How to find the perfect husband in college

StargazerLily · #1 07-09-2012, 03:25 PM

http://www.redandblack.com/opinion/h...tml?TNNoMobile

Wow. I realize that this is supposed to be a joke.... but this really the kind of PR you want?

happilyanchored · #2 07-09-2012, 03:47 PM

Regardless of whether or not this is a satire or joke, I personally think it's in bad taste to have your letters in your standard reporter photo. As someone who writes for her own school paper, we are told not to reveal affiliations in our articles or anything so as not to let readers' pre-conceived notions of us based on our letters affect how they interpret the article. And from reading the comments posted on it, you can see how that's happening here.

Also, ignoring the fact that her letters happen to be my own, it's sad how this is now going to affect the overall image of her sorority on campus when it was just one stupid article. This is absolutely not the kind of PR any organization would want (unless they're the "Pre-MRS" club).

DeltaBetaBaby · #3 07-09-2012, 04:22 PM

I think this is supposed to be satire. Bless her heart.*

In any case, WTF is a frocket?

*Did I do that right, Southerners?

DGTess · #4 07-09-2012, 04:22 PM

CO-sign what happilyanchored said. Wish I'd written her response.

Xidelt · #5 07-09-2012, 04:49 PM

That was a really poor attempt at satire. FYI: a frocket is a fraternity pocket tshirt, with your letters and event name on the front pocket.

Greek_or_Geek? · #6 07-09-2012, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I think this is supposed to be satire. Bless her heart.*

In any case, WTF is a frocket?

*Did I do that right, Southerners?

Well played, y'all.

The fact that there are a lot of people who think this article is serious proves this is a big pile of stinking satire fail.

SWTXBelle · #7 07-09-2012, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I think this is supposed to be satire. Bless her heart.*

In any case, WTF is a frocket?

*Did I do that right, Southerners?

Excellent use of "bless her heart", DBB!

UGAalum94 · #8 07-09-2012, 06:07 PM

I was hopeful that it would turn out also to be a satirical, fictionalized persona as well, but alas, no. There's a real DG member listed by that name on their webpage. Maybe she was deliberately playing up the sorority stereotypes with her letters in the photo for the sake of irony? Maybe? Pretty please that she at least intended all this and won't be blindsided by her own foolishness?

I think it's normal that college sophomores write bad satire or even write/say silly things sincerely that will embarrasses them later. I know I did (and continue to, decades after I quit being a college sophomore)

It's a bummer that this ends up with large an audience. I will continue to hope the writer was prepared for the response.

lovespink88 · #9 07-09-2012, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I was hopeful that it would turn out also to be a satirical, fictionalized persona as well, but alas, no. There's a real DG member listed by that name on their webpage.

Just because it's a real person doesn't mean it's not satire.

IMO, it screamed satire, but that's just me.

Ditto some of the other points. I hope she realizes that the internet = forever, and that potential employers may see this and think WTF later.

UGAalum94 · #10 07-09-2012, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lovespink88

Just because it's a real person doesn't mean it's not satire.

IMO, it screamed satire, but that's just me.

Ditto some of the other points. I hope she realizes that the internet = forever, and that potential employers may see this and think WTF later.

Oh, yeah, I get that, but I meant that in addition to being (I hope) a satire, I hoped that the writer hadn't dragged her real letters into it.

ms_gwyn · #11 07-09-2012, 07:16 PM

I knew it was satire immediately...but it is still badly written

happilyanchored · #12 07-09-2012, 07:24 PM

I'm also just really curious...why was this posted over the summer? Our school paper only updates things in the summer if something extremely important happens. This...is not exactly what I would consider important.

thetalady · #13 07-09-2012, 07:34 PM

Her parents must be so proud that this crap what she has learned from her college education...

Hopefully DG comes down on her for wearing her letters & identifying her organization in this dreadful piece. It was totally unneccessary for her to identify herself as a DG.

IrishLake · #14 07-09-2012, 07:37 PM

I think if she had used some more punctuation, this would have been taken less seriously.

I need to take this girl under my wing and teach her how to be witty.

Hockeynut · #15 07-09-2012, 07:40 PM

I'll admit that I snickered a little.