Mississippi State's new head fb coach
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 3:12 pm
Will be Mike Leach... Just saw a tweet. Must say I am a bit surprised.
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Whoa!!! Totally shocking....people still use America Online?!?!Montanabob wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 2:14 pmhttps://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/0 ... /23972380/
Maybe we should recruit Mississippi State get some transfers
So is Forbes better writing for you?wbtfg wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 2:28 pmWhoa!!! Totally shocking....people still use America Online?!?!Montanabob wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 2:14 pmhttps://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/0 ... /23972380/
Maybe we should recruit Mississippi State get some transfers
Sorry. I’m just a being a smartass. No offense intended.Montanabob wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:09 pmSo is Forbes better writing for you?wbtfg wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 2:28 pmWhoa!!! Totally shocking....people still use America Online?!?!Montanabob wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 2:14 pmhttps://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/0 ... /23972380/
Maybe we should recruit Mississippi State get some transfers
https://www.forbes.com/sites/terencemoo ... snt-funny/
Is it safe to assume that you are white? I am, but I know enough to understand that posting anything about a noose/lynching when you live in the South is still - and probably forever will be - extremely offensive and hurtful to people down there. It's NOT funny, it's stupid. It may not have been his intent to offend, but if he doesn't have the common sense to understand how that could be offensive, then that's an even bigger problem in my mind.
I don't know how you know about this. I've never lived in the south, but I never knew it. I'm not really taking a stance on this. I just equate it to the statue thing, many statues offend someone, I hate the Janet Rankin statue. But now some want to tear down Christopher Columbus statues.BozoneCat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:21 amIs it safe to assume that you are white? I am, but I know enough to understand that posting anything about a noose/lynching when you live in the South is still - and probably forever will be - extremely offensive and hurtful to people down there. It's NOT funny, it's stupid. It may not have been his intent to offend, but if he doesn't have the common sense to understand how that could be offensive, then that's an even bigger problem in my mind.
It's one thing to tear down an old statue....it's another thing to put a new one up.allcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:28 pmI don't know how you know about this. I've never lived in the south, but I never knew it. I'm not really taking a stance on this. I just equate it to the statue thing, many statues offend someone, I hate the Janet Rankin statue. But now some want to tear down Christopher Columbus statues.BozoneCat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:21 amIs it safe to assume that you are white? I am, but I know enough to understand that posting anything about a noose/lynching when you live in the South is still - and probably forever will be - extremely offensive and hurtful to people down there. It's NOT funny, it's stupid. It may not have been his intent to offend, but if he doesn't have the common sense to understand how that could be offensive, then that's an even bigger problem in my mind.
I don't know what that means.HelenaCat95 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:38 pmIt's one thing to tear down an old statue....it's another thing to put a new one up.allcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:28 pmI don't know how you know about this. I've never lived in the south, but I never knew it. I'm not really taking a stance on this. I just equate it to the statue thing, many statues offend someone, I hate the Janet Rankin statue. But now some want to tear down Christopher Columbus statues.BozoneCat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:21 amIs it safe to assume that you are white? I am, but I know enough to understand that posting anything about a noose/lynching when you live in the South is still - and probably forever will be - extremely offensive and hurtful to people down there. It's NOT funny, it's stupid. It may not have been his intent to offend, but if he doesn't have the common sense to understand how that could be offensive, then that's an even bigger problem in my mind.
By tweeting a picture of a noose, it's similar to putting up a new statue.allcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:51 pmI don't know what that means.HelenaCat95 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:38 pmIt's one thing to tear down an old statue....it's another thing to put a new one up.allcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:28 pmI don't know how you know about this. I've never lived in the south, but I never knew it. I'm not really taking a stance on this. I just equate it to the statue thing, many statues offend someone, I hate the Janet Rankin statue. But now some want to tear down Christopher Columbus statues.BozoneCat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:21 amIs it safe to assume that you are white? I am, but I know enough to understand that posting anything about a noose/lynching when you live in the South is still - and probably forever will be - extremely offensive and hurtful to people down there. It's NOT funny, it's stupid. It may not have been his intent to offend, but if he doesn't have the common sense to understand how that could be offensive, then that's an even bigger problem in my mind.
I call BS on this. I truly do think it was an honest mistake and I'm sure Leach regrets it happened.HelenaCat95 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:13 pmBy tweeting a picture of a noose, it's similar to putting up a new statue.allcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:51 pmI don't know what that means.HelenaCat95 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:38 pmIt's one thing to tear down an old statue....it's another thing to put a new one up.allcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:28 pmI don't know how you know about this. I've never lived in the south, but I never knew it. I'm not really taking a stance on this. I just equate it to the statue thing, many statues offend someone, I hate the Janet Rankin statue. But now some want to tear down Christopher Columbus statues.BozoneCat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:21 amIs it safe to assume that you are white? I am, but I know enough to understand that posting anything about a noose/lynching when you live in the South is still - and probably forever will be - extremely offensive and hurtful to people down there. It's NOT funny, it's stupid. It may not have been his intent to offend, but if he doesn't have the common sense to understand how that could be offensive, then that's an even bigger problem in my mind.
Grizh8r.grizzh8r wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:34 pmI call BS on this. I truly do think it was an honest mistake and I'm sure Leach regrets it happened.HelenaCat95 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:13 pmBy tweeting a picture of a noose, it's similar to putting up a new statue.allcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:51 pmI don't know what that means.HelenaCat95 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:38 pmIt's one thing to tear down an old statue....it's another thing to put a new one up.allcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:28 pmI don't know how you know about this. I've never lived in the south, but I never knew it. I'm not really taking a stance on this. I just equate it to the statue thing, many statues offend someone, I hate the Janet Rankin statue. But now some want to tear down Christopher Columbus statues.BozoneCat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:21 amIs it safe to assume that you are white? I am, but I know enough to understand that posting anything about a noose/lynching when you live in the South is still - and probably forever will be - extremely offensive and hurtful to people down there. It's NOT funny, it's stupid. It may not have been his intent to offend, but if he doesn't have the common sense to understand how that could be offensive, then that's an even bigger problem in my mind.
Like many of us on BN, I was born and raised in Montana. My frame of reference on a noose is old Westerns and vigilante justice. We had quite the history of that in this state, as you probably know. I know when I see a noose, that's where my mind goes, NOT as a sign of racism.
Now, here's some perspective for you... A quick Google search indicates that Leach was born in California, raised in Cody, WY. Was raised LDS and went to college at BYU. Doesn't get much more "white bread" than that. Religion aside, his frame of reference is probably much the same as mine, yours and many others here in the west. I'd give him the benefit of the doubt rather than vilify him about it.
You read the article... Mississippi State football is an also-ran in the SEC. Leach knows this and he knows he needs all the talent he can possibly get. Even if he was the biggest racist in the world, do you really think he would knowingly and deliberately post something that could be misconstrued as racist in the Deep South? Hell no! He may be a bit odd and aloof at times, but he's far from stupid. Just a moment of naivete with a touch of a lack of situational awareness tossed in. No more, no less.
Crap like this is why I despise social media such as Twitter and Instagram because the PC police and ambulance chasers take an honest mistake and run with it, dragging people through the mud in the process.
I also get so sick and tired of people getting unreasonably offended over the littlest, most insignificant things (like this, and people thinking the term Wuhan virus is xenophobic) People need to calm down and quit overreacting to stuff like this, it only serves to divide us further.
I thought it was a reasoned and thoughtful explanation. You are way out of line in your comment.Montanabob wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:59 pmGrizh8r.grizzh8r wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:34 pmI call BS on this. I truly do think it was an honest mistake and I'm sure Leach regrets it happened.HelenaCat95 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:13 pmBy tweeting a picture of a noose, it's similar to putting up a new statue.allcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:51 pmI don't know what that means.HelenaCat95 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:38 pmIt's one thing to tear down an old statue....it's another thing to put a new one up.allcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:28 pmI don't know how you know about this. I've never lived in the south, but I never knew it. I'm not really taking a stance on this. I just equate it to the statue thing, many statues offend someone, I hate the Janet Rankin statue. But now some want to tear down Christopher Columbus statues.BozoneCat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:21 amIs it safe to assume that you are white? I am, but I know enough to understand that posting anything about a noose/lynching when you live in the South is still - and probably forever will be - extremely offensive and hurtful to people down there. It's NOT funny, it's stupid. It may not have been his intent to offend, but if he doesn't have the common sense to understand how that could be offensive, then that's an even bigger problem in my mind.
Like many of us on BN, I was born and raised in Montana. My frame of reference on a noose is old Westerns and vigilante justice. We had quite the history of that in this state, as you probably know. I know when I see a noose, that's where my mind goes, NOT as a sign of racism.
Now, here's some perspective for you... A quick Google search indicates that Leach was born in California, raised in Cody, WY. Was raised LDS and went to college at BYU. Doesn't get much more "white bread" than that. Religion aside, his frame of reference is probably much the same as mine, yours and many others here in the west. I'd give him the benefit of the doubt rather than vilify him about it.
You read the article... Mississippi State football is an also-ran in the SEC. Leach knows this and he knows he needs all the talent he can possibly get. Even if he was the biggest racist in the world, do you really think he would knowingly and deliberately post something that could be misconstrued as racist in the Deep South? Hell no! He may be a bit odd and aloof at times, but he's far from stupid. Just a moment of naivete with a touch of a lack of situational awareness tossed in. No more, no less.
Crap like this is why I despise social media such as Twitter and Instagram because the PC police and ambulance chasers take an honest mistake and run with it, dragging people through the mud in the process.
I also get so sick and tired of people getting unreasonably offended over the littlest, most insignificant things (like this, and people thinking the term Wuhan virus is xenophobic) People need to calm down and quit overreacting to stuff like this, it only serves to divide us further.
Please crawl back in your hole and die. You give a bad name to Montana natives.
Come on, no need for that. You can disagree without resorting to telling people to crawl in a hole and die. Sheesh, that's a lot worse than what he said.Montanabob wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:59 pmGrizh8r.grizzh8r wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:34 pmI call BS on this. I truly do think it was an honest mistake and I'm sure Leach regrets it happened.HelenaCat95 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:13 pmBy tweeting a picture of a noose, it's similar to putting up a new statue.allcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:51 pmI don't know what that means.HelenaCat95 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:38 pmIt's one thing to tear down an old statue....it's another thing to put a new one up.allcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:28 pmI don't know how you know about this. I've never lived in the south, but I never knew it. I'm not really taking a stance on this. I just equate it to the statue thing, many statues offend someone, I hate the Janet Rankin statue. But now some want to tear down Christopher Columbus statues.BozoneCat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:21 amIs it safe to assume that you are white? I am, but I know enough to understand that posting anything about a noose/lynching when you live in the South is still - and probably forever will be - extremely offensive and hurtful to people down there. It's NOT funny, it's stupid. It may not have been his intent to offend, but if he doesn't have the common sense to understand how that could be offensive, then that's an even bigger problem in my mind.
Like many of us on BN, I was born and raised in Montana. My frame of reference on a noose is old Westerns and vigilante justice. We had quite the history of that in this state, as you probably know. I know when I see a noose, that's where my mind goes, NOT as a sign of racism.
Now, here's some perspective for you... A quick Google search indicates that Leach was born in California, raised in Cody, WY. Was raised LDS and went to college at BYU. Doesn't get much more "white bread" than that. Religion aside, his frame of reference is probably much the same as mine, yours and many others here in the west. I'd give him the benefit of the doubt rather than vilify him about it.
You read the article... Mississippi State football is an also-ran in the SEC. Leach knows this and he knows he needs all the talent he can possibly get. Even if he was the biggest racist in the world, do you really think he would knowingly and deliberately post something that could be misconstrued as racist in the Deep South? Hell no! He may be a bit odd and aloof at times, but he's far from stupid. Just a moment of naivete with a touch of a lack of situational awareness tossed in. No more, no less.
Crap like this is why I despise social media such as Twitter and Instagram because the PC police and ambulance chasers take an honest mistake and run with it, dragging people through the mud in the process.
I also get so sick and tired of people getting unreasonably offended over the littlest, most insignificant things (like this, and people thinking the term Wuhan virus is xenophobic) People need to calm down and quit overreacting to stuff like this, it only serves to divide us further.
Please crawl back in your hole and die. You give a bad name to Montana natives.