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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
But that's what she did. She asked them to think about stereotypical Mexican symbols and how they were advertising. That's all. The chapter itself was the one who went ahead and cancelled the whole thing.
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Gruber said she found it incredibly offensive on the sorority's Facebook page. I don't see why this needed to be posted publicly on a message board. There are definitely reasons to publicly blast groups for the racially insensitive things that they do, however, I don't think this was one of those situations. If someone politely told me that maracas aren't traditionally used in Mexican music, I'd make the small change and move on. Sadly, this girl has made more problems for herself by publicly making a statement. I don't agree with her now being harassed because of it, but sadly, this is what we now deal with when posting on the internet for the world to see.
And MysticCat, her initial comment has been quoted in multiple articles, but they only follow it up by saying that the back-and-forth with Gruber and other students was regarding the use of maracas. And you're right - we don't know her entire thought process. I think the sorority maybe should have just served the food and toned down the use of any other symbols to go along with it.
Either way, from what I understand, they're still holding the event at a later date. It's probably better that they regroup and let this issue die down a bit.
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