Doc Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I didn't know he was the also President of University of Florida! https://www.yahoo.com/gma/university-florida-apologizes-inappropriately-ushering-graduates-off-stage-085303614--abc-news-topstories.html And what do you think? Should they have dragged the kids off stage? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Not that surprising really. Gainesville/northern FL in general is some scary ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) Act like a fool get treated like a fool. Come on people, is it really necessary to act obnoxious and hold everybody up with your own private little performance? They were claiming that it's race... Is there video of everybody acting like obnoxious fools. Isn't there any professionalism, decorum, the ability to act reserved, humble. Humility is a virtue... Many seem to miss this. Yeah, let's blame it on skin color, not bad character. 2. Don’t Take Anything PersonallyNothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering. Edited May 7, 2018 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Doc said: I didn't know he was the also President of University of Florida! https://www.yahoo.com/gma/university-florida-apologizes-inappropriately-ushering-graduates-off-stage-085303614--abc-news-topstories.html And what do you think? Should they have dragged the kids off stage? I saw that this morning and I thought that guy looked familiar. You nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 People act obnoxious because they know the rules of decorum won't be applied to them. They can hide behind an identity and make chaos out of what they are doing. People have a had time striving for order. Order is bad, chaos good. Face it, everybody makes bad judgements, hogs the lime light, mugs for the camera... it's human nature... Some more than others Simply, a lot of people have no rules and can't maintain decorum. They don't strive to be humble, maintain good character when it comes to that humility. They don't even feel shame when called out, they take criticism personally. Again we all have our character flaws, some WAY more than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Doc said: I didn't know he was the also President of University of Florida! https://www.yahoo.com/gma/university-florida-apologizes-inappropriately-ushering-graduates-off-stage-085303614--abc-news-topstories.html And what do you think? Should they have dragged the kids off stage? Pretty good! Wonder what his wife looks like? Edited May 7, 2018 by horned dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, horned dogs said: Pretty good! Wonder what his wife looks like? http://president.ufl.edu/about/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Well, now we add ANOTHER new rule/policy/law because someone had to act like a jerk. Is 5 seconds enough? Put a timer on them. If my kid did that, they’d hear from me. That ceremony is long enough.... But it was poor optics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 37 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: http://president.ufl.edu/about/ No Kim Pegula that's for sure, trying to be polite but Terry did much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo86 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Has Footloose taught the world nothing? They even did a remake of that awful film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 What Eric said.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Keukasmallies said: What Eric said.... A broken clock is right twice a day! I mean holy moly people... Is it too much NOT to act like a self-serving azz @ your college graduation? That's a character flaw, not a racial issue. There were white students pushed and "ushered" along too. So how is it race? The definition of: Usher ush·er ˈəSHər/ noun 1. a person who shows people to their seats, especially in a theater or at a wedding. synonyms: guide, attendant, escort, sidesman "ushers showed them to their seats" Did they not do that?... Now sit down, you are acting outta control, there is a 2 second time limit. Edited May 8, 2018 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: A broken clock is right twice a day! I mean holy moly people... Is it too much NOT to act like a self-serving azz @ your college graduation? That's a character flaw, not a racial issue. There were white students pushed and "ushered" along too. So how is it race? The definition of: Usher ush·er ˈəSHər/ noun 1. a person who shows people to their seats, especially in a theater or at a wedding. synonyms: guide, attendant, escort, sidesman "ushers showed them to their seats" Did they not do that?... Now sit down, you are acting outta control, there is a 2 second time limit. Where did you see that? If so, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 39 minutes ago, Doc said: Where did you see that? If so, I am trying to find it again. Of all places I read it was on CNN! Go figure. They said a few white students were shoved out of way too. Of course, they probably edited by now on CNN... And of course no video, because that doesn't race bait. Yeah... Real dignified: "Nafeesah Attah planned to do a traditional dance move called a duck walk – by waving her arms up and squatting while stomping her feet – as she walked across the graduation stage Saturday afternoon. That is, until an administrator grabbed her and forced her to stop." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 That's so odd. Celebrating while walking across the graduation stage has always been a thing. Sure, it may get overdone by some classes, but you'd think a university would be fully prepared for this by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I'm pretty liberal, but the kids were wrong here IMO. That was more than just a bit of exuberance--it was full on "Look at Me" disruption of the ceremony... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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