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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
I'm not so much upset and offended by it as I am confused, and simply questioning why they would use this term. This example...
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Originally Posted by knight_shadow
The Mustangs trample the Cowboys
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... sounds more like a headline that would be used in sports.. and it's clever. I understand that in both cases, it's all about the mascot. But.. "Gunned Down" just sounds.. strange.
Something like... "Minutemen Rush to Victory" or something like that would sounded more "sports-like".. I guess. |
That would be an okay headline, but count me in those who don't have a problem with the original headline. Minutemen carried guns -- that's part of the iconic image of Minutemen.
The reality is that sports have always been used as something of a surrogate for more battle-like forms of aggression. I see a
huge difference between using "gunned down" in a sports context where it fits the mascot and using it (or similar language) in political discourse.