I agree with you 100%. Lately I've started to become much more sensitive every time I see someone trying to push their agenda and block a view. This isn't the same as saying something against it, but wholeheartedly saying it shouldn't exist or be seen.
The fact is that in the barbie thread I brought up that physical features are but one element. I said I would be willing to post on another thread about smart girls in sororities and whatnot. Did anyone create it? No.
Get real. If you think taking good looking people, people who work hard, people who think well, people who dress well is being elitist and solidifies some negative stereotype I'm proud to contribute to it. Here is one fraternity brother who tries hard to be the best that he can be and wants to associate with others who can compare.
As for insulting other orgs - I don't see anyone doing that but girls usually and the occasional fool who tries to attach black glos. You girls can do some internal reflection on why you're so mean.
-Rudey
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Originally posted by sugar and spice
Yes, not everything on GC provides a one hundred percent positive representation of Greeks. Some of them even re-enforce Greek stereotypes. But you know what? Not all Greeks, even the ones on GC, are the complete opposite of every Greek stereotypes. Some of us like to party a lot, some of us like to have sex, some of us like to go tanning, some of us drive expensive cars. You can say, "Don't post threads about Barbie chapters because it promotes the stereotype that Greeks are superficial" but where do you draw the line? "Don't post threads about sex and alcohol because it promotes the idea that Greeks are only about sex and partying"? "Don't post threads about your favorite handbags and Lily dresses because it promotes the idea that all sorority girls are materialistic"?
Yes, the actions of all Greeks reflect on the rest of us. But you can't control what other people do. And there are certainly big enough problems within the Greek system that online message board posts about "Barbie chapters" and disagreements between GCers aren't going to do much more harm than is already done on many campuses on a day to day basis. I wouldn't worry that much about what goes on here when a new hazing case comes up every week.
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