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Ole Miss seeks to silence 'rising South' chant at end of fight song
sports.espn.go.com - 10/23/2009
Ole Miss seeks to silence 'rising South' chant at end of fight song
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The University of Mississippi has shortened one of its fight songs to discourage football fans from chanting "the South will rise again" during part of the tune, which critics say is an offensive reminder of the region's intolerant past.
google.com - 10/23/2009
The Associated Press: Ole Miss seeks to silence 'rising South' chant
— google.com — 15 hours ago JACKSON, Miss. The University of Mississippi has shortened one of its fight songs to... discourage football fans from chanting "the South will rise again" during part of the tune, which critics say is an offensive reminder of the region's ... (more) The Associated Press: Ole Miss seeks to silence ...

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There's nothing as scary as someone from the South
stupidsportsblog.blogspot.com - 10/23/2009
There's nothing as scary as someone from the South
— stupidsportsblog.blogspot.com — When I was around 12 years old, my family went on a vacation to Busch Gardens, which... is located in Virginia. We were having dinner at some regular old restaurant, and it was the first time I had ever tasted whipped butter. Man, it was amazing. It completely shook my world. Before you ask, yes, ... (more) There's nothing as scary as someone from the South

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armchairculture.com - 10/23/2009
College Football Week 8
— armchairculture.com — I'm currently out of witty stories so this week we will just jump right into the news.... 1. Ole Miss changes lyrics to song, obviously to piss off everyone The Ole Miss administration has worked tirelessly to not only put a shitty product on the field, but to enrage students, some alumni and ... (more) College Football Week 8

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Rebel Roundup - 10/23/09
Red Cup Rebellion — ...   Ole Miss seeks to silence 'rising South' chant at end of fight song | ESPN Fantastic.  It's an AP story which has been picked up on ESPN now.  I know we said it wouldn't be a topic of discussion any longer here, but this is too significant to pass up.  To the people who continue to chant this nonsense: do you see what you've done?  Are you proud of this? It's Also in the LA Times | The LA Times Even better!  The most hypocritically judgemental group of folks ...

The Hybrid: Alright, Iowa -- I'm in. I'm Totally In. We Die Together.
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... - THE SOUTH SHALL RISE AGAIN! ... Whenever I feel bad for stereotyping the South as a bunch of racist idiots, stories like this come out, and I no longer feel bad. ...

Hey Ole Miss Students, Knock That Shit Off
Friends of the Program — ... The Chancellor has made his plea, Shepard Smith has eloquently offered up his two cents, and even Orson had some ingenious solutions…now its my turn. Dearest Ole Miss Student Body, Cut that shit out, seriously.   Just let it go.  you’ll get over it, I promise.  I know because I was right there in the middle of the student section some years ago waiving the confederate flag in support of by beloved Rebels.  Hell, there’s was a picture of me and the rest of the Ole Miss faithful on the cover of the USA ...

'Dixie' won't rise again at Ole Miss any time soon
Dr. Saturday — ... at the end of one of its traditional anthems, "To Dixie With Love." They insisted to national outlets that the chant was "not part of [the] tradition and spirit" of Ole Miss. They got one of the school's ...

Breaking News! Breaking someone's jaw is now legal in Cali! & other pre-game thoughts
Sports Page Network - The Fan's Sports Blog Network — ... Thought #2 - Apparently the south will not be "rising" again. Ole Miss has shortened their fight song in an attempt to discourage it's fans from chanting this, as was their previous tradition. Now I get the political correctness behind this move, but more so I get that former Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale donated 100 million dollars to the school and wants the chant abandoned. Just like Winston Zedamore said in Ghostbusters, "If there's a steady pay check, I'll believe anything you say." Ole Miss, you do what you want, but don't claim it's to make things right, when it's really ...

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