Not a lot of support, but it’s on change.org for anyone interested:
https://www.change.org/p/clemson-board-of-trustees-rename-clemson-university
https://www.change.org/p/clemson-board-of-trustees-rename-clemson-university
Clemson name change
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To be honest with you I'm no Clemson fan but the day they have to change their name will be the day I'll turn off this Communist garbage. Instead of spending money on football it will be more about expanding my weaponry. This is the miserable crap that happens when a Country is coming to an end.
UofSC will be first to change as we can no longer be South Carolins. Our State is named for Charles I of England. He was a primo racist who granted a licence to a syndicate of traders that gave them royal approval to transport enslaved Africans from Guinea. No "Carolina" no slaves...
Re-naming a state is not going to happen, however, re-naming Clemson will happen at some point in time. So, to get a head start, you might want to start thinking of some names now!
I'm not saying it is a good thing, okay. In fact, some of the things happening in Asheville is down right disgraceful to me.
But, I've seen a lot of things happen in the last few months I thought I would never see. Washington, as you know, is changing the team's nickname. I never thought I would see that. But it's happening and I would agree with the question, where does it stop?
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Let me be clear, it's not my cleansing that has to be satisfied. It's the social justice warriors that have to be satisfied. I'm not for changing everything especially history. But's it's happening. Again, all we need to do is look all around us. Where is this craziness going to stop who knows? But I think the SJW are just getting warmed up. As I said above, I've seen things happen with name changing, monuments destroyed, taken down, etc. that I thought I would never see- but it's happened.
Well, if he wasn't the biggest racist he was close behind Tillman. Someone posted some of Clemson's documents that was written by him and I'm paraphrasing - slaves have it better than any labors in the world. Yes, we shouldn't look through the lens of the 21st century and judge people that lived in the 19th century but it's being done everyday. Again, look at the name changes that are taking place now and that tells me there could be a name change in the future for Clemson. I'm not saying that is a good thing but I truly believe it will be coming.
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They aren't going to right now but I would be highly surprised if there was not a big push to change the name in the future. When Nike and other big time sponsors start to turn on them like they did Washington, there is no guarantee what may happen. Money talks.
And I'm not saying that is a good thing, okay, but nothing surprises me in this crazy woke country today.
Asheville and progressives
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None of what you said makes any senseno, it should remain to remind them they came from his LOINS.........if not, they’ll begin to believe they be like the rest of us, then they’ll think they ain’t rednecks......just think of it in a lager picture.......Being called rednecks in the state of South Carolina. It’s sooooo ironic
No, sadly the name change will be a long time before the rapture. I'm not saying that is what I want to see happen and in fact I don't want to see the name of Clemson University changed. There are Clemson posters on this board that I like and respect. But based on what I've recently seen I can't help but believe it very well could happen.
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Originally, that place was known as Fort Hill, after the plantation. I have seen that name on old Clemson rings. Can’t remember when the name was changed to Clemson.
I don't think it's possible to erase history. It has already happened so it will always be there. There will always be books and museums that tell and show the story of the past. They have gotten a little excessive with the desire to tear down statues but I agree that some of them need to go. Why glorify evil men? I'd really like to see the destruction of that Ben Tillman statue in Columbia. He was a vile and disgusting human being.
I’ve been thinking about this thread all day and have done some serious critical thinking about the topic. I have said in other posts that I appreciate all poster’s points of view, etc and that I change my mind from time to time because some posters bring different views, prospective, etc. to a particular topic. And that is what I love about GamecockCentral is you get a lot of good information on a number of topics. I don’t want to be considered so bull headed that I never change my mind.
So as I was thinking about this thread today, I tried to put it on a personal level and look at it from a different point of view and try to understand why Clemson University should not be required to change their name.
I was born near the end of WWII and when I was born my mother’s baby brother was missing in action in the US Army somewhere in Europe. So when I was born she named me after him. Well, he was later found along with many of his fellow soldiers that had been captured with him. And that was good. But as it turned out he returned home after the war and just turned out to be a horrible person and I will just leave it at that.
However, I bear part of his name but I am nothing like him, in fact I am 180 degrees from being the kind of person he was.
And I hope no one holds it against me because of the things he did and the fact I was named after him.
Hence, regardless of what Thomas G Clemson did in the 1800s Clemson University, today is nothing like Thomas G Clemson. Hence the name Clemson should not be looked upon as racist. Again, Clemson does many great things for all minorities; the institution today does not represent what Thomas G Clemson stood for in the 1800s.
With that being said, I still think the Social Justice Warriors will come after Clemson to try and force them to change the name of the university. Whether or not they will be successful remains to be seen. I’ve seen so much in the last few months and years, things I thought I would never see and as we know “never say never”. However, I don’t think Clemson should be required to change the name of the university. There is no rightful justification for that type of action.
So as I was thinking about this thread today, I tried to put it on a personal level and look at it from a different point of view and try to understand why Clemson University should not be required to change their name.
I was born near the end of WWII and when I was born my mother’s baby brother was missing in action in the US Army somewhere in Europe. So when I was born she named me after him. Well, he was later found along with many of his fellow soldiers that had been captured with him. And that was good. But as it turned out he returned home after the war and just turned out to be a horrible person and I will just leave it at that.
However, I bear part of his name but I am nothing like him, in fact I am 180 degrees from being the kind of person he was.
And I hope no one holds it against me because of the things he did and the fact I was named after him.
Hence, regardless of what Thomas G Clemson did in the 1800s Clemson University, today is nothing like Thomas G Clemson. Hence the name Clemson should not be looked upon as racist. Again, Clemson does many great things for all minorities; the institution today does not represent what Thomas G Clemson stood for in the 1800s.
With that being said, I still think the Social Justice Warriors will come after Clemson to try and force them to change the name of the university. Whether or not they will be successful remains to be seen. I’ve seen so much in the last few months and years, things I thought I would never see and as we know “never say never”. However, I don’t think Clemson should be required to change the name of the university. There is no rightful justification for that type of action.
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The land that the school is on, would be forfeited back to the estate of Thomas C. Green and his ancestors, if they change the name. So, I doubt it..
