While this might make sense on the surface, it really boils down to miseducation. If he really knew the significance of ANY sort of blackface, he would never have done it. You can dress as a black musician without painting your face black.
Also, administartors fear parents because THEY are the ones paying the money...duh!
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Originally posted by James
Actually it looks pretty harmless. I think its in light of the prior situation that everything looks bad.
Taken out of the context of the alabama incidents this might not bat an eyelash.
It was a plausible reason to be dressed that way and if you think in terms of winning a costume award it was a great ploy.
Unfortunately for Kappa Sigma they chose famous musicians. And lets face it, there are a lot of truly famous black musicians that have become among the timeless classics. Way beyond the to-die-for-today-forgotten-tomorrow poppy artists that win MTV music Awards.
It would have been hysterically funny to have a black man or dark skinned man paint his face white, wear white gloves, a big 80's jacket, tight pants and say he was Michael Jackson.
Lets keep everything in perspective?
I know a lot of people don't want to think deeply about issues but I know we are better on here than the average unthinking sheep.
As far as the administration is concerned, it sounds like they want to make an example. If I were those "kids" I would have their parents on the phone with the administration right away. Or better yet go in person.
For some reason administrators feel free to screw over those they believe are "kids" but fear parents a bit.
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