DG asked "What reverse discrimination are Blacks perpetrating on Whites?"
Refusal to offer membership to a white person solely on the basis of skin color would be an example of that. I understand that by nature, all GLOs discriminate. If someone doesn't fit the ideals of the organization, they should not become a member. But there is a difference between discriminating against someone because they are unqualified or don't have what it takes to join, and discriminating against someone because their skin is not the right color. I do realize that this issue is trivial compared to the other issues that DG brought up, but it is my answer to that question. I am well aware that we don't have the ability to stop the white race from advancing socially or economically,the way they are able to do to us, but that doesn't have anything to do with the question that brownin originally asked.
Also, I don't believe in double standards.
Not very long ago someone started a thread about a girl who reported her sorors and left the college she was attending because her sorority refused to extend membership to a Black woman. Some people got all bent out of shape over this, but when the situation is reversed, suddenly there is no problem.
I don't get it. When a predominantly white organization denies membership to a Black person, that's bad. When a BGLO denies membership to a white person, that's okay.
I understand that my opinion is unpopular with some of the other African American members of greekchat, but it is still my opinion. And my post is most definitely not an attempt to be politically correct.
[This message has been edited by MIDWESTDIVA (edited November 01, 2000).]
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