Really UF? [discontinues Gator Bait cheer]

[YankeeVol]

Pretty weak

Florida president announces school will no longer use ‘Gator Bait’ in cheers moving forward

 

[golfballs]

Congrats Florida. Who knew that getting rid of Gator Bait would solve racism! I always hated that cheer!

 

[I4Vols]

My guess is we'll soon see The Stanford Cardinal "Associated Students of Stanford (ASS)" Senate propose elimination of booing ref's at PAC 12 games. Would be a remarkable approach given the high quality and competency (NOT) of PAC 12 refs.

 

[tnutater]

More PC BS from the leftists.

I bet they are all wearing their smug smiles and patting themselves on the back for making a difference.

What a load. Gators are color blind, we all taste like chicken.

 

[stevenrich2003]

Florida discontinues use of popular 'Gator Bait' cheer at sporting events due to racial imagery.

I can't for the life of me figure out what their chomp has to do with racism. Whatever, just another sign of the times.

 

[allvol123]

We really need to get rid of any logo or brand that features a person. At some point far enough back in history one group was harmful to another.

See ya Davy!

 

[peaygolf]

Didn't the state of Tennessee send "Volunteers: to fight in the "War between the States"

I guess UT will now be changing the Nickname. smh

 

[allvol123]

Can we really celebrate Spartans? Fighting Irish? I mean who are they fighting?

 

[Blake25p]

Literally from the article lol
“While I know of no evidence of racism associated with our “Gator Bait” cheer at UF sporting events, there is horrific historic racist imagery associated with the phrase.

 

[golfballs]

Didn't the state of Tennessee send "Volunteers: to fight in the "War between the States"

I guess UT will now be changing the Nickname. smh

The Alamo. Very racist.

 

[Lawrence Wright]

Literally from the article lol
“While I know of no evidence of racism associated with our “Gator Bait” cheer at UF sporting events, there is horrific historic racist imagery associated with the phrase.

Were Black Children Used as Alligator Bait in the American South?

The gut-wrenching history of black babies and alligators

 

[Orange Maniac]

The fans will be the ones that decides if it continues to be used. I predict you won't see much difference during the games except for the teams and cheerleaders. The fans will still use it.

 

[Lawrence Wright]

The fans will be the ones that decides if it continues to be used. I predict you won't see much difference during the games except for the teams and cheerleaders. The fans will still use it.

Our band leads that cheer, so if they’re not playing it, fans aren’t saying it.

 

[golfballs]

Were Black Children Used as Alligator Bait in the American South?

The gut-wrenching history of black babies and alligators

That snopes article says it’s folklore

 

[golfballs]

Time to ban Happy Gilmore. RIP Chubbs

 

[Lawrence Wright]

That snopes article says it’s folklore

So that media you believe.

Do some research past the Snopes article. There’s no shortage of information on the topic. Black babies were used to lure alligators during slave times.

Does it rise to level of getting rid of a chant at our football games that’s less than 20 years old? Probably not.

Is this UF alum losing a wink of sleep over it? Nope.

 

[tnutater]

We know that because of your 16K posts, you are a closet Vol fan. Come out!! You will be welcomed.
What do real Gator fans think?

 

[jp1]

My question would be....does anything good/improvement come of it? If the answer is yes then absolutely this is a no-brainer. I just cant see how this improves our situation.

 

[jboyinmiss]

I jst read an article that says they are banning the Gator Chomp because it may have some racial overtones. WHAT? I hate the Gators as much as any Tenn fan but I hope the Fla student body stands up and says screw you. That is part of the allure of college sports Cmon folks we gotta put an end to this nonsense

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

Politics are now ruining college sports. Sad time in America.

 

[golfballs]

So that media you believe.

Do some research past the Snopes article. There’s no shortage of information on the topic. Black babies were used to lure alligators during slave times.

Does it rise to level of getting rid of a chant at our football games that’s less than 20 years old? Probably not.

Is this UF alum losing a wink of sleep over it? Nope.

Youre the one who posted it. Neither of what you posted actually proves that it’s true. Also the stories they mention say it was done in India and Africa too. Using Jewish babies as bait.

 

[Lawrence Wright]

We know that because of your 16K posts, you are a closet Vol fan. Come out!! You will be welcomed.
What do real Gator fans think?

I’ve got over 7K posts on Tiger Droppings, about 2K on GatorCountry and another 100K on a message board I’ve moderated for nearly 20 years.

You need to step your game up.

 

[Lawrence Wright]

Youre the one who posted it. Neither of what you posted actually proves that it’s true. Also the stories they mention say it was done in India and Africa too. Using Jewish babies as bait.

If you don’t believe it happened, that’s fine. They didn’t have smartphones during slavery.

There’s much more information out there than that one article.

 

[Wireless1]

Didn't the state of Tennessee send "Volunteers: to fight in the "War between the States"

I guess UT will now be changing the Nickname. smh

No, Mexicans invading our southern border......Ugggg we will lose our nickname.....

 

[allvol123]

Were Black Children Used as Alligator Bait in the American South?

The gut-wrenching history of black babies and alligators

And?

There seems to be a mindset that world history began a few hundred years ago in North America.