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http://www.facebook.com/denver.booneIs a cartoon-like college mascot reminiscent
of Daniel Boone -- right down to the legendary coonskin cap --
racist, sexist or otherwise offensive?Officials at the University of Denver
seem to think so. Theyve announced they wont reinstate Denver Boone, who
was retired in 1998 as mascot for the UD Pioneers, despite calls
to bring him back.Boone originally had been replaced by a red-tailed hawk
named Ruckus but the bird never soared high with the student body
and was scrapped in 2007, leaving the school without a mascot. Fast
forward and the school decided to put together a committee last spring
to determine the new mascot, but Boone was not even considered.Boone was
a polarizing figure that did not reflect the growing diversity of the
UD community, but rather was an image that many women, persons of
color, international students and faculty members found difficult to relate
to as defining the pioneering spirit, Chancellor Robert Coombe said in a
March letter to the school community.University officials also claim that
Boone was not up for consideration because of a consensus by the
student body that it wanted an entirely new mascot despite numerous
Facebook postings to the contrary.It was really about moving forward, Theresa
Mueller, a spokeswoman for the University of Denver, told FoxNews.com. The
students wanted a new mascot and didnt want to look towards the
past.Mueller added that they intend togi
ously were upset
by it and knew that it needed to be shared, MaryLynne, 39,
Stella told FoxNews.com. And awareness is key to change, and so we
thought it would be a good thing to put it up and
have people see how disturbing it was.VIDEO: Hate letter aimed at autistic
teenThe letter demands that Begley take action over her "retarded" son Max.
The Ontario mother said she had no idea who would send such
a hateful letter, which left her family shocked and devastated.She tearfully
told City News: "Who would do this to a child?"The letter goes
on to criticize Begley for allowing Max to play outside and says:
"That noise he makes when he is outside is DREADFUL!!!!!!!!!! It scares
the hell out of my normal children!!!!!!!"The letter also tells Karla that
she has a "retarded kid" and "should deal with it properly"."What right
do you have to do this to hard working people!!!!!!!! I HATE
people like you who believe, just because you have a special needs
kid, you are entitled to special treatment!!! GOD!!!!!!"The writer finishes
by demanding the family "go live in a trailer in the woods
or something with your wild animal kid!!!" and asks the family to
do the right thing and move or "euthanize him. Either way, we
are ALL better off!!!"Though MaryLynne said she hasnt seen Max in a
while, she spoke highly of Max, Karla, who suffers from multiple sclerosis,
and the entire Begley family.(Max) is just a sweetheart. He loves life,
and hes a happy boy.
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