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Originally posted by Rain Man
To the extent that NPHC folk is concerned about the outside world's perception of them and is not willing to share and educate them about their culture, I say....
HECK, YEAH! Serious as a heart attack and a double stroke.
Does NPHC orgs want to show the world their glitter and fluff, or their sho' 'nuff, hardcore, down-to-the-nitty-gritty, SUBSTANCE! Let's face it, the first thing that comes to mind when the term black fraternities and sororities come up is stepping, signs, colors, and calls. If this is not the image NPHC orgs want to portray to the world, then drop it alltogether, and go back to the basics. Heck, by doing that, you'll probably have a Black Greek Renaissance here in America. And on the centennial anniversaries of Black Greek life, no less! Perfect!
BTW, don't do it for me. Do it for those who always saw and thought of you as nothing more than glorified step teams. You'll shock the heck outta them. You'll probably shock the heck outta yourselves too with the renewed perceptions of you.
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RainMan, with all due respect your assertion that BGLOs "want to show the world their glitter and fluff, or their sho' 'nuff, hardcore, down-to-the-nitty-gritty, SUBSTANCE! " is crazy. There's no way that would happen. The problem I have with what you are saying is that is presumes that the reason we step now or have ever stepped was to impress upon white folks our talents as steppers or to further solidify Black folks' place as "entertainers" to white folks. I don't know about any other orgs., but I think I speak for a few when I say that my understanding of stepping was that it was not to show white folks anything but a form of showmanship and pageantry that was shared between BGLOs w/in their respective organizations and to ALL NPHC orgs as a whole. When there is a yard show, I could care less how many white folks there are or if they care about how I step. I do care that there is representation of other BGLOs and I feel proud when they "set itsh out" as well. I think there is another thread on this site about just that. Shout outs to the bombest step teams you have seen and the majority are from BGLO members who are giving props to other BGLOs. Matter of fact, I skip the responses by people in IFC/NPC orgs because I don't care if they thought XYZ BGLO was bomb or not.