Ole Miss Unveils New Mascot, But Not Without Controversy

The University of Mississippi on Thursday unveiled its new mascot: the Rebel Black Bear, which will replace a white goateed, cane-toting Southern plantation owner. But the old mascot, criticized for years as racist, still has its supporters, many of whom were quick to point out that the artist's design of the black bear actually depicts a brown bear. They're also decrying its lack of originality. "There are many, many other schools with bears - UCLA, Maine, Brown," Brian Ferguson, a 2007 Ole Miss graduate and director of the Colonel Reb Foundation that supports bringing back the old mascot, told The New York Times. "We might as well be called P.C.U. - Politically Correct University."

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