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Originally posted by ktsnake
There is clearly a difference between fighting words which are to incite violence and wearing blackface which in this particular instance I'm fairly certain that there was little more than ignorance behind it.
If you think that this is an example of fighting words, please explain why the KKK is still having rallies and not being sued for wearing bedsheets?
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I really don't believe they are that ignorant of their actions. They stated that they didn't want it to turn into another "Auburn incident" letting me know they had prior knowledge of incidences like this and that they knew there could be repercussions for it. Members of their fraternity also attended an education seminar on race issues that did discuss black face only a few days before. These guys had to have known what they were doing could be offensive and hurtful to an entire population of the campus community.