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Originally posted by trixxi
As someone who was in the commercial for the "sorority life" show, I can speak first hand about how editing completely changes things. We were all asked questions and gave short responses to those questions. One question was what you would say to someone who doesn't like sororities. Some of us gave answers like "you might think that it's all about parties, but really..." and they just used the part that said "parties." They asked us specifically about the social scene so we said, "yeah there are parties, but that's not our focus" and they just use "parties." You'll notice that there are no complete sentences, just two or three words because they used our words COMPLETELY out of context. They never asked us what the real reason was for our joining a sorority in those interviews. They just added that in during post-production. Therefore, I urge all of you to think critically about what you see. Realize that's it's only a tiny fraction of what they shot, that we might say things like "she's this or that, but i still love her as a sister" and they could cut that second part out. Also, they clearly can take our answers to one question and pretend they've asked us another. We are not selfish girls, and we aren't out to ruin the reputation of any house. We thought that we could dispell some of the stereotypes that exist. That is why we entered into this and that's what we'd hoped to have gotten out of it.
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Oh. Come. On. Now. How naive can you be man? I feel bad for you guys, but c'MON yo! Was there not anyone in your chapter who spoke up saying, "well, hmmm, you know, TV doesn't always tell the truth..." Actually, 9 times out of 10 they DON'T, and...I dunno, it just boggles my mind that you guys were taken in. And I'll tell you this, if it's anything like real world, I can guarantee you that you won't be happy. I actually know kind of first hand, because Matt from Real World Hawaii actually happened to live down the hall from me last year(I dunno why he was going to NYU, he looks older than most college kids, I think the MTV experience aged him a bit!). Now let me tell you, that boy is type BITTER about what happened. He told me that in fact a large number of former cast members regret the shows, and are trying to somehow band together to sue MTV(which would be a valient but futile attempt I'm afraid---I'm sure they anticipated this when making the deals in the first place). He validated what many people have posted fears about. MTV takes tihngs out of context, they edit answers in connection to questions that were never asked, they look for characters to represent two dimensional personalities(the slutty one, the bitchy one, the lush, the occasional nice one), so rest assured that probably 5 of you will be singled out for infamy. The list goes on and on, basically, this is something that in no way will do anything good for anyone. The best you can hope for is minimal damage. Not only that, but realize that it's not just for one run of the episodes...there will be reruns! Marathons! And probably they will use edited out material for a "behind the scenes" show, or "unedited" version. And the more of an uproar there is about it, the worse it will be for you, because that's what a network loves...contrervorsy means ratings up the arse. Again, I really am just astonished that you could think even for a minute that you were doing something noble for yourself and all greeks. Basically, from this point on, no matter what you say it will always look like your organization saw the gleam of MTV, publicity, money, and decor, and threw your reputations out the window...with all of ours. Sorry for being harsh man, but as I always say, people can do what they want to themselves, just don't get me caught up in it. Also, for all you high and mighty nationals(NOT ALL OF YOU, just the ones who made the comments), I am a proud local org member, and if anyone even mentioned this idea, our chapter would be in a total uproar! We are always vigilant in our efforts to exude a positive image, and this reflects in our ideals, our practices, and our structure. Soooo, anyone bringing up this issue of "curses, those fiesty locals are at it again!" shoud know that firstly, it's irrelevant to the topic, and secondly, calm yourself because there are plenty of national chapters who, even with their "superior" checks and balances, STILL somehow have frequent problems, as you can read about in abundance on greekchat. Meanwhile, the locals have maybe the same percentage or less(wishful thinking, hahaha) of bad apples, WITHOUT some HQ breathing down our necks! The majority of us are wonderful additions to greek life...and all on our own merit. I'm not hating on nationals btw, all you guys are awesome!!! But those individuals making the comments, keep those little facts in mind before you cry me a river about how it's "so typical that a local would screw things up." Aight, I need to take a breather, hahaha, hopefully I haven't offended anyone, I always post when I feel emotional about something, and it reflects in my writings!