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Originally Posted by Sen's Revenge
Paraphrasing one of my facebook friends:
KKG didn't care when their members were culturally appropriating hand signs from NPHC organizations, but suddenly they care when they are vaguely associated with white hate groups.
The perception of racism is more important than the actual racism. Okay.
But another layer to this is the reaction of NPC alumnae members... "I've always been uncomfortable with this..." they say. Let's be honest - you're uncomfortable because it doesn't seem refined, and it doesn't seem refined because you know it's something black people do.
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This is so true. I get very uncomfortable when I see hand signs I know are appropriated from NPHC organizations.
Alpha Phi I'm looking at you.