Breaking Through
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| Breaking Through University of Wyoming August 2018 |
Breaking Through was dedicated in 2015, yet in 2018, its female rider unwittingly represented the university's new marketing slogan: "The World Needs More Cowboys." The slogan created quite a ruckus this summer on social media, as one professor thought it was too sexist. I'm sure the professor understood the purpose of the marketing campaign but chose to turn it into a springboard for her own agenda.
What were the mascots of the schools you attended?
I think the sculpture is wonderful! We didn't really have a mascot in High School but was known as Spartans.
ReplyDeleteGood for you! Yay for cowboys!
ReplyDelete(I am so done with all the whiners! We grew up understanding gender neutral words like this-let it go. Does every word need to be critiqued so that we become silent lest we offend?! Enough!)
Well written, Cindy!
DeleteThank you. Very well said.
DeleteNope not enough until the boys also think that the term 'boy' includes the girls. Not whining just tired of not being equal - language does matter.
DeleteI've been a Hatter, a Golden Bear and a Knight. Considering I went to an all-girls college, being a KNIGHT is pretty darn funny.
ReplyDeleteOur campus was built around a castle (Grey Towers Castle), but as all girls ---- we could be Princesses? No, we were KNIGHTS!
Long live the KNIGHTS of Arcardia!
Love that sculpture and tired of people looking for quarrels.
ReplyDeleteI’ve been a Panther, a Yellow Jacket and a Swordsman. Proud of all of them.
Blessings,
Betsy
I love that one. WE have a big bronze duck on our campus. I've been a Wildcat, a Terrier, a Volunteer and now I'm a Duck by professor proxy.
ReplyDeleteI went to the U of MD and we were Terrapins for goodness sake. No problems with gender there. Who can tell the difference from one to another? Lol....
ReplyDeleteI thought the word cowgirl went out in the 50's. Just like the word actress. Everyone is an actor now when they are introduced or written about-except at the Oscars ceremony. It's so confusing. I can't keep up.
That is a fantastic sculpture and could certainly be interpreted with a very strong feminist message of breaking through barriers.
ReplyDeleteMy college mascot was a Jackrabbit (SoDak State University). My high school mascot was an Indian with all of the politically incorrect things to go with it. That changed in the late 70s to a Jaguar. The schools I taught in were Rams and then the Rebels. Mascots are an interesting topic that cause all kinds of heated commentary.
I love the cowgirl breaking through. You can say cowboy it doesn't bother me. I got enough fights to fight, you know equality, no matter what you call it by. I get it.
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, I was a Yellow Jacket and a Gator, which makes not sense out here, but ok. My favorite was being a Barracuda but that was my local public swim club as a kid -- I thought that was so cool. Good times!
Oh gee... I didn't have much school spirit...
ReplyDeleteI do remember that my highschool was the Delta Eagles... the only reason I remember that was because if we bought a ticket to their football games, we could get out of class to go watch. Most people just bought a ticket and skipped off the afternoon. I never bought a ticket... instead, I hung around in the chemistry class room with the teacher, where he taught us how to blow stuff up (something he wouldn't do with the whole regular class, because he said they weren't smart enough to trust with that knowledge)
I'm a Badger, three times over!
ReplyDeletePanther, Dragon and Bison!
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