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PC Insanity Run Amok, Amok, Amok
First, kudos to you if you caught the reference to one of the great Halloween movies. Second, let’s talk about the latest installment of PC insanity now happening at Wisconsin high schools across the state.
In what many are panning as ludicrous, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) has come out with a list of words/chants/actions that they have decided are both offensive and disrespectful to other students, players, and officials during athletic events.
Here are just a few of my favorites … but will give you the link so you can chose your own top five.
- Singing the song “Na-Na-Na-Na/Na-Na-Na-Na/Hey-hey/Goodbye.”
- “Booing of any kind” (keep in mind, this is at sporting events).
- “Push it, push it, push it” (someone better notify Salt-N-Pepa).
- Waving arms or making movements or sudden noises in an attempt to distract an opponent” (Yes, you read that correctly; The Wave = Bad).
- Chanting “U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A.”
One article asks what exactly was the goal here from the WIAA and was it to ruin competitiveness in sports? Included in the article is that a three-sport high school athlete was suspended from five games after tweeting her thoughts on the rules emailed to students in December.
I was curious how the guidelines could be applied to playing songs like “We Will Rock You” or “We Are the Champions,” but the WIAA did not respond to a request for comment.
Published in General
When I was attending UW-Eau Claire, we used to refer to UW-Stout as “A Tech school with football”.
My feeling is that athletics are one of the areas where the social warriors have the hardest time wreaking havoc. And the fan base helps keep them strong. So, if you drive off the fans, there is more opportunity to do mischief.
I imagine social justice warriors hate sports more than anything else because the rules don’t care about your sense of oppression.
Heh heh heh. You’d think I’d have heard that one by now, but it’s a new one for me.
Spirit banner hung up at West Point by the Department of Military Instruction (then headed up by the legendary COL Tex Turner) prior to the USMA v Yale game:
‘Nam was a bitch. How was Canada?
The phrase “run amok” is a reference to a sudden onset of psychosis observed in Indonesian culture.
This whole thread is a microaggression!
Isn’t “Amok” Aramean for “Forest”?
The document was signed by a “Todd C. Clark.” I propose the following email to him:
Go for it.
Seawriter
You must not know many Wisconsinites.
I’ve posted this one before, but that’s not gonna stop me:
“What do we want?”
“CIVILITY!”
“When do we want it?”
“WHENEVER IT’S CONVENIENT FOR YOU!”
This is Ricochet, therefore, it’s a Star Trek reference.
;-)
Does Amok have a meaning in Klingon?
I’ve known several people who’ve moved to Wisconsin from other states that are shocked by the amount of drinking that goes on here.
It’s a Vulcan thing, ackshully:
I forgot one of my favourites for defence: “Repulse them, repulse them, make them relinquish the ellipsoid”.
Or there’s my sister’s favorite. Normally she’s a sweet, center-left but socially conservative, Catholic girl, but put her in front of a football game and her shout of choice is a simple, “KILL ‘IIIIIIIIIIIIIIM!”
I did once hear a woman yell, “Tell him a secret, Craig!” when said Craig had tackled an opposing player during a high school football game. I don’t know what it was supposed to mean, but maybe that’s the sort of non-aggressive enthusiasm the WIAA is going for? ;)
I have at several times referred to Stout as a glorified Tech School. It’s not an insult.
Yep, We Did Too! I’m pretty sure they won’t allow this one! lol
I love It! Nice!
Football Games were better when they played this!
Thanks! Well I’m in California so will have to miss this one. Maybe one of these though :)
Unbelievable huh?
Is that real or did you just make that up? lol :)
Thanks!
Yeah and don’t forget another Rushism…that Football as we know it will not survive all the chickification and weakening of the game. Makes me sad and furious!
I’d add it’s also a whole lotta fun at games. These people clearly never even went to a sporting event or played.
ohh you take things to a whole other level! Cracking Up!
It’s Wisconsin, so I’m sure there are some lol. To be completely serious, though, I’m from Memphis. We don’t get drunken fights outside our games (well, sometimes). We get shootings.
We had the UGLY cheer in high school too, with another stanza after M-A-M-A:
Y-L-G-U, backwards you are it too! You ugly!