Lord Jeff
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Lord Jeff is the former, now-retired mascot of Amherst College, based on Lord Jeffery Amherst, whose controversial legacy led the school to abandon the character.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
college mascot
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fictional character → symbol → |
| affiliation |
Amherst College
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| associatedBuilding |
Lord Jeffery Inn (Amherst, historical name)
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| associatedWith |
Amherst College alumni culture
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Amherst College athletics → Amherst College traditions → |
| basedOn |
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
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| category |
Amherst College symbols
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controversial mascots → retired college mascots → |
| college |
Amherst College
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| controversy |
association with Lord Jeffery Amherst’s advocacy of biological warfare against Indigenous peoples
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| country |
United States
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| culturalContext |
United States higher education
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| eraOfProminence |
20th century
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early 21st century → |
| gender |
male
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| hasCriticism |
glorification of a British military officer associated with violence against Native Americans
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insensitivity toward Indigenous peoples → |
| influencedBy |
British colonial imagery
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| legacy |
example in discussions about decolonizing campus iconography
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prompted reconsideration of institutional symbols at Amherst College → |
| locationUsed |
Amherst, Massachusetts
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| namedAfter |
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
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| opposedBy |
Amherst College alumni
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Amherst College faculty → Amherst College students → |
| reasonForRetirement |
concerns about racism and colonial violence
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controversial legacy of Lord Jeffery Amherst → |
| replacedBy |
Mammoth (Amherst College mascot)
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| representation |
cartoon depiction of Lord Jeffery Amherst
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| role |
mascot of Amherst College
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| status |
former mascot
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retired mascot → |
| symbolOf |
Amherst College (historical)
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| topicOf |
debates about college mascots
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debates about institutional racism → |
| usedAsMascotFor |
Amherst College athletic teams
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| usedIn |
Amherst College branding (historical)
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Amherst College merchandise (historical) → Amherst College promotional materials (historical) → |
| visualForm |
costumed mascot
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illustrated logo → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Amherst College
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formerMascot |