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The NYT reports that after a video was posted on YouTube that appeared to show members of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon at University of Oklahoma singing a racist chant, the organization’s board decided “with no mental reservation whatsoever that this chapter needed to be closed immediately.” The video shows a group of young white people in formal wear riding a bus and singing a chant laden with antiblack slurs and at least one reference to lynching. A grinning young man wearing a tuxedo and standing in the aisle of the bus pumps his fist in the air as he chants, while a young woman seated nearby claps. The chant vows that African-Americans will “never” be allowed to join the campus chapter.
The nine-second video was uploaded to YouTube on Sunday by a student group, the Unheard Movement, that first identified the people in it as members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, although the group did not indicate how it obtained the video or when it was filmed. University president, David Boren, said in an emailed statement that the administration was also investigating the video. “I have just been informed of the video, which purports to show students to show students engaging in a racist chant. We are investigating to determine if the video involved OU students. If O.U. students are involved, this behavior will not be tolerated and will be addressed very quickly,” said Boren. “This behavior is reprehensible and contrary to all of our values.” Students marched on the campus of the University of Oklahoma on Monday to protest the video.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday March 12 2015, @03:13AM
Well, I suppose I am a bigot but not a racial one. My hatred is pretty much reserved for stupidity, greed, intolerance, and elitist attitudes.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 12 2015, @05:56AM
>> Naming your kid Shoniqua or Tyreson is not a black thing. It is a moron thing.
>> stupidity of naming your child something nobody can spell or pronounce
>> parents who are morons and have a high likelihood of being one yourself.
> My hatred is pretty much reserved for stupidity, greed, intolerance, and elitist attitudes
It is pretty elitist and stupid to judge someone a moron because you can't pronounce their name.
Is all your sputtering about racism actually self-hate?
In the same way that the most strident anti-gay conservatives are invariably secretly gay themselves, the rhetoric just being an outward manifestation of their inner struggle; publicly condemning their true self in a futile attempt to squash who they really are for fear of being shunned by their friends and family. You must have a lot to lose.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 12 2015, @09:22AM
In the same way that the most strident anti-gay conservatives are invariably secretly gay themselves, the rhetoric just being an outward manifestation of their inner struggle; publicly condemning their true self in a futile attempt to squash who they really are for fear of being shunned by their friends and family. You must have a lot to lose.
In the same way the most strident anti-racist humans are invariably secretly racist themselves, the rhetoric just being an outward manifestation of their inner struggle; publicly condemning their true self in a futile attempt to squash who they really are for fear of being shunned by their friends and family. You must have a lot to lose.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 12 2015, @01:54PM
> In the same way the most strident anti-racist humans are invariably secretly racist themselves,
Absolutely, but I wouldn't say its a secret. Recognizing that we are all at least a little bit racist is a pretty important step in understanding the human condition. We all prefer what we know, it is human nature and before we had a sophisticated civilization it was actually a useful characteristic because it encouraged tribal cohesiveness.
The difference is that condemning racism is not a selfish act. Denying equal rights to others be they gay or just another culture, is extremely selfish.
(Score: 1, Troll) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday March 12 2015, @12:09PM
Nah, I dig me. It's the rest of you lot who suck.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.