Not that there's anything wrong with that...

[LarryS]

We will have to agree to disagree.

I can accept the fact that some would be offended by the chant. Just as I can accept that some would take exception to the chant of "fat boy"...and I have struggled with weight issues most of my life so I have heard it off and on since junior high.

The difference is that I adopted the philosophy that only one person on the face of this earth had any influence on how I felt...and that person is ME. How I react to certain situations (events, comments, etc.) is totally under my control. Officials are ridiculed or criticized by someone in the stands every time we take the floor. Yet we do not clear the gym if someone calls us a name.

I view part of the problem at universities (public and private) to be the measures those institutions have taken to control what happens in their facilities and amoung their student bodies.

Why stop at this chant? The actions of every person in the facility reflects on the institution. Why not tell them they cannot jingle their keys when the outcome is obviously decided...it could be an insult to the athletic ability of the opposing team. Why not tell them they cannot try to distract a player attempting a free-throw...they may suffer momentary humiliation by missing a key free throw attempt. We could go down this silly path ad naseum.

IMO, everyone would be much happier with their life if they accept the fact that others will be rude and uncaring when it comes to their emotional welfare.