{"id":107364,"date":"2020-11-19T10:01:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T15:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=107364"},"modified":"2020-11-19T12:37:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T17:37:10","slug":"racist-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=107364","title":{"rendered":"Racist rock"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This symbol of white supremacy must be removed!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the far left world of finding racism in literally everything, Berkeley is usually leading the nation. Recently though, UW-Madison has told Berkeley, “Hold my beer.” Probably not beer though, they are more likely to ask them to hold their virgin apple-tini. After voting to remove the statue of Abraham Lincoln, world renowned racist white supremacist,<\/a><\/p>\n

They now set their sights on a rock. Not Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but an actual freaking rock.<\/p>\n

That big rock in the photo is Chamberlain Rock. It’s named after former UW-Madison President Chrowder Chamberlain (1843-1928). He was a geologist and educator who had an illustrious career in the physical sciences. A major proponent of the scientific method he was one of the first to posit that climate change could happen from a build up of atmospheric carbon dioxide (1899 paper). The most offensive and controversial thing the man did in life was co-author a paper on the formation of the solar system. The paper stood as prevailing theory for nearly half a century before being supplanted by newer theories.<\/p>\n

So why would Chamberlain Rock be so offensive to the students of UW-Madison? It is just a rock and memorial to a totally uncontroversial figure in history, right? Well, not so fast. When the rock was unearthed and given its position of prominence, a newspaper used a term that is now considered offensive but was common at the time.<\/p>\n

From the Wisconsin State Journal<\/a>;<\/p>\n

UW-Madison is moving forward on a plan to remove a boulder from Observatory Hill after calls from students of color who see the rock as a painful reminder of the history of racism on campus.<\/p>\n

The 70-ton boulder is officially known as Chamberlin Rock in honor of Thomas Crowder Chamberlin, a geologist and former university president. But the rock was referred to at least once after it was dug out of the hill as a \u201cniggerhead,\u201d a commonly used expression in the 1920s to describe any large dark rock.<\/p>\n

The Campus Planning Committee unanimously voted last week to recommend to Chancellor Rebecca Blank that the boulder be removed from Observatory Hill. Blank has previously indicated she supports the rock\u2019s removal, though a timeline for removal has not been established.<\/p>\n

The Wisconsin Black Student Union called for the rock\u2019s removal over the summer. President Nalah McWhorter said the rock is a symbol of the daily injustices that students of color face on a predominantly white campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a huge accomplishment for us,\u201d she said on Wednesday. \u201cWe won\u2019t have that constant reminder, that symbol that we don\u2019t belong here.\u201d<\/p>\n

McWhorter also faulted the Wisconsin State Journal for printing the vulgarity in a 1925 news article.<\/p>\n

University historians identified the news story as the only known instance of the offensive term being used<\/strong>. [Emphasis original] It\u2019s unclear whether or for how long people on campus referred to the boulder as \u201cNiggerhead Rock.\u201d The term itself appears to have fallen out of common usage by the 1950s.<\/p>\n

Kacie Butcher, the university\u2019s public history project director, told the Campus Planning Committee that there may be other records beyond the State Journal story, but locating them is difficult because archived records are not well organized. What is well-documented during that time period, however, is the Klu Klux Klan\u2019s active presence in Madison. Campus satire publications and comedy skits also mocked and dehumanized people of color.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Officials estimate the cost of removal ranges from $30,000 to $75,000.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Money well spent, obviously. Note that this is a public school, so those are tax dollars spent on moving the rock of hurt feelings. There’s some more at the source, including a photo of the original article. The single, solitary, lone source of the offensive phrase. Imagine what offense people can find in the things we write 100 years from now. Historical context is great for learning but not for the feelings. UW-Madison is apparently no longer an institution of learning but of feeling.<\/p>\n

Source; Wisconsin State Journal <\/a>(100 years ago, they may have been racist)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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