A group of students a faculty at the University of Utah want to change the school’s fight song because they believe it could be sexist and racist.
Our friend Katherine Timpf reports for Campus Reform:
The University of Utah (U of U) is “seriously” considering changing its 110-year-old fight song over concerns that the title “Utah Man” is sexist and the phrase “our coeds are the fairest” is racist…
Professor Joanna Yaffe said she sees not only sexism in the song but also racism — explaining that a line which states that the school’s “coeds are the fairest” could be interpreted as a reference to skin color…
Sam Ortiz, president of the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU), said changing the song is an important step in making students feel comfortable.
“The idea that man means both female and male is a little antiquated,” Ortiz told TheTribune…
Also antiquated in Utah? The dictionary.
Read the full story at Campus Reform.
Nathan Harden is editor of The College Fix and author of the book SEX & GOD AT YALE: Porn, Political Correctness, and a Good Education Gone Bad.
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