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Texas Longhorns (big hat, no cattle; please don’t Horns Down us)

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JCOSU86 said:
So, is "The Eyes of Texas" a racist song? I don't know. But how can the lyrics be taken as racist?

The Eyes of Texas are upon you
All the live-long day
The eyes of Texas are upon you
just to pass the time away
Can't you hear the whistle blowin'?
rise up so early in the morn'
Can't you hear the captain shouting
"Dinah blow your horn"
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Texas NAACP files federal complaint over 'The Eyes of Texas' song

The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of students have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of Texas for its continued use of school song "The Eyes of Texas," which has racist elements in its past.

The complaint filed Sept. 3 with the U.S. Department of Education alleges that Black students, athletes, band members, faculty and alumni are being subjected to violations of the Civil Rights Act and a hostile campus environment over the "offensive," "disrespectful" and "aggressive" use of the song.

The NAACP and the students want the federal government to withhold funding from the university.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...naacp-files-federal-complaint-eyes-texas-song
 
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