I support Albineaux the Gator.
I support Albineaux the Gator.
Yes
I want to point out that he is not a white gator. He an is an albino alligator. That is why is name is Albineaux. As I stated in the phase 2 presentation, it’s important that he is an albino alligator (a real life animal almost exclusively born in Louisiana) and not just a school colored white gator, because of the origin connection to the Cajun migration and the metaphorical parallel with albino animals needing new habitats to thrive.
Also, being albino doesn’t mean white. It comes from an absence of pigmentation (no dedicated skin color). This is also intentional in his design because although we are the Ragin Cajuns, our university, community, and even the ethnic make up of Cajun itself, is really diverse and beautifully complex. That’s why he can’t be labeled one color. Because he is built to represent us all, and Acadiana, and the great state of Louisiana, aren’t one color.
Couillion, you have really done an amazing job with the creation, presentation and selflessness that you have approached this project. All the thoughts are genuine. Only those with an adverse agenda can present something contrary to what you provided. Hopefully with a wing and a prayer we can adopt Al and everything you have presented around him as our own. The kids need it, the adults need it and most importantly Louisiana needs it. Go forth young man and hold the course.
I'm in, we need a unique mascot and your story is fantastic with this one.
Support Albineaux the Gator.
Well hopefully if we have 90% that vote yes and 300 people who vote on this poll. Hopefully that be enough for the administration to see the light and actually get it done!
We really need a mascot.
Do we need a get out the vote campaign lol.
I am just curious how many register users does RaginPagin have ?
In spite of what appears to be the opinion of the participants on this board, I really don’t think this is a popular idea outside of the ragin’ pagin’ world.
It has been suggested that the concept be taken to social media
Well, it has been.
Channel 10 and channel 3 have both done articles on the concept of the albino alligator. Likewise, it has been discussed on the Ragin’ Cajun football Facebook page.
Admittedly, all of our opinions on the acceptance of the concept or anecdotal, but if you go to the Facebook, pages of those three instances that I offered, overwhelmingly the concept of Albineaux is being rejected.
It has been stated that this was really just a start a conversation.
Only two conversations are being had right now.
The one on thisce board that says this is the only acceptable concept.
And the one in the outside world, where folks are thinking that somebody is trying to replace “Ragin’ Cajuns“as our mascot or our identity or whatever you wanna call it
Your argument regarding albinism, and its relationship to color is flawed.
Albinism is, in fact, an absence of melanin or pigment.
Not a lack of “dedicated skin color.”
The absence of color in anything is in fact white. The technical definition of white is the absence of all color.
If you wanted to be inclusive of all, the necessary result would be black, which is the presence of all colors.
In my humble opinion, there is no “parallel“ between Cajun and albino alligators
The Acadians were evicted from Nova Scotia and scattered amongst various places, but most of all in southern Louisiana. Were they learned to thrive in a particularly harsh environment.
Albino alligators on the other hand, have to be removed from that very harsh and environment and placed in suitable environment where they can be protected from those very same elements the Acadians conquered.
Why am I doing this to myself on a Sunday morning?
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