Petition to Remove Rebel Mascot at MHS ?

[HTV]

3 hours ago, Pappy said:

is there a similar petition at West High?

Not a petition, but Knox County schools doing it anyway.  

My wife is a Knoxville West grad.  She's gotten nothing in the way of correspondence either for or against it.  

But it's irrelevant.  Knox County is quick to remind the citizens that they are not community schools, but rather Knox County schools, so opinion of other than the school board, superintendent, and powers that be in central office don't mean a tinkers da*n any longer.  

Edited June 30, 2020 by HTV

[WaCoJaCo]

3 minutes ago, HTV said:

Not a petition, but Knox County schools doing it anyway.  

My wife is a Knoxville West grad.  She's gotten nothing in the way of correspondence either for or against it.  

But it's irrelevant.  Knox County is quick to remind the citizens that they are not community schools, but rather Knox County schools, so opinion of other than the school board, superintendent, and powers that be in central office don't mean a tinkers da*m any longer.  

Our elected leaders are weaklings. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone with any backbone at all. You can take an angry mod of 100 screaming idiots with signs to the steps of any city hall in this country and the so called leaders will side with the 100 screaming idiots every single time. I don't know what we'll call it, a civil war or what ever but if this madness continues in a years time it's going to break out. We're within a hair of losing all police protection. For the past 10 years I haven't been able to figure out why everybody was buying so many guns and so much ammunition. I even did the same thing not knowing why I was doing it. It's like people knew it was coming but they didn't know what. Now we know. 

[Red Rebels]

18 hours ago, StarBright87 said:

No I don't have a clue, nor am I offended by it, so I say this with respect I will not be looking up the history of it.

Red I have one question if Aj Davis came up to you personally an said he was offended by it would you tell him the same exact thing you told me that he isn't too bright. Your argument against me is for nothing TALK TO THE STUDENTS, hear their voice.

Your name is "STAR BRIGHT" it was a play on words, You are so "dim"! See, I did it again. 

 

I live here and work here. I've talked to a lot of people who know that Coach Bailey played a NON-TSSAA schedule in 1935 to get back at the TSSAA. All the teams were out of state or if in state, non-TSSAA members. This was rebellious. The name stuck. 

I've talked with Tee's dad, Davon Kimble and Coach Upton. I have not spoken to AJ. 

 

Most of the students who are so triggered are little white girls who went to Belmont and graduated from MHS between 2010-2014. There is a former heroin addict who is also leading the charge.

[WillieTheWildcats]

We have gone from the Maryville petition to civil war to slandering someone's character. Also. touched on include brainwashing, Japan / US relations, Communism / Socialism, my biography, stupidity, West REBELS, my grandmother's secret nana puddin' recipe, Biden / trump, facts vs opinions ( we failed the test for Fact and Opinion  ), which came first the chicken salad or the egg salad and a million other off topic subjects.

Now, we can continue down this road or we could get back to discussing the facts around the petition. I signed and still think Maryville should keep the name "Rebels."  

Anyone agree?

[StarBright87]

47 minutes ago, Red Rebels said:

Your name is "STAR BRIGHT" it was a play on words, You are so "dim"! See, I did it again. 

 

I live here and work here. I've talked to a lot of people who know that Coach Bailey played a NON-TSSAA schedule in 1935 to get back at the TSSAA. All the teams were out of state or if in state, non-TSSAA members. This was rebellious. The name stuck. 

I've talked with Tee's dad, Davon Kimble and Coach Upton. I have not spoken to AJ. 

 

Most of the students who are so triggered are little white girls who went to Belmont and graduated from MHS between 2010-2014. There is a former heroin addict who is also leading the charge.

Red rebel on this particular subject I am standing lock arms with the murvil faithful in saying  the name red rebel isn't offensive. Black, white, Asian or whatever nationality I just don't see how anyone can get offended by it. Honestly when I first seen this thread I said no way it makes it to page 3 before being shutdown. I was wrong none of the posters on coacht is offended because it's not.

Red rebel if you have 3 kids, a wife and a Nike poster in your household and everyone in your home was okay with the poster besides 1 of your kids was offended because Nike supported Kaepernick for kneeling, then you would have a tough decision to make. And that's all I was saying if there's a real outcry at the school over the name with white students and black then that's a decision as a community that maybe yall need to sit down an discuss an come up with a solution.

[MLREB]

44 minutes ago, WillieTheWildcats said:

 

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my grandmother's secret nana puddin' recipe

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Anyone agree?

The highlighted portion of your post has me intrigued. Can you go into specifics? 

[Red Rebels]

17 minutes ago, StarBright87 said:

Red rebel on this particular subject I am standing lock arms with the murvil faithful in saying  the name red rebel isn't offensive. Black, white, Asian or whatever nationality I just don't see how anyone can get offended by it. Honestly when I first seen this thread I said no way it makes it to page 3 before being shutdown. I was wrong none of the posters on coacht is offended because it's not.

Red rebel if you have 3 kids, a wife and a Nike poster in your household and everyone in your home was okay with the poster besides 1 of your kids was offended because Nike supported Kaepernick for kneeling, then you would have a tough decision to make. And that's all I was saying if there's a real outcry at the school over the name with white students and black then that's a decision as a community that maybe yall need to sit down an discuss an come up with a solution.

Who says we aren't. 

[WaCoJaCo]

1 hour ago, WillieTheWildcats said:

We have gone from the Maryville petition to civil war to slandering someone's character. Also. touched on include brainwashing, Japan / US relations, Communism / Socialism, my biography, stupidity, West REBELS, my grandmother's secret nana puddin' recipe, Biden / trump, facts vs opinions ( we failed the test for Fact and Opinion  ), which came first the chicken salad or the egg salad and a million other off topic subjects.

Now, we can continue down this road or we could get back to discussing the facts around the petition. I signed and still think Maryville should keep the name "Rebels."  

Anyone agree?

NO

[WillieTheWildcats]

1 hour ago, WaCoJaCo said:

NO

Waco....bend over, remove the Maryville Petition out of your bottom and smoke it. This thread is about the specific details about the petitions to change their nickname from Rebels. That was the main theme my post was trying to point out. You just go right along spewing opinions on off topic ideas. These boards are ALL ABOUT YOU anyway. You probably would call that a fact  

Now, I will show you how to respond on the specifics of this thread....I have signed the petition for Maryville to keep the Rebel name. My reason is I have never seen a Maryville fan on CoachT make a reference to their nickname Rebels and tying it to the Confederacy. 

I am totally lit for the OR vs DB game now. GRIND   RWR!

[WaCoJaCo]

5 hours ago, WillieTheWildcats said:

Waco....bend over, remove the Maryville Petition out of your bottom and smoke it. This thread is about the specific details about the petitions to change their nickname from Rebels. That was the main theme my post was trying to point out. You just go right along spewing opinions on off topic ideas. These boards are ALL ABOUT YOU anyway. You probably would call that a fact  

Now, I will show you how to respond on the specifics of this thread....I have signed the petition for Maryville to keep the Rebel name. My reason is I have never seen a Maryville fan on CoachT make a reference to their nickname Rebels and tying it to the Confederacy. 

I am totally lit for the OR vs DB game now. GRIND   RWR!

So you are the thread manager? 

[Red Rebels]

Well it's been changed.

 

On this graphic I just made by my own self. Did anybody read this? 

Edited July 1, 2020 by Red Rebels
Duh. Is it not obvious...

[LTCB]

Red, was the news story accurate see below link

https://www.wate.com/news/maryville-red-rebels-petitions-circulating-to-change-keep-name/

Edited July 1, 2020 by LTCB
Clarification