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[quote author=Mick link=topic=14252.msg151955#msg151955 date=1452307420]

+1.  Terry's dead right.  In fact...I think the reaction of the Iowa fans is the manifestation of an across-the-board inferiority complex, coupled with an inflexible idea of what college football and college bands should be.  Crybullies.

I wonder what the overlap is between Iowa fans who were offended by the band's halftime show and those who may have been critical over the protests in Missouri, Yale and other schools.

BC
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I had a similar thought reading reddit. I'm with Mick, I bet that's a damn-near complete overlap. I hope the cognitive dissonance hurts.
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Not so fast, my friend.  I found quite a few things in those protests with which to quibble, but I think it's fair to say I yield to very few in my defense of the LSJUMB.  Of course, it's pretty easy (indeed, pretty much a necessity) to become counter cultural growing up as a conservative in the Bay Area... :-)

That being said, I would agree that this episode seems to show that even those in Flyover country are capable of experiencing (and whining about) microaggressions -- to my disillusionment.

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[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=14252.msg151956#msg151956 date=1452307878]
[quote author=Mick link=topic=14252.msg151955#msg151955 date=1452307420]

+1.  Terry's dead right.  In fact...I think the reaction of the Iowa fans is the manifestation of an across-the-board inferiority complex, coupled with an inflexible idea of what college football and college bands should be.  Crybullies.

I wonder what the overlap is between Iowa fans who were offended by the band's halftime show and those who may have been critical over the protests in Missouri, Yale and other schools.

BC
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I had a similar thought reading reddit. I'm with Mick, I bet that's a damn-near complete overlap. I hope the cognitive dissonance hurts.
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Not so fast, my friend.  I found quite a few things in those protests with which to quibble, but I think it's fair to say I yield to very few in my defense of the LSJUMB.  Of course, it's pretty easy (indeed, pretty much a necessity) to become counter cultural growing up as a conservative in the Bay Area... :-)

That being said, I would agree that this episode seems to show that even those in Flyover country are capable of experiencing (and whining about) microaggressions -- to my disillusionment.