A Peek into the Missouri School That Dropped Nike Over its Colin Kaepernick Ad

[Guno צְבִי]

Also known as saltine U or cracka U



browsing through the school’s poorly designed website:

The school likes to refer to itself as “Hard Work U,” which clearly doesn’t play in the same division as “Ball So Hard U”
No tuition is charged but all students work on campus. Hrmmm, sounds a bit like indentured servitude but, you know, not accruing debt is nice?
There are dedicated sections for “Vocational Education,” “Christian Education,” “Cultural Education,” and “Patriotic Education”
“Patriotic education” apparently doesn’t include honoring a citizen’s right to protest and recognizing that, as a constitutionally-protected right, it is among the most patriotic things you can do.


Surprising absolutely no one, the School of the Ozarks is predominantly white—and by predominantly, I mean 93.6 percent white. As in, mayonnaise strives to be that white-white. But like many other primarily while institutions, the College of the Ozarks managed to corral the six black people who attend the school and strategically place them throughout the website. Because, “Hard Work U,” while shitting on the Constitution, still wants you to know they appreciate diversity. Or something.

Of course, it is the right of every Saltine American to burn the apparel (and apparel contracts) they want to burn. It’s all a form of free speech, it’s all protected, and it’s all within the realm of patriotism to do so. The College of the Ozarks realizes this at least partially, but the larger issue here is how impossibly, stupidly narrow “patriotism” is defined for them (and others like them)—boiling down, essentially, to “honoring” the military, despite the fact that many service members have defended Kaepernick and other athletes’ right to protest.


https://www.theroot.com/college-of-caucasity-a-peek-into-the-missouri-school-t-1828919267

 

[Fentoine Lum]

Missouri shares much with Mississippi in terms of imprinting and indoctrination, born and raised there. That part of the state especially.

 

[TOP]

the root....

 

[Leonthecat]

Also known as saltine U or cracka U



browsing through the school’s poorly designed website:

The school likes to refer to itself as “Hard Work U,” which clearly doesn’t play in the same division as “Ball So Hard U”
No tuition is charged but all students work on campus. Hrmmm, sounds a bit like indentured servitude but, you know, not accruing debt is nice?
There are dedicated sections for “Vocational Education,” “Christian Education,” “Cultural Education,” and “Patriotic Education”
“Patriotic education” apparently doesn’t include honoring a citizen’s right to protest and recognizing that, as a constitutionally-protected right, it is among the most patriotic things you can do.


Surprising absolutely no one, the School of the Ozarks is predominantly white—and by predominantly, I mean 93.6 percent white. As in, mayonnaise strives to be that white-white. But like many other primarily while institutions, the College of the Ozarks managed to corral the six black people who attend the school and strategically place them throughout the website. Because, “Hard Work U,” while shitting on the Constitution, still wants you to know they appreciate diversity. Or something.

Of course, it is the right of every Saltine American to burn the apparel (and apparel contracts) they want to burn. It’s all a form of free speech, it’s all protected, and it’s all within the realm of patriotism to do so. The College of the Ozarks realizes this at least partially, but the larger issue here is how impossibly, stupidly narrow “patriotism” is defined for them (and others like them)—boiling down, essentially, to “honoring” the military, despite the fact that many service members have defended Kaepernick and other athletes’ right to protest.


https://www.theroot.com/college-of-caucasity-a-peek-into-the-missouri-school-t-1828919267

Y'all kin git yer Bee Aye in haug callin' thare!
Many had to have the concept of "shoes" explained to them before they could grasp what Nike even was.

 

[NiftyNiblick]

Somebody needs to do something about these bullshit schools.

 

[Teflon Don]

Somebody needs to do something about these bullshit schools.

Do you want to include all black schools like Grambling too?

Is there a statute of limitations for the blacks blaming all of their woes on slavery?

I mean it has been a while

 

[NiftyNiblick]

Do you want to include all black schools like Grambling too?

No, not the accredited universities.
Just the bullshit, flyover country cracker schools.

 

[Fentoine Lum]

Do you want to include all black schools like Grambling too?

Is there a statute of limitations for the blacks blaming all of their woes on slavery?

I mean it has been a while

Perhaps ya'll can get some traction on that when you stop blaming all your woes on black folk.

 

[evince]

Also known as saltine U or cracka U



browsing through the school’s poorly designed website:

The school likes to refer to itself as “Hard Work U,” which clearly doesn’t play in the same division as “Ball So Hard U”
No tuition is charged but all students work on campus. Hrmmm, sounds a bit like indentured servitude but, you know, not accruing debt is nice?
There are dedicated sections for “Vocational Education,” “Christian Education,” “Cultural Education,” and “Patriotic Education”
“Patriotic education” apparently doesn’t include honoring a citizen’s right to protest and recognizing that, as a constitutionally-protected right, it is among the most patriotic things you can do.


Surprising absolutely no one, the School of the Ozarks is predominantly white—and by predominantly, I mean 93.6 percent white. As in, mayonnaise strives to be that white-white. But like many other primarily while institutions, the College of the Ozarks managed to corral the six black people who attend the school and strategically place them throughout the website. Because, “Hard Work U,” while shitting on the Constitution, still wants you to know they appreciate diversity. Or something.

Of course, it is the right of every Saltine American to burn the apparel (and apparel contracts) they want to burn. It’s all a form of free speech, it’s all protected, and it’s all within the realm of patriotism to do so. The College of the Ozarks realizes this at least partially, but the larger issue here is how impossibly, stupidly narrow “patriotism” is defined for them (and others like them)—boiling down, essentially, to “honoring” the military, despite the fact that many service members have defended Kaepernick and other athletes’ right to protest.


https://www.theroot.com/college-of-caucasity-a-peek-into-the-missouri-school-t-1828919267

beware of false prophets and false patriots

 

[Fentoine Lum]

beware of false prophets and false patriots

... and false political parties.

 

[Guno צְבִי]

Do you want to include all black schools like Grambling too?

Is there a statute of limitations for the blacks blaming all of their woes on slavery?

I mean it has been a while

 

[ThatOwlWoman]

Missouri shares much with Mississippi in terms of imprinting and indoctrination, born and raised there. That part of the state especially.

We lived a bit further north (STL area) and you are absolutely right. One of the things that first struck me when we moved up here to the U.P. is the absence of little fundie churches everywhere. There's one Baptist Church that I know of; the rest are mainstream Protestant flavors like Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian.... and also a couple of Catholic churches. Missouri is infested with thousands of the fundie kind, all of them close to 100% white.

 

[evince]

... and false political parties.

and your proof the Democratic party is false is what?

 

[Fentoine Lum]

We lived a bit further north (STL area) and you are absolutely right. One of the things that first struck me when we moved up here to the U.P. is the absence of little fundie churches everywhere. There's one Baptist Church that I know of; the rest are mainstream Protestant flavors like Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian.... and also a couple of Catholic churches. Missouri is infested with thousands of the fundie kind, all of them close to 100% white.

Grew up in Cape Girardeau County. It was about 2 hours south of StLou, also on The River, up old US 61, but that's where we went when we "went to town"; the zoo, ball games, the symphony, botanical gardens. Hour and half now that I-55 went in years ago. Yeah Cape Girardeau, me and Rush.

 

[countryboy]

and your proof the Democrat party is false is what?

You're an excellent example.

 

[Irish Exit]

Somebody needs to do something about these bullshit schools.

I've done my best to do something about them. Been donating to them for about 5 years. This story reminds me I need to order some of their flour.

 

[evince]

Perhaps ya'll can get some traction on that when you stop blaming all your woes on black folk.

well you blame Democratic party members which include black people on no basis of fact


this is what every fake dem I have ever met does when the republicans fuck everything up

you stupidly or purposely try to make the republican scandal destroy the very party who outed the assholes scams


The Democratic party is saving us


they are doing everything they can to end this mess


The Republicans are aiding Putin in every way


who knows why they are doing that ?

The Democratic party is trying to make sure we find out with the help of honest public servants Like Mueller and team

Lots of them are Republicans


you want to save the republican party ?


run every one of these patriots high on your next ticket

Its the ONLY way to save the republican name

 

[countryboy]

We lived a bit further north (STL area) and you are absolutely right. One of the things that first struck me when we moved up here to the U.P. is the absence of little fundie churches everywhere. There's one Baptist Church that I know of; the rest are mainstream Protestant flavors like Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian.... and also a couple of Catholic churches. Missouri is infested with thousands of the fundie kind, all of them close to 100% white.

Textbook example of liberal intolerance for Christianity.

What do you mean by "fundie"? Why do libs find it necessary to insult people of faith?

How much do you really know about Christian denominations? When you say "mainstream Protestant flavors like Lutheran", what do you mean exactly? What do you know about Lutherans? Is it a monolithic denomination, or are there various "flavors" of Lutheranism? Learn me.

 

[Nordberg]

Do you want to include all black schools like Grambling too?

Is there a statute of limitations for the blacks blaming all of their woes on slavery?

I mean it has been a while

Not as long as bigots like you hammer blacks and black schools. They are not treated fairly and evenly. Just a fact.

 

[Fentoine Lum]

and your proof the Democratic party is false is what?

Where to start, you're not going to like it and all you're going to do is get hysterical, but ok, a few salient points.

They killed single payer and worked with big pharma and the insurance industries to serve us up a Republican health"care" plan hatched at the Heritage Foundation with no price controls which keeps going up expencewise leaving us with still, THE most expensive and inefficient health"care" system on the planet amongst advanced post-industrial nations, with shabbier health and life expectancy outcomes.

They are still standing in the way of single payer and will not support single payer even though a majority of the public supports it north of 60%.

There is no daylight at all between them and the Republicans when it comes to endless bogus wars of economic colonization and occupation. We all know where Hillary was on this stuff; more is better, let's toss a few regimes over.

Clinton deregulated the FCC, thank him for the state of your monopolized corporate state media machine.

Obama presided over a torture regime just as his flanking counterparts and also caged immigrant children.

Despite the current competitive theatrics, the Dems will fold on Kavanaugh, it's a done deal just like they accepted not even getting hearings on Garland which left this slot open for Kavanaugh.

"Leaders" Schumer and Pelosi are only "leaders" in money raising and performing felatio upon the Wall Street/donor/"job creator" class.

The Dems bailed out Wall Street - and will again when it all tanks again and it will, that's what capitalism does - just like that "other" party, on the backs of the unsubstantial people, with socialism [shudder].

There is always a cabal of Goldman Sachs execs in the white house regardless of electoral outcomes.

Things like COINTELLPRO do not only happen when that "other" party is in power.

Obama presided over the protester head crackings of Occupy and DAPL protesters while kid gloving the Bundy Bois who actually did point weapons at federal authorities.

I can go on, would you like to deal with these first?