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I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« on: November 07, 2015, 09:08:30 PM »
I don't really know the story. Can someone help me out on this one?


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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2015, 09:14:34 PM »
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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2015, 09:15:08 PM »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/11/06/black-grad-student-on-hunger-strike-in-mo-after-swastika-drawn-with-human-feces/

Ok, just read that to get caught up. Maybe this thread shouldn't be on the football board, mods, mod as needed.

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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2015, 09:15:28 PM »
i've been trying to figure out what exactly happened, but from what i have picked up the Mizzou University President is a racist, sexist, POS.

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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2015, 09:16:15 PM »
i've been trying to figure out what exactly happened, but from what i have picked up the Mizzou University President is a racist, sexist, POS.
That's what I'm reading. Go Mizzou!

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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2015, 09:28:24 PM »
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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2015, 09:49:50 PM »
I guess they weren't mad enough to go on strike until after their game on Thursday night.
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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2015, 11:11:14 PM »
I guess they weren't mad enough to go on strike until after their game on Thursday night.

I think you need to familiarize yourself with the time frame here before being glib. I've read quite a bit about this and I still can't wrap my hands around it.

I'd also be very careful about calling the president racist and sexist, it seems as if he is guilty of inaction and ineffectiveness. The stuff about planned parenthood, stem cell research and allowing politicians to govern campus policy is really important in this situation as well but it will get lost in the racial component.

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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2015, 11:21:51 PM »
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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2015, 11:28:05 PM »
I really really really hope he understands this isn't a sports story, it's not about football players and he shows restraint. There's no way he's going to task the time to educate himself on the sociopolitical issues at play so hopefully he let's it ride out. I mean there is literally a guy starving himself to death about this issue "football players getting their paychecks" is such a trivial piece of this.

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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2015, 11:46:10 PM »
I guess they weren't mad enough to go on strike until after their game on Thursday night.

I think you need to familiarize yourself with the time frame here before being glib. I've read quite a bit about this and I still can't wrap my hands around it.

I'd also be very careful about calling the president racist and sexist, it seems as if he is guilty of inaction and ineffectiveness. The stuff about planned parenthood, stem cell research and allowing politicians to govern campus policy is really important in this situation as well but it will get lost in the racial component.

i'm glad you posted this.

and just to ask the question because i have not heard anything about this until tonight, what action do people feel the president should have taken?  besides issuing statements that say "this was wrong", i'm not sure he has any power over the situation.  perhaps i'm wrong though.
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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2015, 12:29:50 AM »
Seems a bit extreme to hold the University System Prez responsible for the discrete actions of private citizens. I understand his frustration, but I disagree with his strategy. He is certainly bringing a lot of attention on himself, but perhaps to the detriment of his cause.

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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #15 on: November 08, 2015, 01:52:04 AM »
The president was guilty of inaction, the "I'm sorry" was late and hollow. He isn't responsible for the actions of others but it is his responsibility to set a message and he did nothing and pretty clearly would have done nothing without the growing protests. Frankly he's still done nothing despite having some very doable options placed at his feet.

I understand his frustration, but I disagree with his strategy. He is certainly bringing a lot of attention on himself, but perhaps to the detriment of his cause.

Quite obviously it isn't to the detriment of his cause, people around the country have been talking about it, it's on this board because a sports component was just added but this has been discussed elsewhere. Also the president literally did or said nothing until this man was days into his hunger strike. Also saying he's bringing attention to himself seems incredibly dismissive. He is literally starving himself to death, he isn't standing on the presidents lawn with a boom box over his head, it clearly isn't about him. I don't know of anything I care anough about to starve myself and I have kids. I'd give my life for my kids but I couldn't starve myself, thats a sense of dedication that an elite few can muster up about anything.

Here are some articles that discuss some of the layers of this and shows timeframes:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/11/06/black-grad-student-on-hunger-strike-in-mo-after-swastika-drawn-with-human-feces/
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/higher_education/racial-climate-at-mu-a-timeline-of-incidents-to-date/article_0c96f986-84c6-11e5-a38f-2bd0aab0bf74.html
http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/barbara-shelly/article43274403.html

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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #16 on: November 08, 2015, 05:00:03 AM »
good way to get a lot of attention, feel like they're changing the world, etc.

there's other minority groups that faced a lot of hardship and racism. but they didn't complain, worked hard, and shock - they created a better life for themselves and future generations.

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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2015, 08:56:01 AM »
So what would have been the proper action?  A higher level of outrage?  Convene a few committees?  Issue a strong statement on a press release?  Request a Federal Investigation? 


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« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2015, 09:21:09 AM »
This may be only the beginning.  I am hopeful that black players and people of color, across the nation including pro sports show their solidarity in stopping the sill racism in this country once and for all.  Personally I would like to see a season where there was no black participation in all level of sports, to give the US an idea of where we would be without black athletes and black people.  Sorry for the rant.

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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2015, 09:24:44 AM »
The football protest is going to be key to any resulting action, imo.

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Re: Mizzou Football
« Reply #20 on: November 08, 2015, 09:44:39 AM »
What the eff is wrong with you

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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #21 on: November 08, 2015, 09:47:51 AM »
I'm confused as to why this was moved to the pit, the SAE and Treyvon Martin threads seem to be just fine on the combo fanning board.

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Re: Mizzou Football
« Reply #22 on: November 08, 2015, 09:48:39 AM »
What the eff is wrong with you

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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #23 on: November 08, 2015, 09:54:01 AM »
Outrage about a lack of outrage
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Re: I think the Missouri football players just went on strike
« Reply #24 on: November 08, 2015, 09:59:33 AM »
Mizzou's game against BYU next week at arrowhead is a "whiteout."



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