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MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 12:40 PM Jan 2019

Covington Catholic High School's Tradition of Bigotry

Here's a still photo of Covington Catholic High School basketball fans at an actual game. Notice the boys in blackface and even black body makeup in the front row:



When I saw this in an earlier thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11703300 I couldn't be absolutely sure it was real. Apparently it was taken at a game in 2013, according to the Reddit thread where it first appeared.

So, I went to YouTube and searched for "Covington Catholic High School" fans. It didn't take long to find this video, which shows the same group of fans in a video. It's the first video clip, right at the beginning of the video. It proves that the still shot is accurate and represents those fans, who call themselves the "Colonel Crazies," after the team's mascot, a stereotypical Suthren Colonel:

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Covington Catholic High School's Tradition of Bigotry (Original Post) MineralMan Jan 2019 OP
Onward Christian bigots. dem4decades Jan 2019 #1
Indeed. The Shame Continues... MineralMan Jan 2019 #2
Yup... sick, sick, sick!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #76
Every single teacher at Covington is white. Cattledog Jan 2019 #3
Yes. All of those things are true, as well. MineralMan Jan 2019 #4
Check those numbers against other non- religious private schools whathehell Jan 2019 #40
Doesn't make it right Soxfan58 Jan 2019 #101
It doesn't have to -- It makes it the same as the others, which whathehell Jan 2019 #103
What happened to the Hispanic Catholics dalton99a Jan 2019 #5
It doesn't look like they are attending Covington Catholic High School. MineralMan Jan 2019 #6
187% population increase. I'm sure some can afford it. dalton99a Jan 2019 #8
There's also a substantial black population there. MineralMan Jan 2019 #10
One of the Covington students hassling the Native American is Black whathehell Jan 2019 #43
Do you know for a fact that they're yelling racist remarks, whathehell Jan 2019 #37
In Blackface? Really? MineralMan Jan 2019 #38
"Nowhere did I say they were yelling anything racist"...Really? whathehell Jan 2019 #39
Look again. There are three right in the front row. MineralMan Jan 2019 #42
That's not traditional blackface...Do you know who/ what their mascit is? whathehell Jan 2019 #44
Nope. Their mascot is a stereotypical MineralMan Jan 2019 #45
I didn't say I knew who or what their mascot was.. whathehell Jan 2019 #46
Here's their freaking mascot: MineralMan Jan 2019 #47
Here is Blackface, as illustrated by The Grio, an African American website. whathehell Jan 2019 #58
The kid on the right looks exactly like this. yardwork Jan 2019 #80
Lol..Not at all whathehell Jan 2019 #86
About that pesky Colonel mascot... mentalsolstice Jan 2019 #62
Thanks for history but their colonel is dressed as Civil War colonel MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #79
As I said the history of Colonels in KY goes way back.... mentalsolstice Jan 2019 #85
Look closely at the shithead kid on the right. MineralMan Jan 2019 #48
Lol..Yes, I did look closely at that picture whathehell Jan 2019 #60
LOOK AGAIN. There is an exaggerated, FAKE WHITE SMILE, pnwmom Jan 2019 #69
Some folks dont mind blackface is what I am getting. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #75
You LOOK AGAIN and this time READ the post whathehell Jan 2019 #87
The exaggerated edge of the white clown style smile "suggests a cat's whisker"? Are you serious? uppityperson Jan 2019 #71
Um, no...Look again... That's not how "blackface" was done.. whathehell Jan 2019 #88
You can easily see he has painted on a white cartoonish smile and eyes. That is blackface, pnwmom Jan 2019 #89
No point in arguing. yardwork Jan 2019 #95
No you can't "easily see" that, and blackface, as an historical, whathehell Jan 2019 #96
Things that began a long time ago EVOLVE. They're not limited to the exact same pnwmom Jan 2019 #97
NOT when they've been "discontinued" due to public censure & distaste whathehell Jan 2019 #98
Blackface was never discontinued among right-wingers. pnwmom Jan 2019 #99
Perhaps not, but purveyors of blatsnt racist iconography like blackface whathehell Jan 2019 #100
It's funny that the same day I read this post of yours, I read that the Florida Secretary of State pnwmom Jan 2019 #104
This is an example of white privilege. /nt yardwork Jan 2019 #78
They are all wearing black sweaters and black pants to. fescuerescue Jan 2019 #82
Note the foot on the court. Bet he wasn't tossed out of the game. MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #7
Yes. That should have been a technical foul for sure. MineralMan Jan 2019 #9
this school is full of racist assholes Gothmog Jan 2019 #11
So it seems, indeed. MineralMan Jan 2019 #12
Like bacteria, bigotry is bred in a culture medium dalton99a Jan 2019 #16
UC Boulder and Arizona State oberliner Jan 2019 #13
And your point is what, exactly? MineralMan Jan 2019 #14
His point is.... WHATABOUT... jcgoldie Jan 2019 #41
We all need to quit engaging with him obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #54
I'll let you do that. I will engage with that DUer, MineralMan Jan 2019 #55
We have a bigger problem. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #74
So the fuck what? ismnotwasm Jan 2019 #21
Um, maybe that's not his point. whathehell Jan 2019 #59
racist white trash ? stonecutter357 Jan 2019 #26
Does that judgement also apply to the African American people in those two pictures? WillowTree Jan 2019 #92
I don't do what·a·bout·ism ! stonecutter357 Jan 2019 #93
ASU has a blackout game yearly - The team wears all black uniforms rufus dog Jan 2019 #63
ASU is not full of racists Danoldo Jan 2019 #67
He didn't say ASU. It's fairly obvious me that he was talking about Phoenix. NurseJackie Jan 2019 #72
America is FULL of racists, I suspect AZ has more than their share. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #73
Thank NurseJackie rufus dog Jan 2019 #84
Neither, necessarily, is Covington.. whathehell Jan 2019 #102
"The practice has diminished" MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #81
Oh come on. They're just showing their school colors underpants Jan 2019 #15
How many of those bigots are now in business somewhere moving their way up? redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #17
Be Aware: The video in this thread is very likely to disappear MineralMan Jan 2019 #18
+1. Their PR firm (likely a reputation management company) has already edited Wikipedia dalton99a Jan 2019 #22
Not surprising. The video will be taken down, as well. MineralMan Jan 2019 #24
There are browser add-ons dalton99a Jan 2019 #25
Just downloaded it. The Internet never forgets. GoneOffShore Jan 2019 #53
As predicted, that video is no longer on YouTube. It will be back, though. MineralMan Jan 2019 #65
Indeed - I've got a copy. I'll post it later today. GoneOffShore Jan 2019 #68
It's been picked up by a popular Twitter user ismnotwasm Jan 2019 #19
Good. The still photo will be preserved. MineralMan Jan 2019 #20
Me either ismnotwasm Jan 2019 #23
Youtube video Smilo Jan 2019 #28
If it is deleted from YouTube, the links won't work. MineralMan Jan 2019 #31
white trash ! stonecutter357 Jan 2019 #27
Well, not exactly. That term is often misused, MineralMan Jan 2019 #30
Trust me i know white trash , I am from Alabama . stonecutter357 Jan 2019 #32
Yep OriginalGeek Jan 2019 #49
If anyone wants a copy of the video for archival purposes, just pm me. Bongo Prophet Jan 2019 #29
Thank you! MineralMan Jan 2019 #56
How is this possible in 2019?? Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #33
Oh, it's possible. In fact, it's more common than most of us realize. MineralMan Jan 2019 #34
This firsthand account refutes the MAGA teen's statement Gothmog Jan 2019 #35
Thanks for sharing that! MineralMan Jan 2019 #36
pack mentality. /nt IcyPeas Jan 2019 #50
Lord of the Flies! MineralMan Jan 2019 #51
There is a rottenness in American society Yeehah Jan 2019 #52
Yes, its a tradition and I blame the leaders and supervisors of these kids. aikoaiko Jan 2019 #57
I suspect it's a feature, not a bug. yardwork Jan 2019 #77
Probably correct. aikoaiko Jan 2019 #83
Unfortunately, the video has been taken down n/t markpkessinger Jan 2019 #61
I predicted that earlier today. MineralMan Jan 2019 #64
+1 markpkessinger Jan 2019 #66
Too late. Its everywhere Demovictory9 Jan 2019 #70
Here's another copy of the video Revanchist Jan 2019 #90
Cool Story, Bro , ! stonecutter357 Jan 2019 #94
From my twitter feed Gothmog Jan 2019 #91

Cattledog

(5,897 posts)
3. Every single teacher at Covington is white.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 12:47 PM
Jan 2019

99% of the students are white. I believe it's an all boys school.

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
40. Check those numbers against other non- religious private schools
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:29 PM
Jan 2019

Last edited Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:53 PM - Edit history (1)

in the South...I think you'll find them to be very similar.

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
103. It doesn't have to -- It makes it the same as the others, which
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:52 PM
Jan 2019

undermines the legitimacy of targeting this one...Get it now?

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
43. One of the Covington students hassling the Native American is Black
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:32 PM
Jan 2019

Check the pictures of the entire group again.

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
37. Do you know for a fact that they're yelling racist remarks,
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:04 PM
Jan 2019

or are you just assuming it?
I ask because, in the excitement of a game, it's not unusual for guys to yell at oppossite team members over perceived fouls, etc.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
38. In Blackface? Really?
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:09 PM
Jan 2019

Please...Look again at the photo. Look closely.

Try reading my post again, too. Nowhere did I say they were yelling anything racist.

I'll accept your apology as soon as you post it.

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
39. "Nowhere did I say they were yelling anything racist"...Really?
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:27 PM
Jan 2019

Then maybe you should tell some other posters to "re-read"your post, because it's heavily implied by the angry fsces shouting at one black player.

As for "blackface"...I found one kid in the far right of the picture that is dressed in black, with black facepaint, but it looks more like a black cat mascot getup than traditional black face.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
42. Look again. There are three right in the front row.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:31 PM
Jan 2019

You claimed I said they were yelling racist remarks. In fact, you're the one who inferred that from the photo. I said nothing of the sort. I posted a photo. You drew a conclusion from that photo.

"Angry faces shouting at one black player." Your words, not mine. What do you think they were saying?

Please think twice before writing. That's my suggestion to you. Putting words in other people's mouths is not a good thing to do.

I guess no apology will be forthcoming?

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
44. That's not traditional blackface...Do you know who/ what their mascit is?
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:43 PM
Jan 2019

I looked but can't find what it is, but I:d bet it's a Panthet or some sort of black cat.
I know what real blackface looks like -- There's usually white around the eyes and exaggetated red or white lips... Those kids don't look like that.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
45. Nope. Their mascot is a stereotypical
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:47 PM
Jan 2019

Last edited Mon Jan 21, 2019, 05:21 PM - Edit history (1)

White Southern Colonel, with a big handlebar mustache. They're team name is The Colonels.



There is no defense possible for this. You saw the photo. No defense.

Why do you continue to beat a dead horse?

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
46. I didn't say I knew who or what their mascot was..
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 05:18 PM
Jan 2019

and yes, I DID see the photo, which is how I know that whatever those kids were dressed as, it does not, as explained, fit the description of "Blackface"...If it did, I would NEVER defend it.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
47. Here's their freaking mascot:
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 05:22 PM
Jan 2019


A nice Confederate Colonel. They're the Colonels.

Just stop, please. Your hole is already deep enough.

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
58. Here is Blackface, as illustrated by The Grio, an African American website.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 06:35 PM
Jan 2019
https://thegrio.com/2013/10/30/a-brief-history-of-blackface-just-in-time-for-halloween/

I think you should stop and be big enough to admit those students look nothing like this and that you made a mistake.



yardwork

(61,408 posts)
80. The kid on the right looks exactly like this.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:24 PM
Jan 2019

Thank you for posting a historical photo that proves our point.

mentalsolstice

(4,453 posts)
62. About that pesky Colonel mascot...
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 08:59 PM
Jan 2019

About that pesky Colonel mascot....Kentucky Colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Thus it’s a popular mascot in the state. The history of the organization goes back to the War of 1812. I’m sure there are Colonels who have a very tainted, ugly reputation. OTOH, yours truly is a Colonel along with Muhammad Ali and Barack Obama and others. I don’t know of anyone except Col. Sanders that uses the title. I don’t introduce or address myself as Col. Mentalsolstice. The honorary title is bestowed by the Gov. or Sec. of State. In my case it was granted by Democratic Gov. Wallace Wilkinson.

That said, I’m disgusted and repulsed by the behavior of CovCath, past and present. I hate that they co-opted an honor as their mascot.

mentalsolstice

(4,453 posts)
85. As I said the history of Colonels in KY goes way back....
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 11:11 PM
Jan 2019

And I hate the way they co-opted it. For instance EKU’s mascot is a Colonel. Ole Miss reviewed their mascot Colonel Reb and decided it was inappropriate. EKU underwent a similar review of their mascot the Colonel in a maroon suit and determined it was a homage to the honorary title. Such mascots throughout KY usually depict a white haired mustachioed man with a string tie,. It is what it is. As a KY Colonel I understand the history in KY, and the use of a Colonel mascot doesn’t necessarily harken back to the Confederacy. KY was not a member of the CSA, although many men fought for the confederates.

As I said in my other post, I deplore the actions of CovCath. I’m just saying that mustachioed Colonel mascot in KY isn’t necessarily a callback to the Confederacy.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
48. Look closely at the shithead kid on the right.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 05:27 PM
Jan 2019


White mouth. White eyes. Classic blackface makeup. Just stop, already, OK?

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
60. Lol..Yes, I did look closely at that picture
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 07:23 PM
Jan 2019

and I noticed the lightness (rather than 'whiteness') around his eyes and mouth, then realized it was his SKIN...Yes, there looks to be a white streak coming FROM his mouth onto his cheek, but the placement suggests a cat's whisker.



pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
69. LOOK AGAIN. There is an exaggerated, FAKE WHITE SMILE,
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 03:41 AM
Jan 2019

curving high onto the cheeks, and white patches around the eyes.

This, combined with the black makeup, is blackface.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,096 posts)
75. Some folks dont mind blackface is what I am getting.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:15 PM
Jan 2019

But we have racists, everywhere EVERYWHERE.

This video went viral due to a RUSSIAN BOT is what I am hearing, in which case we are being manipulated. We have to refocus on the nazi traitor in the WH and the nazi traitor Senate Majority leader.

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
87. You LOOK AGAIN and this time READ the post
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:44 AM
Jan 2019

since I already addressed the "patches" and supposed "smile".

He is in PROFILE and you can barely SEE his mouth, only the left CORNERf of it. .What is seen is a White Slash jutting from the corner onto his cheek, like a cat's whisker.

There are no painted "white patchrs" around his eyes, that's his SKIN.


uppityperson

(115,674 posts)
71. The exaggerated edge of the white clown style smile "suggests a cat's whisker"? Are you serious?
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 10:58 AM
Jan 2019

It is white makeup, not skin. Scroll in, look at his mouth.

This is incredible. Cats whiskers.

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
88. Um, no...Look again... That's not how "blackface" was done..
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:50 AM
Jan 2019

You can barely SEE his mouth because he is In PROFILE... Look AGAIN at thr original Al Jolsen "blackface" provided. There is NO "slash".

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
89. You can easily see he has painted on a white cartoonish smile and eyes. That is blackface,
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 01:23 AM
Jan 2019

even if it's not identical to Al Jolson's.

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
96. No you can't "easily see" that, and blackface, as an historical,
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 11:47 AM
Jan 2019

artifact, rather than a contemporary "work in progress", is basically static, i.e. not open to "variation"...It's not just what someone "wants" it to be.

What's being "seen" is what fits the narrative', imo, the one being pushed relentlessly by the OP, who just HAPPENS to be a militant atheist. Sorry, this is going nowhere.


pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
97. Things that began a long time ago EVOLVE. They're not limited to the exact same
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 12:58 PM
Jan 2019

presentation as ONE artist many decades ago.


whathehell

(28,968 posts)
98. NOT when they've been "discontinued" due to public censure & distaste
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 01:47 PM
Jan 2019

for about 70 years.

You can continue this sad, misconstrued hate fest if you want -- I've got things to do.

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
99. Blackface was never discontinued among right-wingers.
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 09:34 PM
Jan 2019
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/blackface-halloween-a-toxic-cultural-tradition/413323/

Blackface Halloween: A Toxic Cultural Tradition

Blackface, and redface, and yellowface, have a long history in this country. Minstrel shows relied on blackface and crude caricature of African Americans for the entertainment of white audiences. While the practice fell out of favor over the decades—spurred in large part by the civil-rights movement—you could still find white actors relying on makeup or a lazy pastiche of ethnic stereotypes in films like Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The King and I, and Laurence Olivier’s Othello.

It’s also easy to think of it as something from the intermediate past, until you remember Soul Man, and Johnny Depp’s turn in The Lone Ranger. It was only last month the Metropolitan Opera decided to stop putting the title character in blackface for Otello.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/10/megyn-kelly-blackface-apology

Addressing an all-white panel of guests—Jenna Bush Hager, MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff, and Melissa Rivers—on the air Tuesday, Kelly expressed confusion about social norms that discourage white people from darkening their faces while wearing costumes. “You do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface for Halloween or if you’re a black person who puts on whiteface for Halloween. Back when I was a kid that was O.K. as long as you were dressing up as, like, a character,” she said.

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
100. Perhaps not, but purveyors of blatsnt racist iconography like blackface
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:23 PM
Jan 2019

lost access to all forms of the Mainstream Media about 70 years ago...Underground garbage with national circulations of about 80 can, unfortunately, not be stopped

With respect to the school photo supposedly showing students in "blackface", I will say only this:. If anyone imagines that a pricey private school would allow their students to appear as racist caricatures -- for a RECRUITMENT video, no less -- than I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell them . Have a nice day -- I'm done here. :



pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
104. It's funny that the same day I read this post of yours, I read that the Florida Secretary of State
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:18 PM
Jan 2019

had appeared in blackface at a Halloween party about 14 years ago.

His version wasn't just like Al Jolson's either, but everyone knew what he meant.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142251728

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
14. And your point is what, exactly?
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:09 PM
Jan 2019

I take it to mean that there are ugly bigots everywhere. Was that the point you were trying to make, oberliner?

Eliot Rosewater

(31,096 posts)
74. We have a bigger problem.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:11 PM
Jan 2019


But, anyway, we have a bigger problem. The bot that made this whole thing go viral was russian, is what I am hearing and it makes perfect sense.

Putin wants us distracted and divided.

ismnotwasm

(41,916 posts)
21. So the fuck what?
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:37 PM
Jan 2019

WHAT exactly is your point here? Other schools do it so it’s not racist?

Please explain.

 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
63. ASU has a blackout game yearly - The team wears all black uniforms
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 09:01 PM
Jan 2019

So some students do apply black to their face and body. I believe the practice has diminished once the students realized how the action could be interpreted.

I have yet to see a black face with the historically condemned white added.

BTW, I wouldn't use Arizona as a state that is racially progressive.

1. One of the last to approve MLK day - In fact they had a Super Bowl pulled from Phx/Tempe due to not honoring MLK day. (From that same stadium in your pics)
2. Joe Arapio won numerous elections in Maricopa County - Where ASU is located
3. Evan Mecham won the governorship by being a racist and opposing MLK day.

I can go on, grew up in Phx., ASU grad, the place is full of racists.

Danoldo

(1 post)
67. ASU is not full of racists
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 02:50 AM
Jan 2019

4th generation Native here... Barack Obama spoke af my college commencement and it was celebrated. Everyone loved it. Stop speaking for us

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
72. He didn't say ASU. It's fairly obvious me that he was talking about Phoenix.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 11:51 AM
Jan 2019
ASU is not full of racists
He didn't say ASU. He said he was an ASU grad being the point of reference and as an indicator or how much time was spent there. It's fairly obvious me that he was talking about Phoenix.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,096 posts)
73. America is FULL of racists, I suspect AZ has more than their share.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:09 PM
Jan 2019

Racists are EVERYWHERE and that includes blue states as well.

Denying racism is silly. Thank you for pointing this out.

 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
84. Thank NurseJackie
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 04:31 PM
Jan 2019

I saw it was a new poster and didn't even respond.

In addition, the point about Obama speaking at his/her graduation, thus ASU is clean. Friggen laughable.

They invited Obama to speak, I think it was 2009, it caused such an outrage that the school president worked out a "compromise" where Obama would NOT be given an Honorary Degree. Obama being Obama didn't make a big deal out of it, but it was a very racist move and the ASU President was afraid to tell his board and the community to go pound sand. Every other commencement speaker prior to Obama was granted an Honorary Degree!

I'm not picking on AZ or ASU, just stating the facts. First 22 years of my life spent there saw enough racism to know the area had and still has a problem with race.

whathehell

(28,968 posts)
102. Neither, necessarily, is Covington..
Thu Jan 24, 2019, 03:41 PM
Jan 2019

Last edited Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:17 PM - Edit history (1)

and an incident involving a small group of noxious teen boys doesn't prove otherwise, sports team "colors showings" notwithstanding..
I'd educate you to the fact that fans of the team switch colors from white to black to blue for games, but that wouldn't fit the narrative, would it?

MaryMagdaline

(6,849 posts)
81. "The practice has diminished"
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:24 PM
Jan 2019

Key words. Once people saw how it could be interpreted, they modified their behavior. It’s called decency.

redstatebluegirl

(12,264 posts)
17. How many of those bigots are now in business somewhere moving their way up?
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:32 PM
Jan 2019

Or working in politics, working their way up to Trump level? I went to a Catholic School for a while, it was in Illinois and every bit as racist as this one, my mom took us out of grade school because she didn't like what it taught us, fyi, it is not the Bible.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
18. Be Aware: The video in this thread is very likely to disappear
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:33 PM
Jan 2019

from Facebook, and also from this post, very soon. I expect it to be deleted, along with others like it, by the end of the day.

Whatever PR firm the Diocese and that school have hired to fix this mess will find the video and delete it as soon as possible.

So watch it now, while it still exists. Or capture it somehow and post it in another format. I do not know how to do that.

dalton99a

(81,062 posts)
22. +1. Their PR firm (likely a reputation management company) has already edited Wikipedia
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:37 PM
Jan 2019

and is actively challenging/scrubbing material that is not conforming to their narrative.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
24. Not surprising. The video will be taken down, as well.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:41 PM
Jan 2019

I'm sure there's a tool for downloading YouTube videos, but I'm not aware of one.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
65. As predicted, that video is no longer on YouTube. It will be back, though.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 09:05 PM
Jan 2019

Copies were saved, and will soon reappear.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
20. Good. The still photo will be preserved.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:36 PM
Jan 2019

I've saved it to my PC.

The video, however, appears only to be hosted on YouTube. It will be deleted from there soon, no doubt. I do not know how to save a YouTube video.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
31. If it is deleted from YouTube, the links won't work.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:06 PM
Jan 2019

People are working on saving it for archival purposes.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
30. Well, not exactly. That term is often misused,
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:04 PM
Jan 2019

like you just did. More correctly, those students and their adult chaperones are "white bigots," not white trash. Look up the term for a better definition:

white trash
/ˈˌ h)wīt ˈtraSH/
nounINFORMAL•DEROGATORY
poor white people, especially those living in the southern US.

Those boys are not poor at all. They're just bigots.

stonecutter357

(12,682 posts)
32. Trust me i know white trash , I am from Alabama .
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:08 PM
Jan 2019

Some of the wealthiest people i know are white trash .

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
49. Yep
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 05:33 PM
Jan 2019

I know many. Sometimes the dictionary doesn't know everything. I've never lived north of the Mason Dixon line but I've lived many places from Florida to Maryland and out to Texas and a couple states in between. There are plenty of rich and at least upper-middle class white trash folks down here. A lot of them started out poor but made money and never grew out of their racist, bigoted trashy ways. These kids are probably the children of folks like that.

Not everyone who bought a set of these did so ironically:

Bongo Prophet

(2,641 posts)
29. If anyone wants a copy of the video for archival purposes, just pm me.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:03 PM
Jan 2019
&ab_channel=CovingtonCatholicHighSchool

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
34. Oh, it's possible. In fact, it's more common than most of us realize.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:54 PM
Jan 2019

A very sad state of affairs, I think.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
51. Lord of the Flies!
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 05:41 PM
Jan 2019

Yup! But led by and encouraged by adults in the name of Jesus. Think about it.

aikoaiko

(34,127 posts)
57. Yes, its a tradition and I blame the leaders and supervisors of these kids.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 06:32 PM
Jan 2019

They are old enough to know better and it appears most do, but not enough to tell others to stop.

The blackface at a blackout ballgame is not uncommon, but apparently, school leadership didn't tell them to do scrub their faces and explain the racist background to black face. I remember when ASU had to tell fans to not show up in blackface for blackout games.

At the Lincoln Memorial apparent, there was no leadership smart enough move the boys away from the antagonistic Black Hebrew group while they waited for a bus. And apparently, no leadership to tell the boys to be respectful of Mr. Phillips as he sang his song.

Who knows how many other incidents there have been.


yardwork

(61,408 posts)
77. I suspect it's a feature, not a bug.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 01:21 PM
Jan 2019

This large group of teens was taken to DC to participate in a highly political annual march whose purpose is to take reproductive rights away from women. Many of the kids were wearing MAGA hats, publicly demonstrating a close alignment with Trump.

The leaders of this school weren't disinterested observers to these plans, and this wasn't a typical school field trip by any means.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
64. I predicted that earlier today.
Mon Jan 21, 2019, 09:03 PM
Jan 2019

There are copies stored, which will soon reappear. Yes, indeed they will.

Revanchist

(1,375 posts)
90. Here's another copy of the video
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 02:13 AM
Jan 2019

But this one also shows other games, including a blue out and a white out where some kids are in blueface and whiteface so I don't think it there was a heavily racial component to the blackface during the blackout game.



From the video I posted

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