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Originally Posted by Reds6
You do realize we are talking about a Sorority membership? I'm not saying I would hire a black person over a white person. I'm not saying I would stop a white person from living in my neighborhood. I'm saying I don't understand why a white person would want to be part of a HBGLO. We promote issues that affect and uplift the black woman and our community amongst other issues. I can't turn to a White Soror and speak about my experience as a black woman and expect her to understand because she's been there not just empathize. I don't care about a person's skin color. But I do know I can't separate my skin color from my ethnic or culture experience or identity. I grew up in a predominately white neighborhood, so my choice to attend an HBCU and join a BGLO was like going home to me, you wouldn't understand that if yo haven't lived it. You can't understand my struggle or that of my people if you haven't lived it. I don't care about what color a person is, but because I know the history of many BGLO's and our purpose of founding, I prefer to share that experience with my sister's of color.
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So because a white person doesn't necessarily understand what you have been through (i.e. struggle), you are willing to hold that against them and not allow them to be a member of your organization that they obviously wish to be a part of? You say you don't understand why a white person would want to be part of a primarily black organization. There is one black person in my fraternity that is active right now and I can honestly say that none of my brothers has questioned him as to why he joined TKE. We are glad to have him because of what he offers and because he is an all-around great guy. Are you saying that a white person can't be for a cause that black people are for? That seems ludicrous to me. I know plenty of sororities on my campus that are predominantly white, yet have members of other races as sisters. It works out fine. Yet, if one of these "white" sororities denied membership to a woman of another race just because of her race, I guarantee you there would be so many lawsuits that your head would spin. Why is there such a double-standard for an organization that consists primarily of people of a race other than white? You can deny membership to your organization and it seems fine. If a sorority on my campus did that, they'd be sued/suspended/kicked off, etc...I'm just not understanding why there is a double-standard...
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