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Thread ID: 3830 | Posts: 5 | Started: 2002-12-03
2002-12-03 20:53 | User Profile
[url=http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/story.jsp?floc=FF-APO-1110&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20021203%2F132477190.htm&sc=1110]Students' Criticized for Blackface Party[/url]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - A student panel at the University of Virginia cleared two fraternities of disorderly conduct accusations stemming from a Halloween party where guests wore blackface but recommended the houses discipline their members.
The panel, convened by the university's Inter-Fraternity Council, determined Monday that Kappa Alpha and Zeta Psi could not be punished because the partygoers' actions were constitutionally protected speech.
But the panel also condemned those at the party for ``an apparent historical blindness and lack of sensitivity'' and recommended that both houses discipline their members and conduct educational programs.
Photos of those in blackface had circulated for several weeks on the Internet. They showed at least three costumed students with their faces painted black or brown at a party co-hosted by the two fraternities. One man was dressed as Uncle Sam and two others were dressed as tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams.
Many students decried the costumes as racist and offensive throwbacks to the days of minstrel shows. But others wrote letters to the student newspaper defending the costumes as innocent fun and criticizing the backlash as political correctness.
The national organizations of both fraternities sanctioned their U.Va. chapters after college officials discovered the photos Nov. 18. Kappa Alpha lifted the suspension of its chapter after two days, when leaders concluded that none of its members were involved.
Zeta Psi remains on probation pending a disciplinary hearing with the national organization. National leaders for both organizations said they would follow the Inter-Fraternity Council's recommendation for diversity education.
12/03/02 13:23
But the panel also condemned those at the party for ``an apparent historical blindness and lack of sensitivity'' and recommended that both houses discipline their members and conduct educational programs.
The panel is historically blind--most Americans would have enjoyed these jests before the advent of political correctness, a phenomenon which is referred to in this article.
As for the "educational programs," those are the famed brainwashing--er, I mean sensitivity--training sessions. I had to go through that once as an undergrad for making the comment to a petition drive worker in the student center that I couldn't sign a petition in favor of homeless voting rights since I didn't believe that "people who can't manage their own lives can manage mine." I also made the point that allowing the homeless to vote would give the Democrats the opportunity to "truck busloads of aliens who just crossed the Southern border from one polling station to the next." My comments were reported to the campus administration. Apparently, I was judged guilty of "insensitivity toward disadvantaged groups."
BTW, you can tell those sensitivity classes (3 meetings) really worked on me. :lol:
2002-12-03 21:21 | User Profile
Imagine if the offenders just said: "Tough sh*t. Deal with it." And didn't back down.
I had a similar exchange with some foreign students one time. I was in NO MOOD to back down from talking about whites, our culture, our achievements, or the fact 95% of immigrants move to white nations. The truth was, they didn't get angry or resentful - seemed pretty respectful.
"Damn, that's weird: a white guy with some fire left."
-Jay
2002-12-04 07:00 | User Profile
Originally posted by PaleoconAvatar@Dec 3 2002, 20:53 **CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - A student panel at the University of Virginia cleared two fraternities of disorderly conduct accusations stemming from a Halloween party where guests wore blackface but recommended the houses discipline their members.....
BTW, you can tell those sensitivity classes (3 meetings) really worked on me. :lol:**
BTW, you've all seen these haven't you? :D
[url=http://www.tolerance.org/news/feature/okstate/index.html]Ok, State Party[/url]
<img src='http://www.tolerance.org/images/dynamic_assets/news/feature/okstate/1.jpg[/img]
2002-12-04 07:10 | User Profile
Okie, hadn't seen the pics. I've never seen one of those in real life, actually. My school was way too liberal in its student body for something like that to take place. And I was never much of a partyer, nor was I a frat boy.
2002-12-08 17:25 | User Profile
Originally posted by jay@Dec 3 2002, 16:21 I had a similar exchange with some foreign students one time. I was in NO MOOD to back down from talking about whites, our culture, our achievements, or the fact 95% of immigrants move to white nations. The truth was, they didn't get angry or resentful - seemed pretty respectful.
People respond to strength. I'd say this is analogous to male-female relationships. Most women try to push on men not so that they will give in, but so that they will show their strength. Women dont want weak men. Trying to push on them is a means of testing their strength. It is a way to test boundaries.
I used to be amazed at how much respect I would get from liberal women. Now it makes perfect sense to me. They are so used to weak men it has to be rather refreshing to talk with someone with a spine.