Hello Sorors (and other GC peeps),
Let me first say that when I first read the article, I was very disgusted that these people would even do such a thing in the name of fun. I cannot possibly see how dressing up as Ku Klux Klansman (and painting FUBU on yourself), going blackface (with the audacity to put on the nalia from one of the "Divine Nine"), and simulating a lynching could at all be fun. Frankly it's very sick not mention very dangerous for all parties involved.
Now on to the pictures that I looked at associated with the event. (
http://www.tolerance.org/news/feature/auburn/index.html)
When i saw the pictures, I was even more disgusted and sadened (I hope I spelled this correctly). There for everyone to see were these a*$holes playing themselves. One of the most troubling (but not surprising) aspects of this is the fact that these people felt comfortable enough to take pictures (as evidenced by the posing) with other folk at this Halloween Party. Basically, they just chillin.
Now, I am not an inconsiderate person or anything like that, but I wonder how funny it would be if me and the peeps decided to roll up into a party of one of these organizations in a pilot's uniform (or maybe a airport uniform of some sort) and something indicating that I was of Arab descent. If I did that, I bet that these same people (who probably feel like they are the most patriotic peole in the USA) would run up on us so fast and try to rip our throats out. They'd be mad about that. I could probably think of a lot more situations that they would not find funny, but I'll stop with that one.
In closing, I don't know what will happen to those folk down there, but I sincerely hope that the perpetrators are identified (which will not be hard to do) and dealt with in a manner appropriate for the offense. (Sadly, I suspect that, criminally, nothing major will happen to them.) I have a feeling that those "Divine Niners" that are in the area will be coming from far and wide to "make a little noise" at Auburn. (Although I don't advocate violence of any sort, I do support my peoples' right to "roll" for the cause.) This is definitely a cause.
These were just my thoughts on it.
Six_Three_Sigma
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