The removal of Boone marks the first time a white character has been removed, but only because it affects “diversity.”
The University of Denver has scrapped their non-Indian http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=5223 on the grounds he was too white and not sufficiently “diverse.”
The lovable, chubby-cheeked “Boone” was created by Walt Disney in 1968 and represented the University of Denver Pioneers until scrapped in 1998 for his “lack of gender inclusiveness and the changing image of the university.” A campaign to re-instate Boone as mascot was growing, with a recent poll showing 87% wanting to bring back the pudgy pioneer. The campaign’s success prompted the University’s History and Traditions Task Force to put the permanent kibosh on the idea.
“The name Boone is linked to http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=3517, and to people of Native American ancestry, it’s sensitive because he was part of a movement that pushed Native Americans to the side,” said Monica Kumar, president of the undergraduate student body.”We are a university that has been very sensitive to diversity and one of our objectives is to be inclusive,” said Miss Kumar, who is on the committee. “And this was an opportunity for us to come together and show our inclusiveness.”
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