Claim(permalink)
University of Florida dropped its “Gator Bait” cheer used at sporting events due to the phrase's invocation of a history of racist imagery of Black children being used as "alligator bait."
✓snopescom rating: credible; published on 2020-06-23
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left political leaning
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neutral sentiment
Date published
2020-06-23
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