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Guy on another board suggested this, I can get behind it. Rename Lee Circle to Benson Circle.
 
It's hard for me to think about taking down Lee. I thought it was an honorable and sobering reminder of a war that tore our country apart. Lee himself was very torn over slavery, but as a soldier, he took his orders and got shot over something he morally had a hard time with. However, if I was a man of color, I may very well be offended.

Sounds like a good idea. Benson Circle with the umbrella.
 
It's hard for me to think about taking down Lee. I thought it was an honorable and sobering reminder of a war that tore our country apart. Lee himself was very torn over slavery, but as a soldier, he took his orders and got shot over something he morally had a hard time with. However, if I was a man of color, I may very well be offended.

Sounds like a good idea. Benson Circle with the umbrella.

Hes already been taken down.

I think Benson Circle is a fantastic idea. We need a petition started.
 
I love it! A statue similar to the one by the entrance from Champion Square to the Dome of him holding up the Lombardi trophy would be awesome there.
 
Lee himself was very torn over slavery, but as a soldier, he took his orders and got shot over something he morally had a hard time with. However, if I was a man of color, I may very well be offended.

Sounds like a good idea. Benson Circle with the umbrella.

Read more history. Like, real history. Lots here to take issue with but let's not do this on the SSF or the thread gets moved.

Better to stick with: "Sounds like a good idea."
 
Read more history. Like, real history. Lots here to take issue with but let's not do this on the SSF or the thread gets moved.

Better to stick with: "Sounds like a good idea."

There were 4 high school classes I really super sucked at: English as you grammaticks all know and shrivel over, chemistry, biology and history. So I am not going to doubt your knowledge on this at all. The only history I'm pretty good at is the Saints. Thx for posting :9:

The only question about you is using "Houston" in your SR name. You couldn't have use Thibodaux Saints or Tchopotoulus Saint or Grand Isle Saint or.... "Houston". hmmm..... That's kinda concerning :hihi:
 
It's hard for me to think about taking down Lee. I thought it was an honorable and sobering reminder of a war that tore our country apart. Lee himself was very torn over slavery, but as a soldier, he took his orders and got shot over something he morally had a hard time with. However, if I was a man of color, I may very well be offended.

Sounds like a good idea. Benson Circle with the umbrella.
Why is it necessary to be a person of color to have an issue with this?
It's called empathy. Pretty basic human stuff.
 
I personally would move the statue at the dome to create Benson Circle. I like to see player statues around the stadiums.
 
The only question about you is using "Houston" in your SR name. You couldn't have use Thibodaux Saints or Tchopotoulus Saint or Grand Isle Saint or.... "Houston". hmmm..... That's kinda concerning :hihi:

I won't overdo the bona fides, but I was born in Mercy Hospital, grew up in St. Bernard, and was forced to Houston when I was almost 40 years old. And my immigrant father taught me to always pull for the southern-most team and to root for the Grey over the Blue n the Blue-Grey game (RIP). I also am highly biased to accept historical figures as people of THEIR time and not ours.

That said, again, my suggestion is that we keep this thread about the positives or negatives of using the space in Benson's name. If you want to discuss Lee's "internal struggles", read a LOT more history and then start a thread on the PDB.
 
I won't overdo the bona fides, but I was born in Mercy Hospital, grew up in St. Bernard, and was forced to Houston when I was almost 40 years old. And my immigrant father taught me to always pull for the southern-most team and to root for the Grey over the Blue n the Blue-Grey game (RIP). I also am highly biased to accept historical figures as people of THEIR time and not ours.

That said, again, my suggestion is that we keep this thread about the positives or negatives of using the space in Benson's name. If you want to discuss Lee's "internal struggles", read a LOT more history and then start a thread on the PDB.

Well said. I appreciate and respect this of you. Let's do option 1. Let's focus on the positive, love and gratitude for what Tom has done for us fans

Who Dat Brother!
 
Love the idea of Benson circle, but the statue of Benson needs to stay at the dome.


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