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Originally posted by librasoul22
WHAT GOOD IS COMING FROM BASHING THEM, THE SHOW, ANYTHING??? If you need to vent, that's fine. But you cannot get pissed when others notice how your venting is indicitive of something else. Perhaps if you all were more sure that your own org was not guilty of MOST (the slap notwithstanding) of the things that aired on Sorority Life, you would not be so inclined to get defensive. who on earth cares what outsiders think? If you are doing your thing like you are supposed to, and you are projecting a positive image, then why worry? You cannot please everyone, nor can you hope to eradicate all ignorance. If the fact that the show has perpetuated stereotypes bothers you, THEN DON'T DO IT YOURSELF. And CERTAINLY don't complain about it WHILE doing it yourself. The best remedy to ensure that the show doesn't have such negative ramifications is to get out and work and show that Greeks do, in fact, do more than party, drink, slap each other, and wreck shop in general.
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I think you deserve applause as well, Librasoul22. Great post!!
I don't know... the whole bashing SAEPi seems so "high school" to me. *No offense to any high schoolers on GC* I've never seen a worse case of kicking someone when they were down, regardless of whether or not you felt they deserved it, than on the threads relating to "Sorority Life". I'm starting to wonder if jealousy really is an issue for some GC'ers because some of the comments have been just plain rude and bitchy. Nothing more, nothing less. And, I think the fact that most of the conversation is being held by the women on this forum speaks VOLUMES.
I think the fact that so many people are using the excuse that since SAEPi agreed to do the show it makes them fair game, as justification for their comments, is deplorable. What ever happened to taking the high road? What are your comments saying about your chapter? You're so proud and overjoyed to make snide and bitchy comments with your letters in your screen name. I hope you don't think it's going unnoticed. But maybe you do since there are so many of you who feel PNM's can't differenciate between Local and NPC orgs/reality based shows vs real life, etc.
Stop hiding behind the negative greek image excuse because some of you aren't helping the situation at all. Stop talking out of both sides of your mouth!!
You know what this kinda reminds me of? "Lord of the Flies", when all the kids turn on the fat kid, Ralph ~ "kill the pig, kill the pig, kill the pig!!" Some of you are just getting swept away in all the hostility. Why so hostile?
It's hard to believe that on a website with so many greeks present there would be so many followers and so few leaders...