The Eyes Of Texas Racist

The eyes of texas is now racist.

The eyes of texas racist. Houston the eyes of texas a university of texas song meant to inspire school pride is facing renewed criticism after student athletes requested it be replaced due to its racial undertones. The eyes of texas is the school spirit song of the university of texas at el paso and the university of texas at austin it is set to the tune of i ve been working on the railroad students faculty staff and alumni of the university sing the song at longhorn sports games before the fireworks and other events. Few would say those lyrics are racist but ut professor dr. Edmond gordan explained the nodes of racism won t be found in the the eyes.

Student government debated on tuesday about whether to continue singing the university s fight song the eyes of texas at its weekly meetings amidst student and faculty criticisms that the song has a racist history. While the eyes of texas doesn t contain any explicitly racist language it does sit adjacent to other continued forms of institutional racism and traces its history from racist minstrel shows to. Sinclair was also a member of the varsity minstrel show a type of performance that typified post reconstruction racism.