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Author Topic: Pere Marquette next?  (Read 6758 times)

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Pere Marquette next?
« on: May 28, 2015, 12:42:08 PM »
I'm trying to think if we even have a Pere statue on campus?


http://dailycaller.com/2015/05/28/catholic-school-removes-statue-of-priest-because-hes-white/


Catholic School Removes Statue Of Priest Because He’s White

A Catholic university in St. Louis has taken down a statue of a Catholic missionary over complaints that its depiction of Catholic conversion efforts represents a legacy of white supremacy, The College Fix reported.

The statue at Jesuit-run Saint Louis University (SLU) is of Jesuit missionary Pierre-Jean De Smet, who evangelized American Indians during the 1800s and has several cities and schools in the U.S. named after him. It shows him holding a crucifix aloft as he ministers to two American Indians, who both look up to him in awe.

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Re: Pere Marquette next?
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2015, 12:52:03 PM »
Aren't there already student groups trying to get MU to change its seal due to the perceived racial subjugation in Marquette directing the native american paddling the canoe?  
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Re: Pere Marquette next?
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2015, 12:59:26 PM »
I for one am glad to see it.  DeSmet sucks.  It always has.

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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2015, 01:01:46 PM »
Batman has a statue on campus


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« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2015, 01:03:24 PM »
Do you mean father Jacques Marquette? We do have a father Marquette statue by the Joan of Arc chapel.

I'm as anti-pc as anybody, and I think moving the statue is a bit much, but there's no equivalency between our statue of father Marquette and their statue.




The complaint about their statue is that it looks like the white missionary is dominating the natives and they are worshiping him. It is a stupid controversy.

There is a similar controversy over our seal, but if you look at the painting on which the seal is based, then you understand the context.

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Re: Pere Marquette next?
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2015, 01:33:25 PM »
If you know anything about art the statue of De Smet isn't about white dominance but draws the eye from left to right and up to the deity as his desire was to bring their souls to God. There is no dominance in his posture but a fatherly hand resting on the shoulder and his left pointing to the heavens.  But I can see how the chronically aggrieved would infer this.

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« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2015, 01:37:03 PM »
I'm trying to think if we even have a Pere statue on campus?

No, but there is a nice Captain Morgan statue in the middle of campus.

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« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2015, 02:02:03 PM »
If you know anything about art the statue of De Smet isn't about white dominance but draws the eye from left to right and up to the deity as his desire was to bring their souls to God. There is no dominance in his posture but a fatherly hand resting on the shoulder and his left pointing to the heavens.  But I can see how the chronically aggrieved would infer this.

I'm with you. I was just stating what the other side's argument is. It is a stupid controversy.

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« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2015, 02:34:21 PM »



What the f#ck is that monstrosity? That is genuinely hideous...


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« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2015, 02:39:12 PM »
What the f#ck is that monstrosity? That is genuinely hideous...

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« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2015, 02:59:51 PM »
What the f#ck is that monstrosity? That is genuinely hideous...

Robert Baratheon demonstrating triumph over House Targaryen after the Battle of the Trident?

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« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2015, 03:05:24 PM »
it's art-heynie?  sure beats an upside down crucifix in a jar of yellow waste water
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« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2015, 03:24:28 PM »
You guys slay me, man! I am laughing aloud at these comments! I love Scoop!

Take a bunch of guys with idle time on their hands and see what they come up with. We are all just a bunch of 16 year olds at heart. F#cking great!


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« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2015, 04:08:48 PM »
You guys slay me, man! I am laughing aloud at these comments! I love Scoop!

Take a bunch of guys with idle time on their hands and see what they come up with. We are all just a bunch of 16 year olds at heart. F#cking great!

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Re: Pere Marquette next?
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2015, 04:16:45 PM »
When did we get these statues?  I know I was wasted in college, but I don't remember a single one.

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« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2015, 04:45:07 PM »
No joke, once that statue was put up someone spray painted a batman logo on his upper chest. I think this was in 05.

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« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2015, 06:00:17 PM »
Nah man, it's old man Crean after Glass chewed him up and spit da mofo out, hey?
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« Reply #17 on: May 28, 2015, 06:56:36 PM »
When did we get these statues?  I know I was wasted in college, but I don't remember a single one.

Don't remember walking to class and seeing this?


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« Reply #18 on: May 28, 2015, 09:15:17 PM »
Batman has a statue on campus



This statue is beyond terrible and I couldn't help but stare at how terrible it was every time I walked past it. Embarrassingly poor.
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« Reply #19 on: May 28, 2015, 09:20:30 PM »
This statue is beyond terrible and I couldn't help but stare at how terrible it was every time I walked past it. Embarrassingly poor.

I suppose you don't like any painting that doesn't look like a photograph, either.
Have some patience, FFS.

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« Reply #20 on: May 28, 2015, 09:48:20 PM »
I suppose you don't like any painting that doesn't look like a photograph, either.

I am actually a fan of Abstract Expressionism. That statue is hideous. In fact, it's more than hideous. It's sh1t.


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« Reply #21 on: May 28, 2015, 09:59:21 PM »
It isn't "Scary Lucy" bad.


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« Reply #22 on: May 28, 2015, 10:14:59 PM »
The Plaster Casters got a hold of a younger ZFB back in the day. 

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« Reply #23 on: May 28, 2015, 10:19:02 PM »
It isn't "Scary Lucy" bad.



Is that supposed to be Lucille Ball???!!!


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« Reply #24 on: May 29, 2015, 08:05:34 AM »
Is that supposed to be Lucille Ball???!!!


I think it's John Travolta in Grease.