Honest question

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- 03/20/2022 at 3:25 PM #166836
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  UtesRule
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  Not trying to cause a controversy or stir the pot. Why can we not call the Women’s Basketball team The Lady Utes anymore?
  By the way, they’re hanging tough on the road at Texas down 19-17 at the end of the first quarter. Go Utes!!! Beat the Longhorns!!!
- 03/20/2022 at 3:48 PM #166838
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  UtesRule
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  Bummer…got smoked in the second quarter and are now down 44-30 at the half.
  
  Time for a second half comeback!!
  - 03/20/2022 at 4:25 PM #166839
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    UtesRule
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    Yeah, that’s not happening! GOOD SEASON!
  - 03/20/2022 at 9:19 PM #166847
    
    PlainsUte
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    Darn, lost to the Lady ‘horns
    - 03/20/2022 at 9:20 PM #166848
      
      PlainsUte
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      Texas Cows??
- 03/20/2022 at 4:28 PM #166840
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  UteThunder
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  My guess is the reasoning is along the lines of “Gender is a social construct!” and it is somehow “demeaning” to refer to the women’s team as Ladies.
  
  I don’t understand the world we live in anymore.
- 03/20/2022 at 4:56 PM #166841
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  UteBacker
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  People can change it to whatever they want, but I’M going to continue to refer to them as The Lady Utes. Great team. Great season!
- 03/20/2022 at 5:28 PM #166842
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  Tony (admin)
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  Is there such a thing as a dishonest question?
  - 03/20/2022 at 7:04 PM #166844
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    UtesRule
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    That’s a true fact!
- 03/20/2022 at 7:05 PM #166845
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  Extra Medium
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  Because snowflakes…
- 03/20/2022 at 11:46 PM #166849
  
  Dallas
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  What are they called now?
- 03/21/2022 at 11:27 AM #166857
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  Chilly
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  I always thought Ute was gender-neutral, not like Cowboys or Minutemen or whatever, so doesn’t seem like there is anything wrong with just referring to them as Utes like every other sports team at the University (other than the “Red Rocks” I guess)? My guess is that the university won’t change it in any sort of official manner, but I doubt you’re offending anyone if you prefer to call them the lady Utes.
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