University of New Mexico eyes seal amid racial concerns

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

University of New Mexico eyes seal amid racial concerns

Russell Contreras, Associated Press

Updated 8:44 pm, Friday, May 13, 2016

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's largest university is considering revising its half-century old seal amid concerns by Native American students who say it represents the frontier's violent era.

Unlike other moves to change logos and names of buildings, the effort to drop the seal is drawing resistance from another minority groups — Hispanics.

Native American student groups want the University of New Mexico to scrap the seal that depicts a rifle-toting frontiersman and a sword-carrying Spanish conquistador.

Ralph Arellanes, chair of the Hispano Round Table of New Mexico, said he favors a change but removing the conquistador would be unacceptable since it represents the state's Hispanic heritage.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/University-of-New-Mexico-eyes-seal-over-racial-7467400.php

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1. Oppression olympics basically.

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2. it's all fun righteous indignation until you are the target

That's the problem with history shaming.

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3. ...

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4. This is stupid

Most hispanics from Mexico or what was once Mexico are a mix of native people and spanish colonial blood. To remove the conquistador is to deny not only part of your genetic makeup, but your cultural make up as well.