University removes Marge Schott's name from stadium

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By JOE KAY

CINCINNATI (AP) — The University of Cincinnati is removing Marge Schott’s name from its baseball stadium and a library archive in light of her racist comments while owner of the Cincinnati Reds.

The school’s board of trustees unanimously approved the move Tuesday, a dozen days after a Catholic high school also decided to remove references to Schott from its facilities. Over the years, UC students, faculty at alumni have objected to Schott’s name on school facilities, but no changes were made.

“Marge Schott’s record of racism and bigotry stands at stark odds with our university’s core commitment to dignity, equity and inclusion,” said school President Neville G. Pinto, who recommended the change.

The national push for racial justice sparked by George Floyd’s death has prompted local institutions to revisit Schott’s history.



FILE - This is a Dec. 10, 1992, file photo showing Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott speaks at a news conference in Louisville, Ky. The University of Cincinnati is removing Marge Schott's name from its baseball stadium and a library archive in light of her racist comments while owner of the Cincinnati Reds. The school's board of trustees unanimously approved the move Tuesday, June 23, 2020, a dozen days after a Catholic high school also decided to remove references to Schott from its facilities. Over the years, UC students, faculty at alumni have objected to Schott's name on school facilities, but no changes were made. (AP Photo/John Goff, File)


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[Faux pas]

1. Kickin' With Gusto!

[Bayard]

2. About time!

This woman was a disgrace.

[maxsolomon]

3. Everyone had a story about her ignorant bigotry.

But everyone sure liked her money, didn't they?

She was so very very Cincinnati.

[Maeve]

4. Bit by bit, one step at a time

[Laelth]

5. Good.

She was famous for noting that Hitler “had some really good ideas.”

Good riddance!

-Laelth

[ProfessorGAC]

15. I Recall That

Even if it were true, given the history it's monumentally stupid to say it.
Not saying it was true. But, even if...

[Initech]

6. It's about time we stop rewarding terrible people!

Imagine how much better off we'd be if we had done this sooner!

[Paladin]

7. Outstanding move. Compliments to all concerned. (nt)

[DeminPennswoods]

8. Putting a person's name on a building

usually is a reward for a significant donation. If that's true here, shouldn't U of C return the money to her heirs, too?

[SharonClark]

10. Hopefully, it's all been spent.

[luvtheGWN]

14. Putting a donor's name on a building, hospital wing etc.

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is a CONDITION by the donor for making the donation, not a reward.

Big difference.

[Kind of Blue]

16. "While we cannot make excuses for the rhetoric...

made by Mrs. Schott decades ago, we can ask you to learn from Mrs. Schott’s mistakes as well as her great love for Cincinnati," the Marge & Charles J. Schott Foundation said in a June 11 statement. "We appreciate what these great organizations bring to Cincinnati and we fully support the decisions made by the organizations who have received grants from the foundation. We will continue to support the Cincinnati community and the important work of our charities and nonprofits."

https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2020/06/23/uc-to-rename-marge-schott-stadium.html

[oasis]

9. Out damn Schott. nt

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. I'm sorry, but did they...just realize that Marge Schott was a virulent racist?

I realized that when I was 10 years old.

[Skittles]

19. EXACTLY

seriously, WTF

[Tom Traubert]

12. Never a baseball fan.

I had no idea who she was until I lived in NYC in the early 90s and heard Billy West impersonate her on the Howard Stern Show. It’s parody, and makes fun of her for being a virulent racist. But it’s extremely vulgar.

.

[Hotler]

17. WOW!!! nt

[Tom Traubert]

18. Howard and Billy certainly had Schott's number.

I remember moving to NYC in 1990 and hearing this on the radio. Billy West also did bits impersonating former UN Secretary Kurt Waldheim, who was outed as a Nazi war criminal and died a pariah. While some might find the language offensive, I think it was none-too-subtle derision and really made a point about how warped Schott and Waldheim were.

[Dem2theMax]

13. The only place her name should be is on her tombstone.