tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post5680506747224736059..comments2024-02-27T00:41:15.985-06:00Comments on AdoptionTalk: "The Orphans" as a Team Name? Really?!malindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-8866250106622729372021-09-28T19:33:37.893-05:002021-09-28T19:33:37.893-05:00am hs graduate 1970.went to many fball games in my...am hs graduate 1970.went to many fball games in my red sweat shirt.the yell ws:we are the orphans the mighty orphans.every where we go people wanna know who we are and we tell them who we are the mighty orphans the mighty mighty orphans...go centralia in little egypt maymayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890846129775370944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-69989475058240779512018-12-09T10:07:50.672-06:002018-12-09T10:07:50.672-06:00Late to your little diatribe and have read most of...Late to your little diatribe and have read most of the comments so I won't add to the reasons why we should keep our mascot name. But I do invite you to channel all your legal acumen into a righteous crusade to force Centralia to change our teams "horrific/disrespectful/degrading" mascot name. Please show us poor backwards miscreants your staggering legal abilities, potent persuasiveness and influence to compel this town to bend to your will. I can see that this is a deep and personal crusade for you and the "abomination" of our teams moniker is so egregious that you should be able to easily find support for your cause. I beg you to spend your every waking hour to correct this heinous affront. If you are successful in doing that, I'll kiss your a$$ in front of Trout gym.bmilliken9https://www.blogger.com/profile/10212981242294999037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-22611111689375265292017-11-14T12:45:16.199-06:002017-11-14T12:45:16.199-06:00GIGANTIC HENTAI COCK I DISAGREE.
How is this offe...GIGANTIC HENTAI COCK I DISAGREE. <br />How is this offensive? Maybe if our name was “We Hate Orphans” or “Orphan Beaters/Rapers” it’s the orphans. It’s a team name it’s better being called Orphan instead being called a nigger. So you think about that appreciate your white privilege.<br />Orphan out.��<br /><br /><br />Ps-instead of worry about the name why don’t you go help some real orphans you jackass. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401099427745634531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-36044822847642647092017-11-14T12:42:06.081-06:002017-11-14T12:42:06.081-06:00✊🏾✊🏾Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401099427745634531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-88333294350720535492017-11-14T12:40:58.560-06:002017-11-14T12:40:58.560-06:00You’re a fucking idiot. I live here and it doesn’t...You’re a fucking idiot. I live here and it doesn’t do that at all. It’s literally just some letters.<br />We’re the underdog. We are the Orphans.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401099427745634531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-73724509704501627942017-11-14T12:37:35.757-06:002017-11-14T12:37:35.757-06:00GIGANTIC HENTAI COCK I DISAGREE.
How is this offe...GIGANTIC HENTAI COCK I DISAGREE. <br />How is this offensive? Maybe if our name was “We Hate Orphans” or “Orphan Beaters/Rapers” it’s the orphans. It’s a team name it’s better being called Orphan instead being called a nigger. So you think about that appreciate your white privilege.<br />Orphan out.��<br /><br /><br />Ps-instead of worry about the name why don’t you go help some real orphans you jackass. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401099427745634531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-29843117684663650112017-03-14T22:01:11.615-05:002017-03-14T22:01:11.615-05:00Let me ask you this..... when you say "JESUS ...Let me ask you this..... when you say "JESUS CHRIST", do you mean it as a condemning word ?, or a praise to our heavenly father. Just like the word ORPHAN....where were you people when they made the play "LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE". OMG ! Thats the name of the girls teams at Centralia High School. I grew up in Shelbyville, IL where I was a RAM. The same animal the Holy Bible makes reference to that was sacrificed. Soooooo, I guess I am both a RAM and an ORPHAN, so Im a condemned sacrifice. You people need to get a REAL life. BTW: I was adopted.<br />By 14,000 loving and caring ORPHANS in Centralia over 30 years ago. PROUD to call ORPHAN NATION my home !!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410388218948901246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-88604297408952240392016-06-30T22:01:55.628-05:002016-06-30T22:01:55.628-05:00Agreed, Jen. I can't believe this much time a...Agreed, Jen. I can't believe this much time and effort went into this rambling about something so harmless. Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583470416535651829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-28765564841085755742016-06-30T21:52:00.916-05:002016-06-30T21:52:00.916-05:00Agreed, Jen. I can't believe this much time a...Agreed, Jen. I can't believe this much time and effort went into this rambling about something so harmless. Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583470416535651829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-37127407522189055392016-02-07T02:54:56.609-06:002016-02-07T02:54:56.609-06:00You know, there's something to be said for con...You know, there's something to be said for context. If the team were using the word "Orphans" to mock or demean actual orphans, maybe people would have a case for changing the name. But that's not how they're using it. In fact, it's quite the opposite.<br /><br />"Yankee Doodle Dandy" was a song that British troops sang at revolutionary soldiers as a way of mocking them. The revolutionaries adopted the song as their own to take the power of mockery away from their adversaries and it remains a cultural and historic anthem of our nation to this day.<br /><br />In a similar vain, the phrase "Orphans" was, in fact, originally used to mock and belittle the Centralia basketball team. So what did they do? They took it, embraced it, made it their own, and took the power of mockery away from the people who actually were using "Orphans" as a term of derision. And that's why they should continue to use it to this day.<br /><br />Frankly, I think the Sensitive Sallys of the world could take a cue from the Centralia Orphans.Chicago Uber X Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959714236921117245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-69807251441872672912015-12-24T02:03:11.683-06:002015-12-24T02:03:11.683-06:00What is Wilbur, the mascot for GIMP?
Mascots Shipi...What is Wilbur, the mascot for GIMP?<br /><a href="http://expressmascots.com/" rel="nofollow">Mascots Shiping Company</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095821914938529419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-51549026841774666262013-03-27T15:10:40.338-05:002013-03-27T15:10:40.338-05:00Centralia Orphans VOTED BEST MASCOT IN THE NATION ...Centralia Orphans VOTED BEST MASCOT IN THE NATION by USAToday!!!!!!!!! Over 25 MILLION VOTES FOR THE ORPHANS!!!! Thought you would just LOVE TO SEE THIS!!!!! GO ORPHANS!!!!!!<br />http://contest.usatodayhss.com/vote/mascot/finalAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452892074855225708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-54537152119995520612013-03-21T23:21:31.007-05:002013-03-21T23:21:31.007-05:00as someone who went back and forth from the midwes...as someone who went back and forth from the midwest to the south growing up...hearing some compare slavery and racism to the Centralia Orphans is a freaking joke. <br />secondly..malinda..i feel bad for your kids that you are far too busy making them victims that you don't have time to raise them. i have some experience..i am raising 5 very well adjusted teenagers who due to military commitments cannot be Orphans...but sure the hell wish they were<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593466127614788888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-51264424819529565352012-11-18T16:41:36.361-06:002012-11-18T16:41:36.361-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02414960407909278402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-23875548944966580802012-01-02T00:32:41.279-06:002012-01-02T00:32:41.279-06:00Good grief! My comment was really long. I hope peo...Good grief! My comment was really long. I hope people read enough of it to realize that I am an orphan supporter, not an Orphan supporter.J. Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-69953222093242544812012-01-02T00:23:58.574-06:002012-01-02T00:23:58.574-06:00Wow! I can't believe this post garnered such a...Wow! I can't believe this post garnered such a response. <br /><br />I grew up in an Alabama town where the two largest high schools were Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. As a white Southerner and Lee alumna, I can say with 100% authority that no one is (nor could he possibly be) offended that these schools memorialize icons of the Confederacy. If there were someone who might find this offensive (and this is totally hypothetical because it's just darn impossible), he would certainly just be an overly sensitive, politically correct idiot whose opinion I should readily dismiss. I mean, the names merely reflect the South's rich history, which everyone should appreciate. Go Racists! (Note the sarcasm, please.)<br /><br />Oh, I know, I know. This is totally different. <br /><br />But it isn't necessarily better. Pointing a finger at other inappropriate mascots does not negate the inappropriateness of any other mascot.<br /><br />Seriously consider Malinda's point-of view here. You might think she is saying the equivalent of this: "Oh, how horrible! These people call their mascot a stewardess instead of a flight attendant!" Really, what she's saying is much closer to this: "Oh, how horrible! This school's mascot is a rape victim!" <br /><br />And your response is kind of like this: "Oh, it's only because someone said the team looked like a bunch of rape victims [orphans] with their black eye smudges and tattered [mismatched] uniforms! The unique name just stuck! I think it's cute. Besides, the term 'rape victim' ['orphan'] isn't derogatory. It merely describes someone who has been raped [orphaned]. While being raped [losing one's parents] is unfortunate, it isn't something about which to be ashamed. In fact, rape victims [orphans] are really lucky to have survived [to have been adopted]; after all, they could have been murdered [aborted]! Indeed, they should be proud! Why would any rape victim [orphan] or anyone else be offended that we have a rape victim [orphan] mascot? If anything, we're making being a rape victim [orphan] something to be proud of!<br />Signed,<br />Proud to be a Rape Victim {Orphan]"<br /><br />Sadly, this ridiculous conversation is all too familiar to adoptees. Losing one's biological family is a source of deep, legitimate, lasting pain (not pride). That pain is too often dismissed, especially when the poor, wretched orphan is "lucky" enough to be adopted. <br /><br />As an adoptive mother, I would be absolutely mortified if my daughter had to chant or display "Proud to be an Orphan!" to show school spirit. And, based on the comments here, I would be terrified that she'd be lynched by fellow Orphans if she didn't find her school mascot very appropriate. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />J. Marie<br /><br />P.S. On an unrelated note, it's funny to me that these so-called Orphans have so much pride in a school that didn't teach them the difference between "your" and "you're." Alas, sports accomplishments are much more important than academic ones.<br /><br />P.P.S. I don't know Malinda, but I do know from reading this blog that she is passionate about adoption-related issues. That's why she cares about this topic. This is HER blog, HER forum, HER voice, so why are YOU telling HER to shut up?J. Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-10955597006291546022011-12-19T16:37:15.393-06:002011-12-19T16:37:15.393-06:00I am also proud to be an Orphan. One could look on...I am also proud to be an Orphan. One could look on the positive side of this and speak of the adversity people overcome not only as individuals but also as a community. There is no shame in being a foster child or adopted, I have taken in two foster children and they are proud to call themselves Orphans. They have overcome not only in their personal lives but realize how a community such as Centralia welcomes all people. Our mascot is just one example of a community being proud of where they came from and what they can achieve and overcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-12286882588408085912011-12-02T23:19:49.585-06:002011-12-02T23:19:49.585-06:00Malinda. If anything, the school mascot basicly gl...Malinda. If anything, the school mascot basicly glorifies the orphaned children. We take our name proud, and our teams are quite amazing. We obviously would not pick that name to downgrade orphans. The fact that we would name our team that, should be looked at as a neat naming. Since basicly no ones done it before. I highly doubt, highly highly highly, that any orphan would find the name offensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-12024773675414285112011-11-30T21:27:50.461-06:002011-11-30T21:27:50.461-06:00CHS Class of '78: The team name represents pri...CHS Class of '78: The team name represents pride in being yourself and working to your full potential regardless of your outward image (mismatched uniforms) or what others think of you (the announcer who pronounced the team "a bunch of orphans"). It has nothing to do with real orphans, orphanages or cartoon characters with red hair. 'Nuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-45493292607057951802011-11-17T11:28:25.184-06:002011-11-17T11:28:25.184-06:00HAHAH! this is ridiculous! You really had to find ...HAHAH! this is ridiculous! You really had to find something so minor to complain about? As a proud graduate of CHS i'd like to say "GO OPRHANS!" I am sure there would be HELL raised if Centralia High School changed their mascot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-82635526250863595072011-11-17T00:32:21.605-06:002011-11-17T00:32:21.605-06:00I am a graduate of CHS, class of 2009 and we have ...I am a graduate of CHS, class of 2009 and we have one of the best schools around, not to mention our amazing school pride. Having the mascot being an Orphan is not offensive. Maybe it would be if we didn't take pride in our school? But even that sounds ridiculous! Every single one of our sports is amazing and we take great pride in being one of the best basketball teams in Illinois. There are many more things to be blogging about than a silly mascot. Go on blogging about NCLB act or something else that's actually controversial and leave our amazing school and it's mascot alone:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-17643526759403854152011-11-13T23:49:59.340-06:002011-11-13T23:49:59.340-06:00As an former Orphan Annie, class of 1987, I am pro...As an former Orphan Annie, class of 1987, I am proud to have been know as such. Wouldn't change it for anything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-11089329887698352502011-11-07T10:40:09.149-06:002011-11-07T10:40:09.149-06:00the shot clock has ended this link.
one-side favor...the shot clock has ended this link.<br />one-side favors the webster,s [dictionary]side.<br />the centralia side comes from the heart, which is taught day-one in centralia. end of discussion.<br />someone from centralia please start a new blog to see how much territory orphan nation covers nation wide & global [ that would be interesting information [ the exact head count ]<br />someone with more computer knowledge than i please start it-upgolden orphannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-20899838708032668992011-11-05T23:51:33.876-05:002011-11-05T23:51:33.876-05:00On October 31,Melinda said this about orphans in h...On October 31,Melinda said this about orphans in her reply. I FIND THIS HIGHLY OFFENSIVE TO ORPHANS EVERYWHERE Outside of Centralia, being called an orphan is not a wonderful, warm & fuzzy thing. It means, in the rest of the world, that you are an object of pity, or you are unloved and unloveable, or that you are damaged in some way, if not completely pathological (think Esther from the movie "Orphan.")<br /><br />Go to Google Images and search for images of orphans? What do you find? Is that how you think of orphans? Can you see that that is the way the rest of the world thinks of orphans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-25820084107092299092011-11-05T15:19:08.227-05:002011-11-05T15:19:08.227-05:00Sorry, Mr. Tucker, I did not delete your comments,...Sorry, Mr. Tucker, I did not delete your comments, but blogger for whatever reason decided you were a spammer and filtered you out. Your comments are now back.malindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.com