Silliness in the silly city - from Campus Reform:
Students demand removal of George Washington statue...at University of Washington
The University of Washington's Black Student Union has garnered nearly 8,000 signatures on a petition that demands the school remove a statue of George Washington, the school's - and the state's - namesake.
The petition claims the statue "perpetuates white supremacy and preserves its historical imposition," because George Washington owned slaves.
The offending statue is part of the university's history: It is the product of a years-long campaign by the Daughters of the American Revolution, which raised $6,000 by "encourag[ing] schoolchildren from all over the state to contribute their pennies, no more than five cents apiece." The statue has stood on campus since 1909.
The petition also proposes cutting ties with the Seattle Police Department, disarming the university police, increasing funding for the American Ethnic Studies Department, and hiring more Black faculty members, among other policies.
Geez - what a bunch of whiney little self-important babies. So glad I moved out of there 20 years ago - the place has seriously gone downhill. Don't even visit anymore.
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