Kent State responds to LSU game day sign mocking massacre

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  1. TerryP

    TerryP Founding Member

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    I read this last night and since then I've been trying to think about a game where I've rooted against LSU—can't come up with one outside of our games.

    You know my main "rival" is UT. Yet, I don't find myself rooting against UT in games and really don't have much of an emotional response when they lose.

    In fact, the only team I can think of that elicits any kind of emotional response in a loss is UGA. I'd tell a UF fan "sorry about that game over the weekend" if they lost. UGA? They might get an "oh well."

    I've enjoyed a few chuckles reading her thoughts on both...
     
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  2. TerryP

    TerryP Founding Member

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    Freedom of speech?

    How often is that going to be misused? This is not a case of the government interfering or prohibiting people from voicing concerns.

    20K students in the stands singing vulgarities probably falls under the obscenity law—again, something NOT protected by the first amendment.
     
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  3. 65Grad

    65Grad Maturity is Overrated

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    I can't believe the Dekes haven't changed in 50 years!!!!! Must be a lot of inbreeding (legacies) going on.
     
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  4. mobius481

    mobius481 Registered Member

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    Virtually nothing offends me. I believe in freedom of speech 100% but this is a school sanctioned fraternity on campus representing the school and the fanbase. Administration should certainly get involved in a case like this and obviously they did.
     
    mobius481, Sep 16, 2013
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  5. BayouBengal014

    BayouBengal014 Founding Member

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    Yea that's pretty messed up...
     
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  6. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    Man what's the shelf life on tragedies before you can make fun of them? I mean, comedians make fun of everything, had any one of them said that would there be a backlash?
     
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  7. TigerFan90

    TigerFan90 Too far away from home

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    I join in condemning the sign. I could care less about political correctness, but the sign is stupid and distasteful, to say the least. An embarrassment.
     
    TigerFan90, Sep 16, 2013
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  8. lsudolemite

    lsudolemite CodeJockey Extraordinaire

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    You're clearly not up on your student section chants. It's now "Suck that tiger's pee pee, female dog.".
     
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  9. shane0911

    shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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    This is what should resonate, sadly it is overlooked by so many.
     
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  10. LSUMASTERMIND

    LSUMASTERMIND Founding Member

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    why is it an embarrassment?
    they should just move on from it
    that massacre happened years ago
    none of the students were around then
    it didnt affect any of the current students
    kent st should get over it....







    clearly im being sarcastic:D
     
    LSUMASTERMIND, Sep 16, 2013
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