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To Sistermadly...
Well, I'm not going to defend something that is indefensible. However, you express surprise that a chapter with black, asian and other non-white members can have guys show in black-face. Again, I'm not defending it but you just have to understand guys. Men interact with each other differently than women. Men sometimes show acceptance by doing things that could seem outrageous to outsiders. For instance, once my chapter had a blind member. He could generally find his way throughout the house by using familiar points of reference, like chairs and couches. Once in awhile, the Brothers would move the furniture around just to see if they could throw him off; maybe get him to sit in the cold fireplace, and everyone had a laugh. That guy knew he was loved and accepted, and he knew that there was no pity or political correctness in that acceptance. he knew he was taken for who he was as a man, and that he had true friends for life.
Again, please, don't think I'm defending acts of deliberate racism. In this particular case, stupidity may have been more in play than racism.
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