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Originally posted by dzrose93
How many times do I have to say it??? I'm not saying the girl wasn't discriminated against. I have no way of knowing if she was -- and y'all have no way of knowing if she wasn't.
ONCE AGAIN, for those of you who aren't familiar with NPC Rush, there are a million and one reasons why someone might not receive a bid. Why is it so hard for y'all to comprehend that there just MIGHT be another reason for Twilley not getting one????
I've said that discrimination **may** have been the cause -- I'm certainly not denying that racism isn't dead. To state that Greek organizations (black and white alike) never discriminate would be a bald-faced lie. But many NPC members on GC have clearly and repeatedly pointed out that it could just as easily have been something else entirely. So, why is it so hard for y'all to admit that Twilley MIGHT be wrong in her assumption that race was the issue? It seems that everyone wants me to say, "Oh yeah, she was definitely discriminated against." I'm sorry, but that would be very presumptuous of me and I'm not prepared to make such an uneducated assumption considering that I wasn't involved in Alabama's NPC Rush process when Twilley went through.
Other than the nominating committees in each house, no one knows for sure - not even Twilley - why a bid wasn't given out. I realize that the fact that Twilley is black makes the whole incident seem suspicious to a lot of people, but it seems like some of you are completely close-minded to the fact that race MIGHT not have played a part in the decision to cut her from Rush.
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I totally agree that race may not have played a part, but I guess you can say that my viewpoint is skewed because I have PERSONALLY witnessed racism play a huge part in the selection or the lack their of , of two of the freshman guys I work with one last year and one this school year. You said you needed hard evidence, I am honestly wondering what would suffice, signed confession, hidden camera audio/video tape, racial slurs written on the walls? Ok, that one was a little far fetched but seriously what would serve as hard evidence??????
