Oh, pleeezzzze![
Something daring? or edgy or unpredictable? Hmmm..I know
Rebel...?
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Oh, pleeezzzze![
Something daring? or edgy or unpredictable? Hmmm..I know
Rebel...?
Well I think Ohio State is stupid for having what amounts to a black eye pea as their mascot, but they have 95k fans in their stadium every weekend who probably don't give a damn.I hope all of you know that I only want the best for UNLV in all its endeavors, including its athletic teams. It's a fine university, and I'm behind it 100%. I just do not feel the current mascot is the right one for UNLV, and I felt this way before the current broohaha about racism.
No not oh pleeez you listed two or three names that are synonyms or interchangeable with the word Rebel.Oh, pleeezzzze!
You have a point.No not oh pleeez you listed two or three names that are synonyms or interchangeable with the word Rebel. By all means feel free to protest the name Rebels and the use of Hey Reb as our mascot. I think you will have a tough time getting anybody on here to agree with your take.
Well, then, why not "Explorers?" "Darers"? "Adventurers?" "Seekers"? How about "Rustlers?" "Mavericks?" Something daring, on the edge of the law, unpredictable? Qualities that reflect the history of the American West? How about "Frontier?" "The UNLV Frontier?"
Explorers? NO. Darers? Awful. Seekers? Sure we could use the illuminati symbol of the pyramid and the eye. Rustlers? To Canadian Football League sounding Maverick? Sure if Mark Cuban hasn't bought the rights to it
The UNLV Frontier..Booooo. Awful. Insensitive to a lot of people in Las Vegas. That would conjure up painful images of the Frontier Hotel. The Frontier was one of the original hotels in Las Vegas. The ownership went through an ugly five year battle with the Unions here, that lead to the decline and eventual demolishin of the Hotel. That would be a horrible name for UNLV to use.
Those could work.What about the Runnin Mahatma Ghandi's, Rosa Park Rider's, Guy Fawkes Bombers or Wallace Warriors?
Yeah, but I really think we need to shed the Red. It's a Blood color. Don't want to offend anyone, after all.Those could work.
Earth tones then?Yeah, but I really think we need to shed the Red. It's a Blood color. Don't want to offend anyone, after all.
Seriously? So every place that is south of a location is naturally racist? Those that may have been discriminated in the past now see it every where even where it doesn't exist. I am a UNLV Alumna '87 and never once saw Hey Reb, in his duster wearing muscat toting form as anything but a mountain man and his new incarnation is even further from any confederate affiliation. Prejudice is ignorance and so is calling people or mascots racist just to further an agenda.You are choosing to ignore the North vs. South connotation of UNLV's split with UNR. It's a patent analogy to the Civil War. The South was for slavery; the North against it. It's a cheap analogy because no one who has moved here knows about or gives a hoot of that UNLV/UNR controversy.
Well played.Sonny44... I like that you are willing to fight against the norm, to stand up for your conviction, to face those that criticize your views. Here is everyone, bashing you and your belief, and yet you keep coming back, not willing to let them persuade you. You feel your view is correct, and so you stand up for it. As you mention, you even "felt this way before the current broohaha about racism."
In honor of you and your conviction (and all of you that are fighting for this cause, with your willingness to fight against the majority, I propose we name the UNLV mascot after Sonny44 and the others that share the same view.
And the name shall be.......Rebels.
Sonny44... I like that you are willing to fight against the norm, to stand up for your conviction, to face those that criticize your views. Here is everyone, bashing you and your belief, and yet you keep coming back, not willing to let them persuade you. You feel your view is correct, and so you stand up for it. As you mention, you even "felt this way before the current broohaha about racism."
In honor of you and your conviction (and all of you that are fighting for this cause, with your willingness to fight against the majority, I propose we name the UNLV mascot after Sonny44 and the others that share the same view.
And the name shall be.......Rebels.
I didn't start this thread. Also, the BOR didn't include it on its agenda, as I understand. That's where you want it, that's where it is, fine. I thank everyone, including you, for your respectful responses.It's a mascot for Christ's sake. You are looking WAYYYYYYYYYY too deep into this NON-ISSUE!
We have been over this. He no longer looks like a civil war figure.Well, all righty, then. Rebel, it is! But, just what kind of rebel? It isn't that over-puffed, over-mustachioed, big hatted idiot that represents a Cilvil War figure. Get a different Rebel look.
I don't know what that look is, but it sure as h*** isn't a mountain man. Mountain men in NV? Give me a break! I'm from MT. MT had genuine mountain men!
Las Vegas is a rebel of sorts. Ok. But, a rebel against what? Against UNR? Meh. Maybe a rebel against dull, conventional, US life. Like the Strip. Like what millions come to LV for. A sort of different lifestyle rebel. Something that captures the image of LV as a, well, gambling, inquisitive place. UNLV: A foundation for exploration, taking risks.
The UNLV mascot, as a rebel, has to represent the present and future, not the past.
I think it's funny that you think Hey Reb represents a civil way figure although everyone tells you differently as well as the artist says otherwise. Hey Reb was created to ensure otherwise.Well, all righty, then. Rebel, it is! But, just what kind of rebel? It isn't that over-puffed, over-mustachioed, big hatted idiot that represents a Cilvil War figure. Get a different Rebel look.
I don't know what that look is, but it sure as h*** isn't a mountain man. Mountain men in NV? Give me a break! I'm from MT. MT had genuine mountain men!
Las Vegas is a rebel of sorts. Ok. But, a rebel against what? Against UNR? Meh. Maybe a rebel against dull, conventional, US life. Like the Strip. Like what millions come to LV for. A sort of different lifestyle rebel. Something that captures the image of LV as a, well, gambling, inquisitive place. UNLV: A foundation for exploration, taking risks.
The UNLV mascot, as a rebel, has to represent the present and future, not the past.