McGill University will no longer use the name Redmen for its men's varsity sports teams after students argued the term was a racial slur.
Suzanne Fortier, the school's principal and vice-chancellor, announced her decision Friday, saying the name made indigenous students feel alienated. "They feel disrespected and unconsidered. They feel conflicted over their rightful pride in being Indigenous people, and their pride in being McGill students," Fortier said in a statement."This tension is even stronger for Indigenous student-athletes.
I love how people are offended for others who are probably not offended by those words at all.
Who?
Redskins, indians, Braves etc
It's 2019, everything is offensive.
I’m offended by the name CNN! I think it should be FN! (Fake news)
Maybe all teams should go by
Their school color is red you imbeciles! And a man wearing it is a Redman!
I miss the 90’s
McGill =Irrelevance
St. John’s got about 20 years on this. But hey, here’s your participation trophy
Really ?! What a great cause 😭
I find the term ‘McGill’ offensive so please change it 😂😂😂
What about the redskins
How about the McGill Indians?
🙄!!!!!!
They should call themselves The WhiteMen and give white people a taste of their own medicine.
Your politics of identity are being REJECTED by Americans. You CAN NOT constantly focus on negative things in our ugly history to DIVIDE America, create civil unrest and claim you want peace & harmony! You want to know what MAGA means? Watch & learn! 😉
Students are smarter than the Redskins.
Your politics of identity are being REJECTED by Americans. You CAN NOT constantly focus on negative things in our ugly history to DIVIDE America & create civil unrest and claim you want peace & harmony! You want to know what MAGA means? Watch & learn! 😉
Lol how dare those students not want to be offensive to another group of people! That’s not the America I grew up in and love! MAGA so we can be as offensive as possible!
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McGill what? Thank you
The same conclusion St. John’s drew about a decade ago.
Maybe they were originally communist..
No it’s not ., but whatever 🙄
I thought it was cause their colors were red
Who dat
What makes the red man red?
Haha😂
I hate that the negative comments on this thread come from white people that can't ever understand how demeaning, racist and distressing a word can be
Will they still be asking Black players to take the 'Jump Test'? 😉
Oh no, we can't call aliens little green men👽👽👽👽👽👽👽
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How long have they had that name? Should people whos last name are Redmen would they offend you crybabies also? Grow the hell up!
Note to future employers. Never hire someone from McGill University. These 'students' will only cause problems for you.
Buried lede: McGill University has sports teams and someone cares.
St John’s changed to the Red Storm years ago.
It’s been offensive for years and they took action in 2019. Good on you. Losers.
So does everyone with the last name Of Redman Redmond Black Brown And especially White Have to change their last name so we don't trigger someone?
Sooooooooo stupid. People today are a trip
Find some REAL problems to solve McGillUniversit
Oh thank god! I almost forgot shit like this matters!
So it's available for a Washington DC Football team until they draft a female!
Oh FFS!
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