bullet, could easily have been said to be about issues and facts......if it really needed to be justified.
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Liberal indoctrination. Uhoh :uhoh:
 
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Aside from the fact that those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it, I question the new name "The Blue and Gray" in reference to “In this day and age, no one really cares about the Civil War. We wanted something that was updated,” Thoet said. One worries that journalistic hijinks are starting earlier and earlier in "journalists" careers.
 
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Tess said:
Aside from the fact that those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it, I question the new name "The Blue and Gray" in reference to “In this day and age, no one really cares about the Civil War. We wanted something that was updated,” Thoet said. One worries that journalistic hijinks are starting earlier and earlier in "journalists" careers.
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They chose the name based on the school's colors, apparently oblivious to the fact that the school's colors were chosen due to the 4 major Civil War battles fought within 15 miles of the campus.

If it weren't so pathetic, it would be funny.

TFred
 
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Grapeshot said:
PC for its own sake hardly fits the image freedom of thought and honest discourse.

They wanted to get away from the Civil War connection, yet picked a new name that specifically reflects that still. Will they change the school colors and the name of the yearbook too? BTW, the latter is The Battlefield.

Bullet points are used to draw attention to important information within a document so that a reader can identify the key issues and facts quickly.

The original name, The Bullet, could easily have been said to be about issues and facts......if it really needed to be justified.
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What's hilarious is this gem:
... alludes to ammunition for an artillery weapon, propagated violence ...
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Now Grape, you have quite a handsome cannon.
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So shiny; so level-headed! What sort of bullets would you load it with? ;)

The lesson here is that those who are ignorant are disqualified from judging others.
 
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DocWalker said:
This can also be found at the enterance's at Autzwitz and other German concentration camps...

Translated means the same thing....
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"Arbeit" = "Work". Nothing to do with truth.

Thanks for Godwining the thread. With massive FAIL.

stay safe.
 
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California bans the Rebel flag ...

I wonder if similar attempts will be made here? Look at the rationales ...

Confederate Flag Doesn't Fly With California Lawmakers
"No Californian should be exposed to the type of hate or threat of violence caused by the image of the Confederate flag," the bill's author, Assemblyman Isadore Hall III (D-Compton), said in a press release.

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But Hall explained on Monday, "AB 2444 respects Constitutional protections by restricting government speech, not individual speech, and will send a strong message that California and its taxpayers will not be in the business of promoting racism, exclusion, oppression or violence towards others."
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In this day and age, it seems a lot of politicians really care about Civil War symbols and legacies.
I guess "Heritage, not Hate" doesn't fly on the Left Coast.
 
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