Add ‘bullet’ to that list of words you’re not supposed to say anymore.

Jennifer Kabbany at the College Fix has the story:

Students at University of Mary Washington Make Really, Really Dumb Decision

OPINION

So, at the Fredericksburg, Va., University of Mary Washington, its student newspaper will be changing its name from The Bullet to The Blue & Gray Press, Campus Reform reports.

Apparently the term “bullet” is offensive.

“The editorial board felt that the paper’s name, which alludes to ammunition for an artillery weapon, propagated violence and did not honor our school’s history in a sensitive manner,” the press release provided to Campus Reform states.

Well, that’s one way of looking at it. Another way is that you get your news in a speedy fashion. Or it’s a reminder of your Second Amendment rights. Or, bullet as in “bullet points,” which highlight or denote news and information. Or – it’s catchy. Certainly more catchy than The Blue & Gray Press, sheesh.

What is happening to our nation, when just reading the word “bullet” apparently “propagates violence” – good grief!

But here is where the story gets even more appalling.

Alison Thoet, the paper’s editor-in-chief, told Campus Reform in an interview that the editorial board felt the old name was “a little outdated” and was more representative of the Fredericksburg, Va., community’s ties to the Civil War and not the school as a whole.

“In this day and age, no one really cares about the Civil War. We wanted something that was updated,” Thoet said.

Wait, what? “In this day and age, no one really cares about the Civil War.” “In this day and age, no one really cares about the Civil War”?!?!

It appears that Ms. Thoet is the one that is completely out of touch with reality and the community surrounding her. The Virginia I know is steeped in history, tradition, and remembering and honoring its past, warts and all. And Americans as a whole still very much care about the Civil War, one of the most defining moments in our nation’s history. Let’s never ever stop caring about the Civil War.