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Old 07-11-2003, 09:58 PM
aopirose aopirose is offline
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There are exceptions to everything. I have known white members of NPHC groups at LSU.

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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
Not at all schools - they do things differently down south.
OK, this is definitely another topic for another day.

aopirose's biggest pet peeve - ("passing" for white) - I really, really, really hate this phrase and the context that it implies. If a person is of mixed race (for example: caucasian and african-american) and is on the fairer end of the spectrum, what are they supposed to say, "Hi, my name is Maggie and although I look like a "full-blooded" white person with my straight natural blonde hair and blue eyes, my great-grandmother is black. What do you all do for philanthropy projects?"

ETA: I am going out of town and I won't be back until next Tuesday.
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